What If Mosquitoes Were the Size of Pterosaurs?

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Do you have a rich imagination? Then you've gotta check out this video—it's all about exploring some seriously wild "what-if" scenarios. Picture this: giant mosquitoes the size of pterosaurs buzzing around—yeah, it's as crazy as it sounds! But that's just the tip of the iceberg. We're diving into all sorts of mind-bending ideas that'll have you questioning everything you thought you knew. So grab your snacks, kick back, and let's dive into a world where anything's possible. Animation is created by Bright Side.
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00:00:00Ah, it's a lovely day for a boat ride in the swamp.
00:00:03If not for these mosquitos, then today would be perfect.
00:00:06But for some reason, the mosquitos keep getting bigger
00:00:10the further you go into the swamp.
00:00:12They started out as tiny, almost invisible insects,
00:00:15and can now be the size of your thumb.
00:00:17You can hear their buzzing as they whiz past you.
00:00:20You go deeper to investigate why they're so big.
00:00:23Eventually, you see a large cluster of mosquitos
00:00:27the size of your hand buzzing around.
00:00:29They notice you and start flying towards you.
00:00:32You grab a branch and start swatting them away.
00:00:35You run back to your boat and try to escape,
00:00:38but they follow you and some manage to land on you.
00:00:41You swat them away, but more mosquitos pop out of nowhere
00:00:45the size of a basketball.
00:00:47You start your boat and speed your way back to the mainland.
00:00:50As you arrive, you see everyone running away in a frenzy,
00:00:54panicking because of the giant mosquitos.
00:00:57Some of them are as big as a large dog.
00:01:00People are ducking under picnic tables
00:01:02while some are running back to their cars and driving away.
00:01:06You get off the boat and run toward the closest grocery store
00:01:09along with dozens of people.
00:01:10The employees lock up the gates,
00:01:12but the large glass panels show the mosquitos multiplying.
00:01:16They're getting bigger and bigger
00:01:18until you can see one as big as a car zipping by.
00:01:21It's so strong that it landed on an empty car
00:01:24and crushed it.
00:01:26Everyone inside is ducking away out of fear.
00:01:28You try to calm everyone down and not make any noise.
00:01:32The mosquitos are landing on the glass panel,
00:01:34blocking out the natural light.
00:01:36It's getting dark inside.
00:01:38Someone turns up the volume on the TV to the breaking news.
00:01:42Mosquitos are flying rampant all across the continent,
00:01:45destroying natural resources and infiltrating cities.
00:01:49People are advised to stay indoors until further notice.
00:01:52The mosquitos notice that there are people in the store,
00:01:55so they try to get in by force.
00:01:58A car-sized mosquito flies around in the sky,
00:02:01unaware of what's happening below.
00:02:03Everyone hears some noise coming from the back room.
00:02:06The employees realize they didn't lock the doors.
00:02:09A large mosquito enters and knocks down everything.
00:02:13Everyone runs around in a panic
00:02:15while throwing random stuff at it.
00:02:17Some people grab a fire extinguisher
00:02:19and spray it until it flies to the back room.
00:02:22Some employees lock the door and barricade it
00:02:25so that nothing can enter.
00:02:27Everyone waits nervously.
00:02:28The TV broadcasts some live coverage
00:02:30of how giant mosquitos are flying everywhere.
00:02:33A helicopter is forced to land
00:02:35because the mosquitos are flying around wildly in the skies.
00:02:39Everyone shudders when they hear the sound
00:02:41of more mosquitos buzzing around near the back door.
00:02:45Hours pass and more mosquitos keep coming endlessly.
00:02:49There are no people outside
00:02:51and much of the urban and landscape design in the park
00:02:53is destroyed or overrun by giant insects.
00:02:57Some people eat whatever is available
00:02:59while some are sleeping.
00:03:01A piece of breaking news interrupts the live coverage
00:03:04and shows that there will be armored buses
00:03:06ready to pick up people near the picnic site.
00:03:08However, the buses won't drive to hot spots
00:03:11since it'll be too dangerous.
00:03:13The only way to get on them
00:03:14is by being on the highway in two hours.
00:03:17Everyone tries to call their loved ones
00:03:19but the cell towers have been knocked down
00:03:22and no one can call anyone.
00:03:24The mosquito that broke in a while ago
00:03:26destroyed the only landline that was present.
00:03:28People are arguing about whether they should stay or go.
00:03:32More insects cover the only clear patches of the sky
00:03:35until the sun disappears.
00:03:37The people split into two parties.
00:03:39Those who are leaving to catch the bus
00:03:41and those who want to stay.
00:03:43The employees know a back way
00:03:45that can quickly lead to the highway.
00:03:47The only problem is that
00:03:48it'll take around 20 minutes on foot
00:03:51and there are no cars to use.
00:03:53The way is tricky.
00:03:54First, they would need to escape
00:03:56through the main entrance
00:03:57and head through the bushy forest
00:03:59behind the dumpsters.
00:04:00Over there, they can enter a building
00:04:02possibly through the sewers
00:04:04which will lead to the lake next to the highway.
00:04:07The first party decides to leave.
00:04:09They prepare supplies for the breakout.
00:04:11Every second, more mosquitoes arrive
00:04:14covering the sky.
00:04:15They gear up with anything they can find
00:04:17to protect themselves.
00:04:19Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide
00:04:21that people breathe out
00:04:22and they know that there's a source
00:04:24coming from the grocery store.
00:04:26Once everyone is ready,
00:04:27they get some makeshift torches
00:04:29and light them up.
00:04:30They add some barbecue fuel
00:04:32to keep the fire going.
00:04:33You're part of the party
00:04:35that is planning to escape.
00:04:36The doors open
00:04:37and everyone makes a break for it
00:04:39behind the dumpster.
00:04:40Many mosquitoes try to attack you
00:04:42but the smoke from the fire repels them.
00:04:45Every second, more mosquitoes are filling the sky
00:04:48and the environment.
00:04:49Many people end up running back into the store
00:04:52since they couldn't make it
00:04:53past the dumpster to the other building.
00:04:55Eventually, the rest of the people
00:04:57including yourself
00:04:58run toward the building.
00:04:59But it's locked
00:05:00and no one can break down the door.
00:05:03Plan B is to break the glass from a window
00:05:05and crawl inside.
00:05:06You grab a rock
00:05:08and smash the closest window.
00:05:10The only problem is
00:05:11that the mosquitoes can follow you inside.
00:05:14So without any options left,
00:05:15you pull through
00:05:17and run to the basement of the building
00:05:18to find the entrance to the sewer.
00:05:20Success!
00:05:21You've found it
00:05:22and everyone descends to the bottom.
00:05:24No mosquitoes in sight,
00:05:26just rats.
00:05:27You're walking knee-high in sewer water
00:05:30with it flowing past you
00:05:31but it's only a few minutes
00:05:33until you reach the river.
00:05:35Another problem is
00:05:36that the sewer isn't going to the lake
00:05:38but somewhere deep into the sewer channels.
00:05:40You follow it
00:05:41until you see what looks like an outlet.
00:05:43You make it out
00:05:44and are near a water hole
00:05:46where all the discarded sewage
00:05:48leads next to the swamp.
00:05:49The only problem is
00:05:50that you're not next to the highway anymore
00:05:53and time is running out.
00:05:55More mosquitoes are swarming the air
00:05:57but they don't bother buzzing next to you.
00:05:59You notice some cat-sized creatures
00:06:01floating on the water.
00:06:03These are baby mosquitoes
00:06:05or the larva
00:06:06and they're coming your way.
00:06:08You and everyone else
00:06:09swim for your lives to the shore.
00:06:11The giant alpha mosquito soars into the air
00:06:14and swoops down to try and grab someone
00:06:17but it misses.
00:06:19Everyone makes it to the thick swampy area
00:06:21where no giant mosquitoes can enter.
00:06:23Everyone covers themselves with branches
00:06:25to protect themselves.
00:06:2715 minutes until the armored bus arrives.
00:06:29Since the mosquitoes can't enter,
00:06:31this will be the best place to hide until then.
00:06:34Darkness falls
00:06:35and still no bus.
00:06:37It's been 3 hours
00:06:38and nothing!
00:06:39The mosquitoes are still buzzing around
00:06:41and everyone is getting uncomfortable
00:06:43under the thick bushes.
00:06:44After a while,
00:06:46everyone hears a roaring engine
00:06:48and sees lights flashing on the highway.
00:06:50Everyone gets up and runs to the bus
00:06:53but you stop them to not draw the mosquitoes' attention.
00:06:56You volunteer to sneak out and stop the bus
00:06:58and then everyone else can follow
00:07:00without drawing too much attention.
00:07:02You move a couple of branches,
00:07:04step over some tree bark
00:07:05and crawl to the highway.
00:07:07You try to hold your breath
00:07:09so that you won't make any heavy breathing sounds.
00:07:11You reach the side of the road
00:07:13and wave your arms to stop the bus.
00:07:15It pulls over and the door opens.
00:07:17You signal the rest of the people to follow
00:07:19and they follow your lead.
00:07:21Everyone is inside and safe.
00:07:24Some mosquitoes notice
00:07:25and start pecking on the bus
00:07:27but the armor is sturdy.
00:07:29The bus drives off
00:07:30looking for other people along the road
00:07:32and suddenly
00:07:33a Goliath lands in front of you!
00:07:36The bus stops
00:07:37and sees a mosquito the size of a Boeing 747!
00:07:40It looks straight at you.
00:07:42It gets ready to attack
00:07:43but the bus speeds under its legs
00:07:45and drives off.
00:07:47The mosquito takes off
00:07:48and tries to catch the bus
00:07:50but you enter a tunnel
00:07:51to the other side of the mountain.
