Freaky thoughts pass through my head when I shower in the morning, and this one was the one that caught me this morning:
What if weather reports had a greater influence on our culture? Like, when a weatherman reports that "the high is going to be in the 70s," then we all have to break out our wide collar shirts, bell bottom jeans, and "Peace Not War" buttons. The colder the weather, the farther back in time our culture has to adhere ... so when highs reach the 30s, we'd all be worrying about Capone & the Depression.
Of course, hardest hit would be the areas in the far north during the winter, when temperatures hit the negatives ... then we'd all be running around like cavemen, hitting women in the head with clubs and carrying them by the hair to the huts.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Weird shower thought
2 comments:
"Of course, hardest hit would be the areas in the far north during the winter, when temperatures hit the negatives ... then we'd all be running around like cavemen, hitting women in the head with clubs and carrying them by the hair to the huts."
The problem with your theory is that life in the "Red States" is pretty much like that as it is and those states tend to be warmer weather areas. Plus, I think they'd like to keep their way of life every day, not have it dictated by weather patterns.
Of course, you could only drive your car when it was above the 20s, so places like Minnesota and North Dakota would need good rail transportation.
Also, you wouldn't really be able to go to the top floors of the Empire State Building if it dropped to 0 because you wouldn't have any elevator brakes.
You could only use the internet in the middle of the summertime, so the Third World tropical areas would instantly become the hotspots (heh) of information technology. People outside of Arizona and southern California would have to play the Atari 2600, but only for four months of the year.
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