There is a documentary named "Life After People" which has some ideas on how long it would take things to fall apart. They make special mention of Hoover Dam working for a long time, until the pipes get clogged up with clams or something. We need to make robots that clean out those pipes.
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There is a documentary named "Life After People" which has some ideas on how long it would take things to fall apart. They make special mention of Hoover Dam working for a long time, until the pipes get clogged up with clams or something. We need to make robots that clean out those pipes.