00:07:53After a few minutes,
00:07:54you reach an open area
00:07:56with no trees or buildings.
00:07:57The bus is speeding
00:07:59while dodging obstacles along the way.
00:08:01Finally, you notice
00:08:02you are near the grocery store
00:08:04where you were held up.
00:08:05The bus opens the door for everyone inside
00:08:07to be taken to a safe zone.
00:08:09You hear from the aid workers
00:08:11that the whole world is being overrun
00:08:13by these giant creatures.
00:08:15As you drive along,
00:08:16you see a hybrid mosquito
00:08:18that has two heads and a scorpion's tail!
00:08:22It's as tall as a Statue of Liberty
00:08:24and it's ready to attack!
00:08:26Whatever is causing these mosquitoes
00:08:27to grow abnormally
00:08:29is also making them into hybrids and mutants!
00:08:32And you thought it was going to be a good Monday.
00:08:35Millions of years ago,
00:08:36there were seas and oceans
00:08:38where deserts are today.
00:08:40What if it all comes back?
00:08:42Water instead of sand
00:08:43where deserts used to be.
00:08:45Life on the planet would change completely.
00:08:48Sand can act like a liquid
00:08:50if a strong enough airflow
00:08:51makes it rise from below.
00:08:52The air reduces friction
00:08:54between sand particles,
00:08:55making more space.
00:08:57The particles begin to move freely
00:08:59as if they're in a liquid.
00:09:00If a huge vent suddenly opened
00:09:02under the Earth's crust,
00:09:03blowing air from beneath,
00:09:05then perhaps the entire landscape
00:09:07would begin to sink
00:09:08like being in quicksand.
00:09:10Such monuments as the Egyptian Pyramids
00:09:13or the Sphinx
00:09:14would sink under the ground.
00:09:16Huge cities built on sand
00:09:17would disappear.
00:09:19The Sahara Desert would resemble
00:09:21one bubbling cauldron.
00:09:23Camel caravans would simply fall down.
00:09:25But don't worry,
00:09:26the animals wouldn't get hurt.
00:09:28Liquid sand is filled with oxygen,
00:09:30so they'd be able to swim in it.
00:09:33But what if sand turned into water
00:09:36instead of just a liquid version of itself?
00:09:38If this happened quickly and unexpectedly,
00:09:41then disasters would occur
00:09:42on all the beaches of the world.
00:09:45Imagine you're sunbathing
00:09:46on an air mattress
00:09:48on a sandy beach of a seaside resort.
00:09:50You're wearing sunglasses,
00:09:51the sea waves are tickling your heels,
00:09:53gulls are squawking overhead,
00:09:55and you have iced tea in your hands.
00:09:57A perfect holiday.
00:09:58But then you feel your mattress moving.
00:10:01A wave hits you.
00:10:02You take off your glasses
00:10:03and find yourself
00:10:04in the middle of the sea.
00:10:06The entire beach has turned into water.
00:10:09It reaches way up to the road
00:10:11where cars drive and houses stand.
00:10:13You help people who were sunbathing nearby
00:10:15to climb on the mattress.
00:10:18You swim to the new shore,
00:10:20head home, turn on the TV,
00:10:21and see this is happening
00:10:23all over the world.
00:10:25Hundreds of thousands of beaches are flooded.
00:10:28Water overflows city streets and houses.
00:10:31People are scared.
00:10:32Some leave their homes,
00:10:33while others take surfboards
00:10:35and ride the waves.
00:10:36And while part of the world is trying to cope
00:10:38with a global flood of sandy shores,
00:10:41a fifth ocean is being formed
00:10:43at the same time.
00:10:45You get on a plane
00:10:47and fly over the largest sandy desert
00:10:49on the planet.
00:10:50The area of the Sahara Desert
00:10:52is 3.5 million square miles.
00:10:55This is almost the area of the entire USA.
00:10:58Billions of tons of sand
00:11:00turned into water in an instant.
00:11:02And all this water starts to spill over.
00:11:05Animals living in the sand,
00:11:07such as jerboa, scorpions, cobras,
00:11:09and many others,
00:11:11disappear from the face of the planet.
00:11:13The nearest countries are devastated
00:11:15by the flood.
00:11:16The new ocean connects to the Mediterranean,
00:11:19Red, and Tyrrhenian seas.
00:11:21The water level in the world's oceans
00:11:23is rising so much
00:11:25that most island countries
00:11:26have to evacuate to continents.
00:11:29In coastal cities,
00:11:30people sit in cafes and enjoy life.
00:11:33Some are sunbathing,
00:11:34while others try to escape
00:11:35from the heat and the shade.
00:11:37Suddenly, the wind rises,
00:11:39and a shadow appears on the ground.
00:11:42People look at it, puzzled,
00:11:44and it keeps growing.
00:11:45Everyone looks up and sees that
00:11:47a huge tsunami is approaching the shore.
00:11:50Desert countries have it even worse.
00:11:53They are flooded at once,
00:11:54and turn into many small divided islands.
00:11:57And huge waves will hit the shores
00:11:59of port towns for a long time.
00:12:02The hottest places on the planet
00:12:04have become wet.
00:12:05Hot sands turn into almost boiling water.
00:12:08It quickly evaporates,
00:12:10and forms huge rain clouds.
00:12:12Thanks to high humidity,
00:12:13the air pressure changes,
00:12:15and strong winds begin to blow.
00:12:17They drive clouds all over the planet.
00:12:20Long rains begin all over the world,
00:12:23drenching everything.
00:12:25Water mixes with the world's oceans,
00:12:27and cools down.
00:12:28The hottest places in the world
00:12:30are getting colder.
00:12:31With temperatures changing,
00:12:33tornadoes and hurricanes
00:12:34form in different parts of the world,
00:12:36and ravage the planet.
00:12:38The face of the whole Earth is warping.
00:12:41New seas, lakes, and rivers
00:12:43form all over the world.
00:12:45Before, water comprised 70%
00:12:47of the planet's surface.
00:12:49Now, it's 90%.
00:12:53Fortunately, cataclysms don't last long.
00:12:56Even though sands cover a lot of land,
00:12:58they're not very thick.
00:13:00The depth of the ocean
00:13:01is hundreds of times deeper
00:13:03than the depth of sand in a desert.
00:13:05In some, the sand is only a few inches thick.
00:13:08Only the largest dunes
00:13:09may reach 150 feet in thickness.
00:13:12The water levels will rise drastically,
00:13:15and will probably never return
00:13:16to what they used to be.
00:13:18But at least the weather
00:13:19will calm down sooner or later.
00:13:21But something bad is still going to happen.
00:13:24Every year, 2 billion tons of dust
00:13:26rise into the air.
00:13:28Most of it comes from deserts.
00:13:30Particles of this dust
00:13:31contain useful elements and bacteria.
00:13:33The wind carries them all over the planet.
00:13:36A quarter of this dust
00:13:37comes to rest in seas and oceans.
00:13:39Bacteria and nutrients
00:13:41feed small creatures in the ocean,
00:13:43such as phytoplankton or krill.
00:13:45These creatures, in their turn,
00:13:47are food for small fish and even whales.
00:13:50And the fish are food for predators,
00:13:52as well as for many land animals.
00:13:54So, if sands turn into water,
00:13:57the ocean will lose a lot of its nutrients.
00:14:00The good news is
00:14:01that it won't last long either.
00:14:03Nutrients and bacteria
00:14:05will adapt to the new conditions,
00:14:06and will be able to evaporate with water,
00:14:09which condenses into rain clouds.
00:14:11The largest variety of the marine world
00:14:14lives in shallow waters
00:14:15not far from the coast.
00:14:17The desert turned into water
00:14:18gives ideal conditions
00:14:20for new life to develop.
00:14:22New species of animals appear
00:14:23that can survive in hot water.
00:14:26Many creatures that lived in hot sands
00:14:28have now adapted to marine life.
00:14:30Camels have learned to swim,
00:14:32and small reptiles can hold their breath
00:14:34underwater for a long time.
00:14:36Thanks to hot weather and shallowness,
00:14:39a huge amount of seaweed grows on the bottom
00:14:41that can withstand high temperatures.
00:14:43The new ocean now resembles
00:14:45a multicolored garden of marine plants.
00:14:49People are also trying to adapt.
00:14:52They build towns on massive wooden structures
00:14:54right on the water,
00:14:55and attach them to the bottom
00:14:57with long chains.
00:14:58Fishing has become the main source of food
00:15:00for all humankind.
00:15:02Cars have become obsolete.
00:15:04Everyone wants boats.
00:15:06Famous expensive car brands
00:15:07now design luxury yachts and ships.
00:15:10Also, everyone learns to swim,
00:15:12and every resident of sea cities
00:15:14is an excellent swimmer.
00:15:17All the new water was fresh
00:15:18until it mixed with the sea
00:15:20and gained its saltiness.
00:15:22People have created special filters
00:15:24that turn this water fresh.
00:15:25Global stocks are increasing.
00:15:27There are almost no places left in the world
00:15:30where people don't have enough water.
00:15:32But what if our situation
00:15:34became stranger still,
00:15:36and all the sand on the planet,
00:15:38not only on beaches and in deserts,
00:15:40turned into liquid?
00:15:41All hourglasses in the world would accelerate
00:15:44because the water flows much faster than sand.
00:15:47Sand is also used
00:15:48for all types of construction works.
00:15:50They use it in the production of concrete
00:15:52and to lay a strong foundation.
00:15:55It would be impossible
00:15:56to create bricks and clay without sand.
00:15:59Almost all houses,
00:16:00not counting wooden ones,
00:16:02would simply fall apart.
00:16:04But wooden houses could just rot
00:16:07because of the high humidity levels.
00:16:10Sand is used for glass.
