i’m thinking Australia could lead the way, reduce consumption.

people could become more hibernators.

I’m afraid “human hibernation” has already been done. In cool regions of Europe, people would pack into bed at the beginning of winter to stay warm, reduce their metabolic rate and eat less. This was a necessity to ensure the winter could be survived.

Speedy said:

I’m afraid “human hibernation” has already been done. In cool regions of Europe, people would pack into bed at the beginning of winter to stay warm, reduce their metabolic rate and eat less. This was a necessity to ensure the winter could be survived.

did they stock up on a lot of fatty foods before to get them through?

Speedy said:

I’m afraid “human hibernation” has already been done. In cool regions of Europe, people would pack into bed at the beginning of winter to stay warm, reduce their metabolic rate and eat less. This was a necessity to ensure the winter could be survived.

not so much thinking of hibernation-proper, the idea though, slow it down, perhaps sleep 14hrs a day.

morrison wouldn’t be able to squeeze as much tax from people, granted.

Arts said:

Speedy said:

I’m afraid “human hibernation” has already been done. In cool regions of Europe, people would pack into bed at the beginning of winter to stay warm, reduce their metabolic rate and eat less. This was a necessity to ensure the winter could be survived.

did they stock up on a lot of fatty foods before to get them through?

If they were prudent (and fortunate) they’d have a lot of fatty bacon hanging in the loft to help get them through winter, and other stores of dried and cured foods, grain etc.

But while the northern peoples slept the industrious equatorals would be busy building great empires, empires of learning and art joined by highways, quenched by great dams and provided with by vast productive lands protected by a well trained army with titanium swords.
The Zed northern people would fall into an unproductive torpor, wither and die out becoming nothing more than a curiosity to future archaeologists.

transition said:

i’m thinking Australia could lead the way, reduce consumption.

people could become more hibernators.

A great way to avoid being killed by nerve gas.

mollwollfumble said:

transition said:

i’m thinking Australia could lead the way, reduce consumption.

people could become more hibernators.

A great way to avoid being killed by nerve gas.

Don’t sit down on seats in parks, don’t walk through airports or respond to phone calls from Ivan.