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RockRaven

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1. Exposed to the elements, blood will last for weeks, flesh for months, bones for decades, steel for

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 01:44 AM

Oct 2023

decades to centuries and concrete/cement for centuries to millennia -- depending on how macroscopic/microscopic one means by "last" of course.

But that is all a moot point if the remains don't remain undisturbed by human intervention; and there's no chance of that, most likely.

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Exposed to the elements, blood will last for weeks, flesh for months, bones for decades, steel for RockRaven Oct 2023 #1

That's another concern, as with Ukraine, another danger is the weapons of war left behind. Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #2

It's all bullshit. They have no idea what is next. The_Casual_Observer Oct 2023 #3