00:16:11Production of mirrors,
00:16:12windows,
00:16:13and light bulbs
00:16:14would be greatly reduced.
00:16:16World reserves of drinking water
00:16:17would decrease
00:16:18as sand is a natural filter for purification.
00:16:21There would be huge traffic jams on the roads
00:16:24because,
00:16:25well,
00:16:25there would be no roads to speak of.
00:16:28Imagine you're driving a car
00:16:29and its wheels turn into jelly.
00:16:32Road vehicles would be severely affected.
00:16:34Planes would also stop flying
00:16:36because sand is used
00:16:37in the construction of the runway.
00:16:39The only means of transportation left
00:16:41would be ships.
00:16:43Sand is present almost everywhere on our planet,
00:16:45so the water would begin to moisten
00:16:47and wash away the soil.
00:16:49The whole world would turn into a vicious marsh
00:16:52and it would be very difficult to move around.
00:16:54The humidity levels would increase significantly
00:16:57and thick fogs would appear every day.
00:17:00A huge number of scolopendras,
00:17:02salamanders,
00:17:03frogs,
00:17:04and other creatures that love humidity
00:17:06would take over the planet.
00:17:08Some insects may evolve and increase in size
00:17:10thanks to the new ideal conditions.
00:17:12And people,
00:17:13if they survive at all,
00:17:15might grow scales to better transfer moisture.
00:17:19The Earth would look like a planet
00:17:21from a sci-fi movie.
00:17:23But fortunately,
00:17:23this isn't going to ever happen.
00:17:27Ladies and gentlemen,
00:17:28welcome to the fight of the century.
00:17:31In the left corner is the most famous dinosaur of all time,
00:17:34Tyrannosaurus Rex.
00:17:36Let's call her
00:17:37Ty-re-a-na.
00:17:39She existed about 70 million years ago
00:17:42and was a true queen
00:17:43in today's North American territory.
00:17:46No one could defeat her in a fair battle.
00:17:48Well, except for that big meteor.
00:17:51Spoiler!
00:17:52In the right corner is the nightmare of the sea,
00:17:55Megalodon.
00:17:56This one's named Megan.
00:17:59This species went extinct about 3 million years ago,
00:18:02but legends about it are still alive.
00:18:05It's the biggest shark that ever existed
00:18:07and it was a super predator in its time.
00:18:10Both fighters are the highest predators in their category.
00:18:14But what happens when they meet face to face?
00:18:16To find out,
00:18:17let's move on to the first category,
00:18:20size.
00:18:21The largest T-Rex ever found was named Scotty.
00:18:24Hey, beam me up!
00:18:26His hips were about 12 feet tall.
00:18:29But if Scotty straightened his back,
00:18:31he would be about 42 feet tall.
00:18:33It's like putting three giraffes on top of each other.
00:18:36And if you wanted to pet this cute guy on the nose,
00:18:39you'd have to stand on the shoulders of 7 people to reach him.
00:18:43Even though our T-Rex is not the biggest of its kind,
00:18:46Tyreana still remains one of the most dangerous.
00:18:50But now, let's look at the size of her opponent.
00:18:53The size of the Megalodon is still a controversial thing.
00:18:57The fact is that the only remains of this ancient shark are teeth and vertebrae.
00:19:02So scientists can only guess about the real size of this shark.
00:19:06But even by the most modest calculations,
00:19:09it's bigger than T-Rex.
00:19:11Megalodon was about 50 feet long,
00:19:13which is more than a school bus.
00:19:15It was not only the most massive shark that ever existed,
00:19:19but also the largest fish in the world.
00:19:21Its closest competitor in size was a modern whale shark.
00:19:25But he loses to Megalodon by as much as 10 feet.
00:19:29So in the size category,
00:19:31Megalodon left no chance for T-Rex.
00:19:34The first point goes to the giant shark Megan.
00:19:38The next class is weight.
00:19:40Let's start with Megan.
00:19:42Usually, adults had a weight of 27 to 59 tons.
00:19:46This is like three heavy-lift transport helicopters.
00:19:49Or almost like a tank.
00:19:51Actually, some houses have less weight than Megalodon.
00:19:54Its only competitor in the sea is the blue whale.
00:19:57What does T-Rex answer to this?
00:20:00Although it's an incredibly large predator,
00:20:03the largest individual Rexes could only reach a weight of 14 tons.
00:20:07That's relatively small for its size.
00:20:10T-Rex could be terribly slow and clumsy,
00:20:13but some of its bones are hollow.
00:20:15This is what reduces its total weight.
00:20:17Thanks to this,
00:20:18she could be much faster and more agile without losing strength.
00:20:23But we see that Tyreana loses to Megan in weight by at least three times.
00:20:28So another point goes to Megalodon.
00:20:32Next up is speed and agility.
00:20:35According to different estimates,
00:20:36Tyrannosaurus Rex could run at speeds of 11 to 45 miles per hour.
00:20:42For comparison, the speed of the fastest human on Earth is only 16 miles per hour.
00:20:47So you do the math.
00:20:49Yep, we wouldn't have had a chance to escape having lunch with,
00:20:53sorry, being lunch for T-Rex.
00:20:55But what about maneuverability?
00:20:58Tyreana seems to be big and clumsy.
00:21:01However, T-Rex had excellent balance because of her massive tail
00:21:05and could turn and change direction very quickly.
00:21:08And look at her legs!
00:21:10She clearly doesn't miss a leg day!
00:21:12Now let's look at the second fighter, Megan.
00:21:15Scientists have found that the Megalodon could swim at a speed of about 11 miles per hour.
00:21:20This was enough to become an ultimate predator,
00:21:23but it was inferior to many other species.
00:21:26For example, the fastest sea creature is the sailfish.
00:21:29It can reach 68 miles per hour, about 100 feet per second.
00:21:34Besides, because of its heavy weight, it could not quickly turn or maneuver.
00:21:38Imagine a giant truck needing to make a U-turn.
00:21:42So when she attacked, she had only one chance to strike.
00:21:46If she missed, she went for a second lap.
00:21:48This gave her prey enough time to run away.
00:21:52In this round, T-Rex finally gets her first score.
00:21:56But we're still 2 to 1 in favor of Megan the Megalodon.
00:22:00Okay, moving on to the next category.
00:22:03Fighting Skills
00:22:04Megalodon was definitely the best predator in the aquatic world.
00:22:08Not only because of its size and mass, but also because of its intelligence.
00:22:13Scientists have found traces of Megalodon's teeth on the remains of whales.
00:22:17They concluded that Megan aimed at her prey's weakest spots
00:22:21and knew where the vital organs were located.
00:22:24Other remains of Megalodon's victims had many bone fractures.
00:22:28This suggests that she was not shy about using her weight as a ram.
00:22:32Such a 50-ton ram could easily break through concrete walls.
00:22:36Some individuals prefer to attack the whale's tails and fins first to immobilize them,
00:22:42then attack a defenseless victim.
00:22:44This makes the Megalodon an excellent strategist.
00:22:47Megalodon's prey just didn't have a chance.
00:22:51So this shark had two main techniques, ram and ultimate bite.
00:22:56But the arsenal of T-Rex is much broader.
00:22:59Like a Megalodon, it had the strongest bite of its kind and also used a ram.
00:23:04Although its weight was not as big as Meg's,
00:23:07Tyreana could reach a much higher speed,
00:23:10and her impact was much more powerful than that of a shark.
00:23:13On top of that, she could strike with her tail,
00:23:16and her legs had a tremendous force and could hold the victim.
00:23:19No doubt, the T-Rex arsenal is much more diverse.
00:23:23So this point goes to the dinosaur.
00:23:27Now it's time for the bonus category, the prize of audience sympathies.
00:23:31T-Rex is undoubtedly the most famous dinosaur of all time.
00:23:36It's appeared in movies, TV series, cartoons, video games, and even postage stamps and memes.
00:23:42And its skeleton in the American Museum of Natural History is the most recognizable in the world.
00:23:48But there are also many myths about it.
00:23:51For example, the idea that it could only see moving objects.
00:23:55In a famous movie, the heroes escape from a T-Rex by just remaining frozen in place.
00:24:01Well, first of all, a dinosaur could easily smell them.
00:24:05Secondly, T-Rex had an excellent vision.
00:24:08It was actually 13 times clearer than humans.
00:24:11Megalodon, on the other hand, has the reputation of a real devil.
00:24:16A scene where Megalodon destroys a fishing boat is still a cult favorite
00:24:20and frightening for viewers worldwide.
00:24:23But because there were so few remains left of it, we can only guess what it really looked like.
00:24:29So, Instagram T-Rex would be much more popular.
00:24:33T-Rex takes this point.
00:24:35Let's move forward.
00:24:36The score is 2 to 2.
00:24:38So the results of the battle will be decided by the last round.
00:24:42Combat tools.
00:24:44Tyrannosaurus rex had the most powerful bite force of its kind.
00:24:48It could easily break dinosaur bones much bigger than themselves.
00:24:51But the power of their bite was limited by their teeth.
00:24:55They had a weak layer of enamel and were quite brittle, though they rebuild quite quickly.
00:25:00Her front hands have sharp claws,
00:25:02but this weapon is mostly useless because of the structure of these arms.
00:25:07Megalodon has only one dangerous tool – its teeth.
00:25:11But they can be worth everything that T-Rex has.
00:25:14The teeth of the Megalodon were triangular in shape and were over 7 inches long.
00:25:19These are the most massive teeth that have ever existed.
00:25:23And it had 250 teeth, arranged in 5 rows.
00:25:27Each of them was incredibly sharp and could penetrate through the thick skin of whales.
00:25:32Also, the Megalodon's jaw was 6.5 feet wide.
