Imagine a world where humans disappear due to a global catastrophe, leaving behind cities, highways, and waste. We'll explore how long it would take for the traces of human life to vanish completely. For the full transcript and sources, visit: https://whatifshow.com/humans-going-extinct/. Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/. Discover our 100 best episodes compiled in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book. Join our channel for perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join. Explore our other channels like 'How to Survive', 'Aperture', 'Crazy Creatures', 'Your Body On', 'Origins of Food', and 'Versus'. For more thought-provoking scenarios, check out our playlists on Earth, the cosmos, technology, your body, and humanity. Want to show your support? Visit our merch store: http://bit.ly/whatifstore. Subscribe to our newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter. Connect with us on Instagram, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and follow our Spanish and Mandarin channels. Produced by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com. #whatif #extinction #humanity #earth

00:00: Countdown to human extinction begins.
01:26: Sponsor message from Bespoke Post.
03:17: One week after human extinction.
05:03: One year has passed.
06:12: Fifty years later.
07:22: One hundred and fifty years post-extinction.
08:13: Five hundred years later.
09:08: One million years in the future.
09:49: Five billion years after humanity's extinction.

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