20 Things That Would Happen if Humans Disappeared From Earth Overnight

Plastic will be discovered in our fossils

Hundreds of millions of years later, should earth receive any interstellar visitors, they might be very confused by what they find. Plastic particles will be one of the few enduring legacies the human race leaves behind as they are virtually immune to bacterial breakdown, rust or corrosion. Remaining micro plastics will in time be swept into the ocean and deposited in sediments.

Future alien races could very well uncover fossils containing plastic and rubber particles which could leave them scratching their heads about earth’s former inhabitants.

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