00:25:35An adult person could easily fit in there.
00:25:37But not for long, because Megalodon had one of the strongest bites on our planet.
00:25:44The gong sounds, and it means it's time to start the fight.
00:25:48These two predators meet on the coast of North America.
00:25:51Megalodons mostly lived in deep waters, but sometimes they hunted near beaches.
00:25:56T-Rex was also in this area, and now these two predators have come face to face.
00:26:02In shallow water, the Megalodon becomes even slower, and T-Rex easily evades its bite.
00:26:08But it's difficult for her to attack the shark,
00:26:11because Tyriana's body size does not allow her to dive underwater.
00:26:15T-Rex decides to retreat to even shallower water.
00:26:19Megan the Megalodon drops, trying to bite the dinosaur,
00:26:22and just rams her with all of her 50-ton weight.
00:26:25The T-Rex loses her balance and falls down.
00:26:29Now, nothing can help her.
00:26:31Uh-oh.
00:26:33So, Megalodon proves again that she was the ultimate predator
00:26:37and could easily defeat the world's most famous dinosaur.
00:26:41Day 1.
00:26:46A small but powerful tremor is shaking the city of Naples, Italy.
00:26:50The news networks are reporting on the event.
00:26:52The experts believe that Mount Vesuvius, the stratovolcano on the Gulf of Naples,
00:26:57will explode soon.
00:26:59But when?
00:27:00It's erupted many times in the past.
00:27:02In fact, that's how it got its shape.
00:27:05It's made of multiple layers of hardened lava, pumice, and ash.
00:27:09Vesuvius last erupted in 1944,
00:27:12but a major blast happened there nearly 2,000 years ago.
00:27:16It buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum
00:27:20and decimated the surrounding areas.
00:27:22Today, 3 million people live less than 20 miles from the volcano,
00:27:27and 600,000 live in the danger zone.
00:27:30Large eruptions happen every few thousand years,
00:27:32usually after long periods of calm.
00:27:35And the trouble is, Vesuvius is long overdue for its next one.
00:27:40This time, though, the volcano is being watched by the Vesuvius Observatory.
00:27:44It has seismic stations, special GPS arrays,
00:27:48and satellite-based radar to help it measure ground movement.
00:27:51They also have special equipment to test the chemicals found in the gases
00:27:55coming from the volcano.
00:27:57All of this helps the experts work out whether it's about to go off.
00:28:01But will it?
00:28:02Right now, the magma is more than 6 miles from the surface.
00:28:06Things seemed safe yesterday,
00:28:07but now they're about to take a turn for the worse.
00:28:12Day 3
00:28:13Another tremor comes in measuring 3 on the Richter scale.
00:28:17All the equipment that's installed near the volcano is now going off.
00:28:21The magma is pushing upwards.
00:28:23It's not at the surface yet, but Vesuvius is definitely restless.
00:28:28Two more tremors follow in the afternoon.
00:28:30They don't feel like regular earthquakes,
00:28:33and geologists can see the difference in their seismographs.
00:28:36Volcanic quakes register about 4 to 5 less on the Richter scale.
00:28:41Now, the experts are sure.
00:28:43It's just a matter of days or weeks until the volcano erupts.
00:28:47Some volcanoes can be restless for months or even years before they go off.
00:28:51But that's not how it goes with Vesuvius.
00:28:55Day 4
00:28:56The ground starts to crack open,
00:28:58as if a giant creature is trapped in the Earth's crust
00:29:01and is trying to desperately get out for some air.
00:29:04Steam escapes from the little cracks in the soil.
00:29:07Certain areas are hotter than others.
00:29:09If you went there, it would feel like you walked straight into an oven,
00:29:13and it would be hard to breathe.
00:29:14Some sheep got too close to the mountain and passed out.
00:29:18When the farmer found them, he almost collapsed too,
00:29:21not from the heat, but from the gases.
00:29:23Carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide are being released into the air.
00:29:27The entire area around the volcano smells like rotten eggs,
00:29:32and many of the forest animals are now staying clear.
00:29:35The nearby trees have been absorbing these gases from the soil for days on end now,
00:29:40and they're starting to turn brown.
00:29:42The carbon dioxide levels in the area are skyrocketing,
00:29:46and all the detectors are beeping constantly.
00:29:49Day 6
00:29:50Day 7
00:29:51The tremors are getting more frequent.
00:29:53Experts at the Vesuvius Observatory monitoring the volcano
00:29:57say the quakes are coming from the magma that's being pushed upwards.
00:30:01A few hours later, the National Emergency Alert goes out.
00:30:04Thousands of local people have around 15 days before the volcano erupts,
00:30:09and they need to evacuate their homes.
00:30:11The 600,000 people in the danger zone start to pack their suitcases
00:30:15and leave in cars and trucks.
00:30:17There's chaos everywhere.
00:30:19But in all that disorder, some people are standing still.
00:30:22They look around, trying to understand what's really going on.
00:30:26A few of them are taking photos of their homes.
00:30:29Others are streaming all the confusion on social media.
00:30:32But the senior citizens are just standing outside, looking at their houses one last time.
00:30:38They hope this is all just a false alarm.
00:30:41It's happened before, but who really knows?
00:30:46Day 7
00:30:47It was a sleepless night.
00:30:49Plenty of the locals have already left.
00:30:51Some good people from other towns drive to the area to help the residents evacuate faster.
00:30:57There's a massive traffic jam, but everyone expected it.
00:31:00This is why the evacuation started early.
00:31:03Ferries, trains, and buses have canceled their services to help the evacuees.
00:31:07They're all working on a tight schedule to make sure everyone gets out safe without any delays.
00:31:13Some people refuse to leave, but their neighbors eventually convince them to go.
00:31:18It will take 7 days to evacuate everyone, and these people will spread out to other
00:31:22areas of the country, not just to the nearby safe regions.
00:31:27Day 10
00:31:29More than half of the residents have now left the Red Zone.
00:31:32After the chaos, there's now silence, and it's interrupted by the eerie sounds of the tremors.
00:31:38Animals are being evacuated too.
00:31:40Many people are now trying to save as many animals from the forest as they can find.
00:31:46Day 16
00:31:48All 25 of the towns that were at risk have now been evacuated.
00:31:52The Red Zone is empty.
00:31:54But the tremors are getting stronger, as the volcano is a pressure cooker ready to explode.
00:32:01White smoke rises from the large opening on the mountaintop and the vents on the side.
00:32:06The molten rock moves toward the surface, and the pressurized gases form bubbles,
00:32:12just like the ones you see when you boil food.
00:32:15Suddenly, there are some loud booms, and then an explosion.
00:32:19It's loud enough to be heard thousands of miles away, and the shockwave is felt throughout Italy.
00:32:24Volcanic rock is thrown up into the air.
00:32:27A thick black mushroom cloud forms and expands into the sky.
00:32:32The birds abandon their nests and fly away in huge flocks.
00:32:35The red-hot lava is now spewing out of the volcano like a fountain.
00:32:40As it flows downward, it obliterates everything in its path.
00:32:44Then, there's a volcanic landslide.
00:32:46Part of the cone-shaped mountain falls off,
00:32:49and millions of tons of soil and rock break loose from the volcano's side and tumble down.
00:32:55The lava spreads on the slopes, and it slowly slides down into the forest and the farmlands.
00:33:01The plume of ash, pumice, and other kinds of rock has risen so high into the sky
00:33:06that people can see it from Rome.
00:33:08Then the tower of debris starts falling back to Earth.
00:33:11First comes the ash, then chunks of rock.
00:33:14The ash in the atmosphere is so dense that it's hard to breathe.
00:33:18The lava slowly spreads across the area and pulls down all the trees.
00:33:23All the nearby towns are shrouded in darkness and smoke.
00:33:27Buildings collapse, and all around there's a mixture of heated,
00:33:30poisonous gas and rock moving faster than a car.
00:33:34Other rocks and more volcanic ash fall miles away from the volcano,
00:33:38hitting cars and destroying roofs.
00:33:40The sky is completely black as the lava keeps on coming.
00:33:45Slowly, all the nearby towns are submerged beneath the molten rock.
00:33:49Some of the lava even reaches the sea.
00:33:52Gigantic white steam covers the shore where it falls in, and the magma turns black.
00:33:58Now, a weird neon blue fire appears on the slopes of Vesuvius.
00:34:03This is caused by burning sulfuric gases.
00:34:05They're escaping at high pressure from the cracks in the volcano's surface.
00:34:09When they come into contact with the air, they ignite.
00:34:12These blue flames can reach 16 feet into the air.
00:34:16Now, all nearby flights are cancelled,
00:34:19and many planes have to change course to reach their destination.
00:34:22Ever since the national alert, no planes have been allowed to fly over the volcano.
00:34:27The clouds of volcanic ash can damage jet engines and other plane components.
00:34:32The water supply is now contaminated by streams of volcanic ash, and it smells unbelievably bad.
00:34:38In just a short amount of time, all that magma has made entire towns vanish.
00:34:44Only the roofs of taller buildings can be seen.
00:34:47After the big and explosive eruption, there are some smaller and quieter ones.
00:34:52At this stage, nobody knows if the volcano has stopped erupting yet,
00:34:56and absolutely no one can go anywhere near the area.
00:35:0210 years later.
00:35:04Most parts of the Red Zone are now hidden under hardened but still warm lava,
00:35:09including the ancient site of Pompeii.
00:35:11Some people have started to forget about what happened.
00:35:14Others have begun their new lives elsewhere,
00:35:17and some don't even want to think about what happened to their old homes.
00:35:21But several of them are counting the days until they can go back.
00:35:26100 years later.
00:35:28You're walking in what appears to be a wasteland of volcanic ash.
