Alternate History

[R. U. Sirius]

What if Tesla's inventions weren't lost?

What if Tesla had gotten the credit for things Edison ripped off from him?

[chitoryu12]

What if Tesla's inventions weren't lost?

What if Tesla had gotten the credit for things Edison ripped off from him?

Greenfield Village in Michigan probably wouldn't have built a replica of the Menlo Park lab.

[Feral Dog]

What if horses had never been domesticated?

[chitoryu12]

What if horses had never been domesticated?

We'd ride donkeys.

[Feral Dog]

What if horses had never been domesticated?

We'd ride donkeys.

Battle Donkeys: The ultimate jackasses.

[Lt. Fred]

Without world war 2, how long would it have taken the United States to recover from the stock market crash?

Tricky question. How could the government create an excuse to do good? People seem to have an endless capacity to accept the government doing wrong, but as soon as someone proposes to improve things, everyone goes nuts- unless you can use blowing people up as an excuse.

[Askold]

What if horses had never been domesticated?

We'd ride donkeys.

Or we'd have oxen or something pulling carts.

[lord gibbon]

War oxen, what a wonderful idea.

"Onward, my trust steed! To battle!" "Moo"

[Askold]

War oxen, what a wonderful idea.

"Onward, my trust steed! To battle!" "Moo"

Answer this: Which one is scarier, a horse or a bull charging at you? (Hint, while both can kick bite and trample only one can gore you with its horns.)

[Canadian Mojo]

War oxen, what a wonderful idea.

"Onward, my trust steed! To battle!" "Moo"

Battle moose.

Particularly useful for amphibious assaults.

[Askold]

War oxen, what a wonderful idea.

"Onward, my trust steed! To battle!" "Moo"

Battle moose.

Particularly useful for amphibious assaults.

I see your moose and raise you with battle-reindeer-sleds.



"Yo ho ho, now I have a machinegun."

[PosthumanHeresy]

What if the terrorists had waited later in 9/11, and had successfully hit the White House? 9/11/2001 was the day of the annual Congressional Picnic, which would have had all of Congress, the Senate, Bush, Cheney, and even the Washington D.C. government. With Bush/Cheney wiped out, and all the congressmen and senators dead, what would have happened (outside of the infinite-term people no longer being in office)?

[R. U. Sirius]

Most likely, in my opinion? Martial law, leading directly into a military dictatorship. With the entirety of the federal government wiped out and widespread panic across the country, that would be the only viable way to maintain order. It's anyone's guess whether Constitutional ideals would have been strong enough to ensure a serious rebuilding of the government and peaceful transition of power from the military back to a civilian government.

Personally, I doubt it.

[Canadian Mojo]

War oxen, what a wonderful idea.

"Onward, my trust steed! To battle!" "Moo"

Battle moose.

Particularly useful for amphibious assaults.

I see your moose and raise you with battle-reindeer-sleds.



"Yo ho ho, now I have a machinegun."

[PosthumanHeresy]

Most likely, in my opinion? Martial law, leading directly into a military dictatorship. With the entirety of the federal government wiped out and widespread panic across the country, that would be the only viable way to maintain order. It's anyone's guess whether Constitutional ideals would have been strong enough to ensure a serious rebuilding of the government and peaceful transition of power from the military back to a civilian government.

Personally, I doubt it.

I had thought of that at first, but remember, the Pentagon also takes a plane. So, the military's just as discombobulated, their main command center is wrecked, and they have no clue what's going on either. Unlike now, they can't talk to Congress, and additionally, chances are, all ability to use are nuclear missiles is lost, due to both the President and the nuclear football being destroyed. While a military dictatorship would happen over time, they just wouldn't have the facilities or power to run it for at least a few weeks, and the rest of the world would likely notice a newly nukeless America.