Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us, but there are a few with very real chances of making contact. What happens if a large asteroid or comet hits Earth? And what are the chances something like Oumuamua or Bennu could actually hit our planet?

00:00: Introduction to Asteroids
01:37: Chelyabinsk Event
02:31: Chicxulub Impact
03:46: Oumuamua Discussion
04:54: Exploring Bennu's Threat
05:30: Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact
06:29: Ceres and Its Impact Potential

#Asteroid #Comet #Oumuamua #Bennu #Chelyabinsk #Chicxulub #Shoemaker-Levy9 #Ceres #Cosmos #OuterSpace #DwarfPlanet

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Imagine a skyscraper taller than the Burj Khalifa and Mount Fuji, reaching into the troposphere. Explore the massive base requirements, elevator mechanics, and what life would be like in such a towering structure.

00:00: Introduction to the cosmic skyscraper concept
00:41: Discussion of the Kármán line
02:50: Challenges of skyscraper construction
05:39: Experience of living the high life

#Cosmicskyscraper #BurjKhalifa #MountFuji #Kármánline #tallestbuildings #outerspace

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Deep beneath Earth's crust and mantle lies its core, formed during the Iron Catastrophe—a major geological event where Earth was heated above iron’s melting point. Would a coreless Earth be sustainable? Could humans survive on an Earth without a core? What kind of environment would exist on such a planet?

00:00: Introduction to Earth with no core
00:52: Exploration of Earth's core
03:23: Discussion on planet formation
04:31: Impact on Earth's magnetic field
05:50: The concept of Desert Earth

#Earth #core #IronCatastrophe #geology #planetformation #magneticfield #DesertEarth #sustainability #hypothetical

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Imagine a marshmallow meteorite hurtling towards Earth at 99.9% the speed of light, or 299,792 km/s (186,282 mps). How would this sweet space object begin its descent? Would it disintegrate mid-air, or what if it actually made contact with Earth?

00:00: Introduction to marshmallows
02:39: Discussion on light speed
03:32: Concept of S’mores in space
05:10: Understanding slow motion
06:51: Exploring marshmallow meteorites

#Marshmallow #LightSpeed #Meteorite #Space #ChelyabinskMeteor

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Vladimir Putin, a former intelligence officer-turned-president, transformed Russia from a Cold War relic to a superpower in Eurasia. If Putin, often compared to a modern-day Adolf Hitler, were to die, the repercussions could be severe.

Key questions explored:

- Who would replace Putin?

- Could his death stop the spread of war in Ukraine?

- Why might this lead to civil war in Russia?

00:00: Introduction: What If Putin Died?
02:06: Power vacuum discussion
03:11: Real life Game of Thrones scenario
04:21: Possibility of a military coup
05:45: Impact on the economy

#VladimirPutin #PutinDeath #Russia #Ukraine #ColdWar #KGB #Powervacuum #Civilwar

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Journey back 530 million years to the start of the Paleozoic Era, a time when Earth awakened from an ice age. This era, which spanned 289 million years, was a period of remarkable transformation as new animal species emerged and continents began to form. Explore the six periods of the Paleozoic: Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian. Discover the challenges of surviving in the diverse climates of this ancient world.

00:00: Introduction to living in the Paleozoic Era
02:28: Overview of the Cambrian Period
03:20: Insights into the Ordovician Period
04:12: Details of the Silurian Period
04:40: Exploration of the Devonian Period
05:27: Understanding the Carboniferous Period
06:03: Examination of the Permian Period

#PaleozoicEra #Cambrian #Ordovician #Silurian #Devonian #Carboniferous #Permian #GeologicTimeScale #MassExtinction

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Explore the fascinating concept of the Big Bang, a theory explaining the Universe's origins from a single point 14 billion years ago. Imagine being present at the moment the Universe began.

00:00: Introduction to the Big Bang
02:53: Traveling back in time
03:30: Particles densely packed
04:35: Universe starts inflating
05:29: Formation of matter
06:46: Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)

#BigBang #Universe #HumanHistory #CosmicMicrowaveBackground #matterformation

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Imagine moving all the planets in our Solar System into the habitable Goldilocks zone. Could they fit? What gravitational chaos would occur? Could life flourish on these planets? Discover the fascinating possibilities in this episode.

00:00: Introduction to the Goldilocks Zone and the planets of the Solar System.
00:38: Discussion on liquid water and the habitable zone.
03:12: How the planets could be arranged within the Goldilocks Zone.
06:15: Exploring a new Solar System arrangement and the concept of 'planet hopping'.

#GoldilocksZone #HabitableZone #SolarSystem #planets #gravitationalchaos #lifeexistence #exoplanets

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Experience the challenges of visiting other planets in our Solar System, including body-crushing pressure, toxic atmospheres, and extreme temperatures. Discover the environmental hazards of each planet, identify the safest and most dangerous planets, and learn how long you could survive on them.

00:00: Introduction to Visiting Other Planets in the Solar System
01:03: Exploring Mercury
02:19: Exploring Venus
04:32: Exploring Mars
05:18: Exploring Jupiter
06:55: Exploring Saturn
07:44: Exploring Uranus
08:33: Exploring Neptune

#planets #solarsystem #environmentalhazards #survival #Mercury #Venus #Mars #Jupiter #Saturn #Uranus #Neptune

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A century of history flashes before your eyes. Not the past, but the future. And now you know how life would unfold over the next 100 years. What changes would happen to the planet over that time? What countries would become world leaders? And why would you not want to live in California? What will happen to the deep space probe Voyager 1? Will major earthquakes hit along the San Andreas Fault?

00:00: Introduction to the next 100 years
02:37: Year 2025 developments
03:37: Year 2037 predictions
04:24: Year 2050 forecast
05:10: Year 2060 expectations
05:47: Year 2068 scenarios
06:22: Year 2090 outlook
07:13: Year 2100 vision
07:38: Year 2121 possibilities

#100years #future #worldleaders #California #Voyager1 #SanAndreasFault #earthquakes #population #climatechange

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