00:35:32You suddenly realize that you're standing on top of your great-grandparents' town.
00:35:38Everything is now submerged under a thick carpet of solidified lava.
00:35:43But below it all, just about everything is still intact, completely frozen in time.
00:35:51Another crazy thing happened to me recently.
00:35:53It was a Sunday morning, and I fried eggs for breakfast.
00:35:56But something was definitely wrong.
00:35:58I wasn't sure if it was the eggs or me, though.
00:36:01Now, you've tried fried eggs, right?
00:36:03They normally taste like, you know, eggs.
00:36:06But that time, along with the eggs, I could also taste lemon,
00:36:10vanilla yogurt, and even some paper.
00:36:12And it's not as good as you might think.
00:36:14Yogurt tastes nice by itself, but together with eggs, it's gross.
00:36:19Whatever was the reason, I decided I'd be okay with just a tea for that day.
00:36:24But as soon as I tried it, I spat it out.
00:36:27What is that?
00:36:28Did I put a spoonful of black pepper there?
00:36:31I needed some water ASAP.
00:36:33I got a glass and, thankfully, it was just a regular glass of water.
00:36:38I tried to eat some strawberries, but, along with the normal strawberry taste,
00:36:42they had a taste of hot chili.
00:36:45That's not a good combination, to be honest.
00:36:47It looked like something happened to all of the food in the house.
00:36:51I also had an orange juice, so I drank a glass of it.
00:36:54Surprisingly, it tasted totally fine.
00:36:57Suddenly, I got a weird thought.
00:36:59Do I taste colors?
00:37:02It was so crazy and strange that I needed to check this theory immediately.
00:37:06I admit, I licked the white back of my cell phone,
00:37:09but it really did taste like vanilla yogurt, just like the egg.
00:37:13So, it was true, I could taste colors.
00:37:17That would mix with every food's original taste and mess it up.
00:37:21I wanted to go to the doctor, but although this new superpower was weird,
00:37:25it was still a bit exciting.
00:37:28Also, I couldn't wait to figure out what other tastes are like.
00:37:31So, I went to a store and got myself a pack of markers.
00:37:35I got to the table, opened the yellow one, and licked it.
00:37:38It did taste like lemon.
00:37:40So, I licked each one and made a list.
00:37:43Pink tasted like strawberry.
00:37:45Red was chili.
00:37:46Orange was an orange.
00:37:48Blue was very bitter.
00:37:50Light blue was salty.
00:37:51And violet was blueberry.
00:37:53Black was black pepper.
00:37:55Beige, nutmuss.
00:37:57Gray, paper.
00:37:58And green tasted like puke.
00:38:01Well, I had to conclude, I don't eat green food from now on.
00:38:05Not that I was really sad about it, though.
00:38:07Only one color was left, the brown one.
00:38:11I was very reluctant to try it, but I had to figure it out.
00:38:16To my relief, it had the taste of coffee.
00:38:19I don't like coffee, but it could be worse.
00:38:22I knew I had to go see my doctor, but I kinda wanted to live with this superpower for a while.
00:38:28It doesn't happen to you every day, you know.
00:38:30So, I decided I'll go to the doctor tomorrow.
00:38:34And today, I had to learn how to live with this ability.
00:38:37I had to avoid putting in my mouth anything black, gray, blue, and green.
00:38:42Not only food, but the dishes and cutlery as well.
00:38:46And I had to figure out what food I can actually eat.
00:38:49Because I didn't like strawberries that tasted like chili pepper.
00:38:53So, I went to the store to get some transparent dishes.
00:38:57While walking, I was thinking about my menu for today.
00:39:00Orange juice works, strawberry, vanilla, and lemon yogurt too.
00:39:05I could make a fruit salad with mango, raspberries, grapes, banana, and yogurt.
00:39:11But that was all I could come up with.
00:39:13As I was thinking, I was biting my lip and found out it tasted like strawberry.
00:39:19In the store, it was pretty easy to find a transparent bowl.
00:39:22But spoons and forks were a problem.
00:39:25I think I went to every store in my city until I could finally find them.
00:39:29As soon as I got back home, I cut all the fruits and made a fruit salad.
00:39:33I hadn't eaten much that morning, as you remember.
00:39:36Honestly, it was the best salad ever.
00:39:39I saved some money because I didn't have to buy berries, oranges, and lemons.
00:39:43But the taste was there.
00:39:45As I was enjoying my meal, the phone rang.
00:39:47It was my grandma, and she invited me for dinner that evening.
00:39:51I tried to say I couldn't make it, but she wouldn't listen.
00:39:55Grandmas.
00:39:56You know it's just impossible to skip when they want to feed you.
00:39:59So, she said she didn't want to hear any excuses and that I had to be at her house by 6.
00:40:06This meant I couldn't wait until tomorrow.
00:40:08I had to go to the doctor right then and get rid of this superpower before my grandma made
00:40:13me eat puke and drink tea with black pepper.
00:40:17I checked the time.
00:40:18I had only 20 minutes before my doctor left, and the clinic was several blocks away.
00:40:23I finished my salad and ran out of the apartment.
00:40:26I got to the clinic just 5 minutes before it closed for the day and asked if my doctor
00:40:31could see me because I had an emergency.
00:40:33To my relief, he agreed.
00:40:35When I told him that I could taste colors, he looked at me puzzled and probably thought
00:40:40it was a stupid prank.
00:40:42Then I told him the whole story about the fried egg for breakfast and how I bought and
00:40:46tasted all the markers that violet was blueberry and green was not an apple as he might've
00:40:51thought.
00:40:52That I spent hours trying to find a transparent spoon and fork.
00:40:57To be honest, in my head, it sounded better and was making much more sense.
00:41:01The doctor was silent and kinda suspicious.
00:41:04He measured my temperature, my blood pressure, and looked at my mouth.
00:41:08So, you've been eating markers, he smiled.
00:41:11Oops, I guess my tongue was the color of a rainbow.
00:41:14Well, that really doesn't sound normal for a grown-up.
00:41:17The doctor obviously didn't believe me.
00:41:19So, he just let me go, recommending a good night's sleep.
00:41:24So, I guess I was stuck with it, and I had to go to grandma's.
00:41:28Unfortunately, there was no way she'd feed me strawberry yogurt for dinner.
00:41:33I got home to get my new cutlery, so at least I didn't have to taste paper when eating
00:41:37with my grandma's gray metal fork.
00:41:40I had another couple of hours, so I did some Googling but still couldn't find any solution
00:41:46or even research on my condition.
00:41:48I thought that maybe I could wash it off, so I drank a gallon of water.
00:41:53But it didn't help, so I went to grandma's place feeling doomed.
00:41:58Plus, I really needed to go.
00:42:00She was happy to see me and announced that she had my favorite broccoli pancakes for
00:42:05me.
00:42:05Yeah, maybe yesterday they had been my favorite, but definitely not anymore.
00:42:11I tried to say I'm not hungry and I could just drink some orange juice.
00:42:15But of course, she wouldn't listen.
00:42:17She gave me a plate with 5 pancakes and a cup of black tea.
00:42:21Suddenly, I got an idea of how I could get rid of at least the pepper taste.
00:42:25If I put a piece of lemon in the tea, I'll get brown.
00:42:29Therefore, I'll have a coffee tea instead of a pepper tea.
00:42:33I was lucky.
00:42:34My grandma did have the lemon, so the tea problem was solved.
00:42:38But the worst part was the pancakes, and my grandma was looking at me all excited and
00:42:43pleased.
00:42:44I had to eat.
00:42:45I was trying hard to control my facial expression and looked very happy as if I was eating the
00:42:51best food on the planet, even though it was the most terrible meal in my life.
00:42:56And yes, I was drinking a lot of my coffee tea.
00:42:59Well, 3 cups.
00:43:01But when I finished and thanked my grandma, she was so happy that I understood eating
00:43:06puke was worth it.
00:43:08Turned out my grandma actually had a vanilla yogurt.
00:43:11So I ate all she had to get rid of the taste I still had in my mouth after the pancakes.
00:43:17On my way home, biting my strawberry lip, I was thinking.
00:43:21I had to come up with a plan on how to get rid of this ability.
00:43:25But I couldn't think of anything.
00:43:27So, as soon as I got home, I just went to sleep, even though it was only 9 pm.
00:43:32I slept for 11 hours.
00:43:34And the next morning, I made myself a fruit salad with yogurt.
00:43:38Again.
00:43:39I guess from then on, it was my dish for the rest of my life.
00:43:43I was eating it with my transparent fork and watching a TV show.
00:43:47When I suddenly realized I couldn't taste any lemon there.
00:43:51And no orange as well.
00:43:53I bit my lip, and it didn't have a taste anymore.
00:43:56With my hands shaking, I opened the fridge to get my strawberries.
00:44:00I ate one, and it tasted like a regular normal strawberry.
00:44:05No chili pepper.
00:44:06Everything was back to normal like it never happened.
00:44:10But I swear it did.
00:44:11Really!
00:44:13Ah, such a beautiful day, isn't it?
00:44:16It is, until it all goes boom!
00:44:18It's gravity disappearing for just a second.
00:44:21Let's recap the events from the smallest to the largest scale.
00:44:25We'll start with you.
00:44:26Yes, you.
00:44:27If gravity is lost for a single second, unfortunately, you'll most probably be no more.
00:44:33Thing is, gravity doesn't only keep you anchored to the Earth,
00:44:36it also holds all the atoms inside your body together.
00:44:40If this force completely disappears even for such a short period of time,
00:44:44chances are you'll simply fly apart.
00:44:48If you don't, then you'll start floating above the ground.
00:44:51Not high, though, because one second isn't enough to fly too far away.
