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It's absolutely insane how, if humanity disappeared today, we would become really hard to detect in pretty short time scales.

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I imagine the enormous metal structures we put up are the longest standing evidence, simply because metal is normally found unrefined in earth's crust

Metal corrodes. Ever seen an old car sitting in the sun and rain for a long time? It turns to rust and then disappears.

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