What If Earth’s Gravity Was Stronger
- 5 years ago
Life on a planet with stronger gravity is harder than you think. How would you adapt? Up the gravity on Earth by just a little bit, and you ruin everything. If Earth’s gravity was just 5% stronger, the increase would warp our planet’s near-perfect circular orbit into a tighter elliptical path.
Summers and winters would become a lot harsher, the intense climate change would spark widespread famine and would likely collapse the world economy. And yet, there might be some survivors. That’s just from a 5% difference. What happens when Earth’s gravity doubles? Let’s imagine that gravity doubles at a rate that allows us to keep our lives so we can try this new world out. Well, to be honest, there isn’t much to look forward to.
Summers and winters would become a lot harsher, the intense climate change would spark widespread famine and would likely collapse the world economy. And yet, there might be some survivors. That’s just from a 5% difference. What happens when Earth’s gravity doubles? Let’s imagine that gravity doubles at a rate that allows us to keep our lives so we can try this new world out. Well, to be honest, there isn’t much to look forward to.