00:44:55If the gravity stops working only for you,
00:44:58then you'll levitate a little over an inch upwards and then fall back without consequences.
00:45:03Your thoughts will be occupied by the lack of oxygen in your lungs, though,
00:45:07because with no gravity, your blood will stop pumping.
00:45:12Now, if it affects the surrounding objects as well, you'll be lucky to be away from home
00:45:17because everything around you will float too.
00:45:19And after a second, all your cutlery, your bed, your wardrobes, etc. will smash down on the floor.
00:45:26Luckily, buildings and trees will probably stay put
00:45:29because they're strongly rooted in the ground by their own means.
00:45:33Still, the picture won't be pretty, and it'll be up to you to clean that mess.
00:45:37Aw, shucks.
00:45:39By the way, you surely know our planet is spinning
00:45:42and hurtling through space at mind-blowing speeds,
00:45:45so there's a chance that if gravity does turn off for a second,
00:45:49everything on the Earth's surface will succumb to inertia
00:45:52and fly horizontally at several hundred miles per hour.
00:45:56That will be an even bigger mess.
00:45:58But only if everything retains its mass.
00:46:00If it doesn't, then it should be no problem.
00:46:03Maybe.
00:46:05Yet the real trouble starts if the gravity disappears for the entire planet.
00:46:10The force of gravity is equal to the pressure from inside the Earth.
00:46:14And if the outside pressure is gone,
00:46:16nothing will stop the molten innards of our planet from bursting onto the surface.
00:46:21An immense earthquake will begin all over the Earth as the tectonic plates move upwards.
00:46:26Also, all the world's volcanoes will probably erupt too,
00:46:30since the lava will be pumped up with the pressure.
00:46:33If such a mega-eruption occurs,
00:46:35no life will survive except the sturdiest of creatures, such as tardigrades.
00:46:41The clouds of volcanic ash will spread across the whole planet, blocking the Sun.
00:46:46At first, the temperatures will rise due to the greenhouse effect.
00:46:50But then the planet will cool down, and a new ice age will begin.
00:46:55Optimistic.
00:46:56This will all happen even if the gravity returns after a second.
00:46:59Because the motion will already start, and it'll take a more powerful force to calm it down.
00:47:05Up above, the atmosphere of the Earth will simply evaporate.
00:47:09The air we breathe is also kept around the planet by the force of gravity.
00:47:13So if it pops, we'll have nothing to fill our lungs with.
00:47:17When the gravity comes back in a second, the atmosphere will eventually gather itself back.
00:47:22But the damage will have been done already.
00:47:24It will take a lot of time for the air to return to its original composition.
00:47:30Meanwhile, in space, things are even worse.
00:47:33As far as we know, everything in the Universe is held together by gravity,
00:47:38including other planets, stars, galaxies, and even galactic clusters.
00:47:43On a cosmic scale, our planet is but a fleck of dust having a really tiny mass.
00:47:49The Sun is incredibly huge by comparison.
00:47:51It's 109 times bigger in diameter and over 300,000 times more massive,
00:47:57which is why its gravity is able to keep so many planets in its orbit.
00:48:02And now that enormous force is just poof!
00:48:06Even though it's only a second, the immense pressure of gas from inside our star makes it
00:48:11explode, sending a heat wave far greater than anything we've ever experienced in history.
00:48:16Now, the Sun will most likely survive because a second is too short a period
00:48:21of time for the star to inflate too much.
00:48:23But the same can't be said about Mercury, Venus, Earth, and probably Mars too.
00:48:28Mercury, being the closest, will probably be simply incinerated.
00:48:33The temperature on Venus is already extremely high,
00:48:36but it will spike even more, scorching its surface.
00:48:39Good thing it's not inhabited.
00:48:41And bad thing that Earth is.
00:48:43The heat wave from the Sun will probably obliterate our atmosphere first
00:48:48and then do the same with the surface.
00:48:50So, from the looks of it, nothing will be able to survive.
00:48:53Again.
00:48:54Oh well.
00:48:56But that's not even close to the end.
00:48:59Our Sun is one of the smallest stars in the Universe,
00:49:01the biggest known one being about 1,500 times larger and more massive.
00:49:07If such a giant loses its gravity for a second, everything around it for millions
00:49:11upon millions of miles will simply disintegrate, including other smaller stars.
00:49:17But the objects with the most mass and, as a result,
00:49:21the most gravity are neutron stars and black holes.
00:49:24Both of them are extremely small for their mass, like me.
00:49:28But the pressure inside them is so immense that the loss of gravity for even a fraction
00:49:33of a second might mean a tremendous space explosion.
00:49:37And with a whole second, it's basically warranted.
00:49:40Nobody knows for sure, though, how black holes operate,
00:49:43so there's a chance that something else will happen with them.
00:49:47Or nothing at all.
00:49:50Finally, on the largest scale, if gravity decides to take a second-long break,
00:49:55surprisingly, nothing much will happen.
00:49:58Planets will mostly retain their orbits, although they might change a little bit,
00:50:02and if we talk about galaxies or galactic clusters, those won't even notice anything.
00:50:08The biggest changes will be local because, as I said earlier,
00:50:11stars will explode, and the larger the blast, the more it will affect the neighboring celestial
00:50:16bodies.
00:50:17For example, if a star large enough sends a wave of energy in the direction of our solar system,
00:50:24it might send asteroids flying toward us from the Oort cloud.
00:50:27Those space rocks fall onto the Moon and even Earth quite regularly, but they're mostly rather
00:50:33small.
00:50:34The ones sent to us by a star explosion, however, might be a lot bigger and more dangerous.
00:50:39We will be protected by other planets, but still, the chances of collision will be a lot
00:50:45higher than normal.
00:50:46But who cares, really?
00:50:47We'll be toast by then!
00:50:50Obviously, this is all just speculation.
00:50:53Nobody knows for sure what will happen if gravity suddenly decides to stop working even
00:50:58for a second.
00:50:59What we know, though, is that it can't happen without numerous laws of physics being broken
00:51:04all at once.
00:51:05Scientists are pretty certain such a turning off is impossible altogether.
00:51:09For this to happen, everything in the Universe will have to lose its mass first.
00:51:14Mass is the main reason things have gravity.
00:51:17So, the heavier the object, the more gravity it has.
00:51:20Even you have it.
00:51:21It's just so small that you can't feel it.
00:51:24But if you were several million times more massive, you'd probably be the center of
00:51:28everyone's attention.
00:51:30Hey, I'd use that opportunity!
00:51:35You've spent your entire life researching microorganisms.
00:51:38Last few years, you've been creating a device that can shrink you in size.
00:51:43And finally, it's ready.
00:51:45At first, you want to shrink yourself to the size of a thumb so you can probably see some
00:51:50microbes with the unaided eye.
00:51:53And then, after more experimenting, you hope to shrink to the size of a bacterium yourself.
00:51:59To make the journey safe, you put on a special suit, similar to a spacesuit.
00:52:04It's equipped with a life-support system.
00:52:07You direct a beam from the device at yourself.
00:52:10The beam must change your mass and volume.
00:52:13To return to the previous state, you must stand on a round platform the size of a hockey
00:52:18puck.
00:52:19You put it near your feet so you can easily climb on it when you get smaller, press the
00:52:23button, and activate the machine.
00:52:26Ooh, something's wrong.
00:52:27The device gives an error, and you shrink not to the size of a thumb, but a thousand
00:52:32times smaller to the size of a bacterium.
00:52:35Oops.
00:52:36You become so small that the fleece of the carpet on which you were standing seems to
00:52:41be the size of huge trees.
00:52:44Now don't panic.
00:52:45You need to find the puck, stand on it, and you'll return to your normal size.
00:52:50It was right next to your feet, just an inch away.
00:52:53Wait, but what's one inch now, when a thousand people your size can fit on the tip of a human
00:52:59hair?
00:53:00You decide to climb the fleece to see where the puck is.
00:53:03You can't see the lab ceiling.
00:53:05The room is out of focus because of its huge size.
00:53:09You're surrounded by thousands of bacteria.
00:53:12They're so different in sizes and colors, but you can identify three main forms.
00:53:18Round bacteria that look like spheres are cocci.
00:53:21They can merge with each other and increase in size.
00:53:25Cylindrical capsule-shaped bacteria, looking like sausages or bananas, these are bacilli.
00:53:31And spirobacteria are called spirilla.
00:53:35At the end of their body, they have a hair-like psyllium.
00:53:38Bacteria are essential for our planet.
00:53:40They help to produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
00:53:44They purify the water and air, digest the food inside our stomachs, and improve our
00:53:49immune system.
00:53:50They're crawling on the ground all over the carpet.
00:53:54You start climbing the fleece.
00:53:55On your way, you meet cocci that look like huge potatoes, spirilla similar to spaghetti.
00:54:02After a few hours, you finally reach the top of the carpet.
00:54:06For you, it was a long time, but in reality, just a couple of minutes have passed.
00:54:11The smaller you are, the slower the time's going.
00:54:14Do you remember how difficult it is to swat a fly?
00:54:18That's because it sees your movements in slow motion.
00:54:21So, looking around, you see an endless forest of fleece.
00:54:25In the distance, you can see the silhouette of a big mountain with a flat top.
00:54:30It seems bigger than Everest to you.
00:54:33Great.
00:54:34Now you need to get there alive.
00:54:37Suddenly, a huge bacterium attacks you from below.
00:54:41It's several bacillus joined together.
00:54:43They look like a bunch of sausages.
00:54:45To escape, you jump down.
00:54:47You weigh so little that falling from any height is safe.
00:54:51You run through the dense forest.
00:54:53You notice that almost all bacteria are going at you.
00:54:56Most of them eat organic material, such as glucose or carbohydrates.
00:55:01And right now, lucky you, you're the biggest source of carbs.
