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* Played with in [[Andre Norton]]'s ''Star Man's Son''. Two hundred years after [[World War III|the atomic war]], [[Fire-Forged Friends|Fors and Arskane]] find containers of fruit that're still good—but only if it's a glass jar rather than a metal can, and they need to check carefully for signs of the lid's seal decaying. Most automobiles and trucks are heavily rusted and unusable; the (nuclear-powered) "sealed engine" vehicles, however, are better-preserved for some reason and can sometimes even be made to run briefly—Fors mentions someone else having driven one for a quarter mile before the engine died permanently. When he and Arskane try the same, the tires shred off the wheels and the engine dies after less than a hundred feet. They're at the top of a hill-slope, though, and manage to coast down for quite a ways. This is important because hostile [[Mutants|Beast Things]] are attacking, but can't keep up with the car. |
* Played with in [[Andre Norton]]'s ''Star Man's Son''. Two hundred years after [[World War III|the atomic war]], [[Fire-Forged Friends|Fors and Arskane]] find containers of fruit that're still good—but only if it's a glass jar rather than a metal can, and they need to check carefully for signs of the lid's seal decaying. Most automobiles and trucks are heavily rusted and unusable; the (nuclear-powered) "sealed engine" vehicles, however, are better-preserved for some reason and can sometimes even be made to run briefly—Fors mentions someone else having driven one for a quarter mile before the engine died permanently. When he and Arskane try the same, the tires shred off the wheels and the engine dies after less than a hundred feet. They're at the top of a hill-slope, though, and manage to coast down for quite a ways. This is important because hostile [[Mutants|Beast Things]] are attacking, but can't keep up with the car. |
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* In an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', Archer is transported to an abandoned Earth in the 31st century. There, he finds a library with books that are still readable. |
** In an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', Archer is transported to an abandoned Earth in the 31st century. There, he finds a library with books that are still readable. |
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** The episode, however, doesn't really tell us ''when'' Earth was abandoned, though it's implied to be sometime before the Next Generation/Deep Space Nine era, so it ''might'' be one of the rare instances of ''Enterprise'' avoiding a screw-up. |
*** The episode, however, doesn't really tell us ''when'' Earth was abandoned, though it's implied to be sometime before the Next Generation/Deep Space Nine era, so it ''might'' be one of the rare instances of ''Enterprise'' avoiding a screw-up. |
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** Let's not forget the [[Star Trek |
** Let's not forget the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "Booby Trap", where the crew boards a 1000 year old Promellian warship that still has air. Yes, the life support system, lights, power generator etc. have been in use constantly for 1000 years with no maintenance and not only have not completely broken down but are in good enough condition that the ''Enterprise'' crew feels safe beaming over with no spacesuits. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Picard remarking that the ship was built "for the generations" and it worked. |
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*** If there's no life on the ship, you don't really need life support - so as long as the ship remains sealed (or just bits) then it isn't beyond reason that there is still some breathable air in at least some compartments. |
*** If there's no life on the ship, you don't really need life support - so as long as the ship remains sealed (or just bits) then it isn't beyond reason that there is still some breathable air in at least some compartments. |
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** Or TNG's ''Time's Arrow'' where {{spoiler|Data's head}} is found to still be in working condition after about half a ''millennium''. Underground. With a postmortem-programmed message still recorded and intact inside. That was programmed using a steel file. Not only was it still working, it was returned to service and seems none the worse for its advanced age, throughout the remainder of the series and movies! |
** Or TNG's ''Time's Arrow'' where {{spoiler|Data's head}} is found to still be in working condition after about half a ''millennium''. Underground. With a postmortem-programmed message still recorded and intact inside. That was programmed using a steel file. Not only was it still working, it was returned to service and seems none the worse for its advanced age, throughout the remainder of the series and movies! |
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** Also somewhat averted in the above: the MMPR Command Center is less than two hundred years old, and from its exterior appearance in the 1880s, has been continuously under construction and maintenance since then. |
** Also somewhat averted in the above: the MMPR Command Center is less than two hundred years old, and from its exterior appearance in the 1880s, has been continuously under construction and maintenance since then. |
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* The titular [[Aquila]] was [[Ancient Astronauts|an alien battlecruiser's]] [[Escape Pod|lifepod]] which crashed on Earth thousands of years ago, where it was later found and used to explore the world by a Roman centurion. After that, it then spent ''another'' thousand years or so buried underground before being discovered by two boys - still in fully working order. |
* The titular [[Aquila]] was [[Ancient Astronauts|an alien battlecruiser's]] [[Escape Pod|lifepod]] which crashed on Earth thousands of years ago, where it was later found and used to explore the world by a Roman centurion. After that, it then spent ''another'' thousand years or so buried underground before being discovered by two boys - still in fully working order. |
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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |
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