00:55:06Smaller microbes stick to your legs, arms, and face.
00:55:09You shake them off and fall.
00:55:11Several bacilli joined together are approaching.
00:55:14But then, a round object with spikes the size of a football crashes into them.
00:55:20You see a lot of these balls and realize they're viruses.
00:55:24Microorganisms that can't live apart from bacteria.
00:55:27To reproduce, they must infect a living being.
00:55:31The viruses have entered the bacterium.
00:55:33Other bacteria that chase you are attacked too.
00:55:37You see a gigantic bacterium that looks like a passenger Boeing without wings.
00:55:41It's a type of kachi.
00:55:43Several big balls attached to each other and about to eat you.
00:55:47You see a small prickly football getting inside its body.
00:55:51The bacterium shivers and freezes.
00:55:53After a moment, a hole appears in it, and hundreds of thousands of viruses fly out.
00:55:59They're everywhere and looking for a new host.
00:56:03Prickly balls fly towards you at high speed.
00:56:05You grab a piece of lint and swing it like a baseball bat.
00:56:09You fight off the viruses one by one.
00:56:12Your bat breaks, and you run away.
00:56:15It seems that you're safe now.
00:56:17You're entering a huge field.
00:56:19There's nothing here but bacteria.
00:56:21You realize this is a small spot on the carpet that you accidentally burned a few months ago.
00:56:27There's a billion microbes here, and they're multiplying at a tremendous rate.
00:56:31One bacterium increases in size and splits into two.
00:56:35After a few minutes, these two bacteria also grow and divide.
00:56:39Now there are four of them.
00:56:41The colony of bacteria grows exponentially.
00:56:45With such rapid reproduction, a single bacterium can create offspring
00:56:49weighing about a ton in 24 hours.
00:56:52After five days, the bacteria will be able to fill all the seas and oceans.
00:56:57Fortunately, the speed with which they divide is equal to the speed of their destruction.
00:57:03Dryness, a ray of light, high temperature, humidity,
00:57:07all these phenomenon control the population of microbes.
00:57:10Under ideal conditions, the bacteria could take over the whole world.
00:57:15You make your way through a field of microorganisms.
00:57:18Large bacteria consume small ones.
00:57:21They multiply and are being destroyed.
00:57:24It's a boiling sea of life.
00:57:26You feel your foot is stuck.
00:57:28You stepped on something sticky.
00:57:30Right underneath, a large spherical bacterium crawls out of the ground.
00:57:35It's connected with other bacteria and hasn't gotten a certain form.
00:57:39It looks like formless pulsing biomass.
00:57:42The thing is clinging to your body, wrapping you.
00:57:46It feels like you're being absorbed by warm jelly.
00:57:49The bacterium compresses your chest.
00:57:51It's hard to breathe and move.
00:57:53At this moment, something that looks like a metal screw smashes into the bacterium.
00:57:58A large diamond bursts in next.
00:58:00After that, several thin smooth legs looking like curved needles get inside too.
00:58:06All these details unite and transform into a strange creature inside the microbe.
00:58:12A diamond is attached to one end of the screw, and the needle legs cling down.
00:58:17Several dozen of these break into the jelly's body.
00:58:20They connect together and form an army of robots.
00:58:24All these creatures break out from a small hole in the bacterium
00:58:27and tear the microbe to pieces.
00:58:29You escape and find yourself in chaos.
00:58:33The little robot with a diamond for a head is called a bacteriophage.
00:58:37Despite their appearance, they're created by nature, not artificially.
00:58:42The goal of bacteriophages is to attack and destroy bacteria from within.
00:58:47That's how they reproduce.
00:58:49These creatures are all around us everywhere and control the population of microorganisms.
00:58:55When bacteria multiply inside the human body, they leave waste products of decay.
00:59:00This waste is harmful to the body, so it has to fight.
00:59:04Sometimes doctors use bacteriophages, so they help to get rid of bad microbes.
00:59:10They don't attack anything but bacteria.
00:59:13And now you see hundreds of billions of bacteriophages destroying billions of bacteria.
00:59:19The walking diamonds jump on the bacterium, plunging their heads into it,
00:59:23and release the genetic code, separate parts that assemble in new bacteriophages.
00:59:29You continue on your way and take a few diamonds with you just in case.
00:59:33The road is long, but after a few weeks, you finally manage to reach the puck.
00:59:39In the normal flow of time, it's been an hour.
00:59:42You're exhausted, and there's still a whipping to the top.
00:59:46The puck is so high that you can't see the top of it.
00:59:49You can't sleep because you might wake up inside some microbe.
00:59:54There are still a lot of bacteriophages around, but you don't want to take any chances.
01:00:00A deafening crash shakes the air.
01:00:02It's like an airplane turbine is running right next to your ear.
01:00:06You're looking up.
01:00:07A creature the size of a city lands on the carpet from the sky.
01:00:12It flaps its wings and makes this noise.
01:00:14The wings create a hurricane.
01:00:17You grab the fleece to keep yourself from being blown away.
01:00:20The creature smells bad.
01:00:22One of its legs resembles a large skyscraper.
01:00:25You realize it's a fly.
01:00:28Here's your chance to get to the puck.
01:00:31Big orange eyes divided into thousands of segments look like two planets.
01:00:36You climb on the tip of the fly's leg.
01:00:38The insect takes off, and you hold on tight.
01:00:41The carpet is moving further and further away.
01:00:44From up here, you can see the top of the puck.
01:00:47It's so wide that you can't see the round edge.
01:00:51You let go of the fly and fall.
01:00:53In the air, you run into millions of bacteria.
01:00:57Finally, you land on the solid puck surface.
01:01:00The device activates, and you return to your normal size.
01:01:04You are, indeed, one lucky bug.
01:01:10Ah, you're flying first class to Paris.
01:01:13Vacation, sightseeing, it's all good.
01:01:16Then the pilot comes on.
01:01:17Attention passengers, this is your captain speaking.
01:01:20The ground below us is jello.
01:01:22We cannot land.
01:01:24Everyone on the plane panics.
01:01:26Is there no wiggle room?
01:01:28Down there, apparently, it's all wiggle room.
01:01:31The seatbelt sign turns on, but no one seems to care.
01:01:35People topple over each other.
01:01:36The flight attendants try to calm everyone down, but they get pushed around and ignored.
01:01:41There's food flying everywhere.
01:01:43People are frantically dumping out their carry-ons to find who knows.
01:01:47You look out the window and see buildings falling down like dominoes.
01:01:51The roads begin to look like spaghetti, and the sea is being washed inland.
01:01:55The mountains out in the distance are also caving in, causing massive amounts of landslides.
01:02:01It really does look like jello.
01:02:03Your phone starts going crazy with breaking news alerts.
01:02:06This phenomenon is happening all over the world, but it's not a giant earthquake or anything.
01:02:11The Earth's crust has lost its strength and has become soft, birthday cake soft.
01:02:17The Earth has many layers stacked on top of each other.
01:02:21The inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust.
01:02:25That's the top layer that we all walk around on.
01:02:28When the mantle moves a little too much, the crust starts to shift.
01:02:32That's sort of what an earthquake is.
01:02:35The crust has about 7 massive pieces and a bunch of smaller ones.
01:02:39Now they've all split up into millions of pieces.
01:02:43It's like the whole world's one giant waterbed.
01:02:46The Eiffel Tower, the pyramids of Egypt, the Great Wall of China,
01:02:50skyscrapers, bridges, you name it, they're all in trouble.
01:02:55Years later, you and the rest of humanity have adapted to the Earth's new wobbly surface.
01:03:01Your daily routine now consists of wearing special shoes
01:03:04to help you keep your balance wherever you go.
01:03:07Say goodbye to high heels and sneakers.
01:03:10These boots have a special gadget that glues you to the ground,
01:03:14kind of like a gecko scaling a wall.
01:03:17Sleeping in constant motion is the new normal.
01:03:20But it's not like sleeping on a waterbed.
01:03:22It's way worse.
01:03:24Imagine waking up in the middle of the night for a glass of milk,
01:03:28and the ground's moving around like crazy.
01:03:30You'd fall down 20 times before making it to the kitchen.
01:03:34Going downstairs would be more of a sliding situation.
01:03:38Houses built with concrete don't exist anymore.
01:03:41You have a sort of giant bubble as your house now.
01:03:44With the help of special technology,
01:03:46the ground inside the bubble can be stabilized so it won't shake all the time.
01:03:51The foundation underneath your house sways with the wiggly crust
01:03:55so that it doesn't collapse.
01:03:57People rely heavily on drone technology to deliver food,
01:04:01supplies, or the latest cell phone.
01:04:04In fact, the whole sky is regularly filled with drones going from place to place.
01:04:09Sports gets totally revamped.
01:04:11Basketball players are now equipped with helmets and protective body gear
01:04:15so they don't hurt themselves when they fall, which is a lot.
01:04:19You try dribbling on a soft surface.
01:04:21It's borderline impossible.
01:04:24One sport that survives is ice hockey.
01:04:26Actually, all ice sports.
01:04:28Speed skating, figure skating.
01:04:30As long as the ice is thick enough, it doesn't matter what's going on underneath.
01:04:35Pretty much everyone relies on these bubbles to do anything or get anywhere.
01:04:40Think of it like a giant hamster ball floating on a shallow lake.
01:04:44Humans have adapted and don't get motion sickness anymore.
01:04:48The new economy is still built on trade and transportation.
01:04:52But now, it's mainly done with ships.
01:04:54No more big trucks on the road.
01:04:56No more road.
01:04:58Helicopters are super popular, but landing them can be kinda hairy.
01:05:02All around the world, cities are floating and drifting around.
01:05:06That used to take millions of years.
01:05:08Now, it just takes a few.
01:05:10Imagine living in Melbourne, Australia,
01:05:13but your city's only a few months from reaching South America.
01:05:16It's like a giant cruise ship.
01:05:19All over the planet, millions of animals used to migrate
01:05:22huge distances to find water during the dry season.
01:05:25That's all over.
01:05:27Marine life and our flying friends have been relatively unaffected.
01:05:31Since the ground's always moving,
01:05:33it's impossible for huge herds of animals to stick together
01:05:37when they make their way across land.
01:05:39They're trying to adapt, but it's tough.
01:05:42Mountain goats evolved to be in the mountains.
01:05:45Now the whole world's just one flat, soft mess.
01:05:48After putting on your boots, you make your way to visit some friends down at the park.
01:05:54All inside a large bubble, of course.
01:05:57When the ground collapsed all those years ago,
01:05:59many factories went haywire and released a bunch of chemicals into the atmosphere.
01:06:04Yeah, I think I want to stay in my bubble.
01:06:07You get into your little hamster ball of a car and drive off.
01:06:11The ground is bumpy and gooey at the same time, but you make it eventually.
01:06:16Have you ever tried eating or drinking on a rocking ship?
01:06:19Sailors got used to it ages ago, but for most of us, it'd be a nightmare.
01:06:25But nowadays, everyone's a pro, handling hot soup without spilling a drop.
01:06:31After lunch, your friends decide to go out and explore the lands outside the giant bubble.
01:06:36At first, you refuse.
01:06:38But somehow, you find yourself strapped into your personal bubble car, heading for the exit.
01:06:43You sneak past security, find a place to hide the cars, and get out.
01:06:48You and your friends look ridiculous in those specialized boots and gas masks.
01:06:53Still, you wouldn't want to inhale all those toxic fumes.
01:06:57You make your way to where a large major city once stood.
01:07:01It looks like a scene from a sci-fi movie.
01:07:04Buildings piled on top of each other, with nature growing all around.
01:07:09The roads that once existed have split into their original ingredients.
01:07:13You're essentially walking on broken bricks, concrete, and asphalt.
01:07:18Statues are half-buried in the ground.
01:07:20Way out in front of you is an old abandoned airport.
01:07:24You have to watch your every step.
01:07:26The ground ripples under your feet.
01:07:28No one's been here for years.
01:07:30As you make your way to the core of the city, huge blocks of concrete break off a falling building.
01:07:36You try your best to jump out of the way, but the ground's so shaky, you barely make it.
01:07:42You and your friends finally find your way to the downtown area.
01:07:46That's when you notice a lot of water around.
01:07:48When the buildings collapsed, it destroyed all the water and drainage systems.
01:07:53All the water for homes, businesses, factories, and hundreds of nearby farms all ended up here.
01:08:00You and your friends scale a building with your gecko boots and reach the top.
01:08:04It looks like the lost city of Atlantis.
01:08:07The buildings look like ancient ruins from a forgotten civilization.
01:08:12One of your friends is getting nervous.
01:08:14Maybe it's time to go back to the bubble city.
01:08:16But you think it's better to just keep moving forward.
01:08:20You find a piece of driftwood and make a sort of improvised boat.
01:08:24You all hop on board and paddle through the city.
01:08:28Under the surface is a whole new ecosystem of underwater plants and animals.
01:08:33And not too far ahead, you spot a shipwreck that's half-submerged.
01:08:38One of your friends gets the idea of heading over there to explore it.
01:08:42The moment you step onto it, the water starts shaking.
01:08:45The ground under the ship is so fragile that any tiny change in pressure makes the ship sink deeper.
01:08:52You hop back on the boat and start to paddle back where you came.
01:08:56But the land under the water is extremely shaky, and the collapsed buildings begin to move around.
01:09:02It's like kayaking down a wild river, except it's also raining concrete.
01:09:08Once you make it back to the bubble cars,
01:09:10you and your friends decide it's time to head back to the giant bubble.
01:09:14But as you start to move, you notice that everything looks completely different.
01:09:19The ground's shifted so much, you're lost.
01:09:23Everything around you looks the same, like you're stuck in a giant maze.
01:09:27You drive around for ages. Is the giant bubble anywhere close? Impossible to tell.
01:09:34Out of nowhere, you hear a loud rumbling noise above you.
01:09:38You look up and see a helicopter soaring through the air.
01:09:41It drops down a rope ladder, and everyone climbs on.
01:09:45You were lucky this time.
01:09:50Behold the distant future.
01:09:52Yep, humans have successfully colonized Mars and the Moon.
01:09:57Problems with overpopulation and hunger on Earth are solved.
01:10:00But soon, a new threat looms over our planet, excuse me, planets, and the Moon.
01:10:07Anyway, scientists have figured out that in 150 years,
01:10:11the Sun will explode and destroy our entire solar system. Bummer.
01:10:16There's enough time to build a fleet of huge spaceships and evacuate everyone.
01:10:20But it's not enough time to come up with some sort of sci-fi space jump.
01:10:25It's been a long time since people found a new potentially livable planet,
01:10:30and the nearest ones a several million years ride away.
01:10:34There's no other choice. Humankind is evacuated into gargantuan spaceships,
01:10:39and the infinitely long voyage begins.
01:10:43A few decades pass. We leave the solar system and watch our Sun explode.
01:10:48A huge flash, and that's it. There's no more light.
01:10:52Just small faraway stars and the infinite black depths of space.
01:10:57All ships are on a synced autopilot that won't go off course no matter what.
01:11:02Even if everyone on board were to disappear, the ship would still arrive at its destination.
01:11:08So, the upside, humans will survive for millions more years.
01:11:12The downside? Because of all that time spent on space transports,
01:11:17we'll look different. Totally different.
01:11:19Ships arriving to the new planet will be populated with shapeless pulsating biomass
01:11:25sitting inside metal exoskeletons.
01:11:28Here's how it happens.
01:11:30Bones in space get weaker. So do muscles. There's no gravity,
01:11:34so your body's not under any sort of pressure to keep it running properly.
01:11:38Astronauts on the International Space Station do a lot of exercise
01:11:42to stop their muscles from withering away.
01:11:45Back to the story.
01:11:47There are gyms and special machines that recreate gravity on every space transport.
01:11:52But to save energy, they're only plugged in in a couple of hours per day.
01:11:57Unfortunately, no matter how hard people exercise, in space it just won't be enough.
01:12:03After the first hundred years, human bones have become so brittle
01:12:07that anything remotely physical can lead to injury.
01:12:10After another hundred years, people lose the ability to stand up on their two legs.
01:12:15But it's not only because of weak bones.
01:12:18After all those years in zero gravity, the human body's already changed a lot.
01:12:24A big problem is that people lose their sense of balance.
01:12:27If you try to stand up, you'll just fall.
01:12:30The ship's captains dismantled the gravity machines. They weren't working anyways.
01:12:35And all the sports equipment on board got taken apart ages ago
01:12:39and used as spare parts for the ships.
01:12:42The lack of gravity didn't just make people weaker. It also made them taller.
01:12:48The spine needs gravity to keep it stable.
01:12:50And now all those backbone discs have stretched themselves out.
01:12:55Humans are starting to look like blow-up toys.
01:12:58Everyone's given mechanical arms and legs. You just strap them on and get to work.
01:13:04Servicing the engine, cleaning out the bedrooms, throwing trash out into space,
01:13:09lifting anything. Not happening without those mechanical arms and legs.
01:13:14Time passes, and people become more helpless.
01:13:17Luckily, the mechanical bodysuits keep getting better and better.
01:13:21Since the sun collapsed in on itself, human eyes have been having a hard time.
01:13:26Inside the ships, the sun is replaced by special artificial light that also gives off vitamin D.
01:13:33Since there's way less light overall, people's pupils become wider.
01:13:38Then, after a few more centuries, their vision really starts going downhill.
01:13:43But this problem is solved by technology.
01:13:45Artificial lenses magnify light and keep humans from going completely blind.
01:13:51The ships get disinfected every single day. That stops bacteria and microbes from multiplying.
01:13:57But it also means that the human immune system doesn't have to fight off any diseases.
01:14:03Pretty soon, humans can't defend themselves against anything.
01:14:06Even a mild cold could be seriously harmful.
01:14:09It's fine for now. There are no germs or anything on board.
01:14:13But what's going to happen later on down the road?
01:14:16On the ship, millions of plants grow in special greenhouses
01:14:20with water and ultraviolet light. The plants produce oxygen and spread it through the entire
01:14:25ship. Of course, it's not enough oxygen to satisfy millions, but it helps people
01:14:30remember the planet they left behind. After centuries of living on spaceships,
01:14:35humans have adapted to the new conditions and almost stopped breathing. Lungs have
01:14:41disappeared almost completely. And humans are starting to develop other ways of getting oxygen.
01:14:46From water, from liquid oxygen tanks, we're becoming a totally new species.
01:14:52But it's not all bad. Genetic engineering is developing every year.
01:14:57Full-fledged life-support suits are created. They help with movement, strength, speed, vision,
01:15:03hearing, even speech. People's voices get so weak they can only speak in whispers.
01:15:09Luckily, the suits have built-in microphones and speakers.
01:15:13There's no food anymore, just specially created liquids. After all that time in space,
01:15:18the human stomach can't digest anything anyway. Fancy a handful of peanuts or a small cracker?
01:15:24Forget it! In the beginning, the special space food had loads of flavor. But over time,
01:15:31people sort of forgot what things were supposed to taste like. Eventually, they stopped adding
01:15:36in flavorings. And because of this new tasteless food, tongue receptors stopped working. Soon,
01:15:42people lost all sense of taste. For some people, this life seems
01:15:46unbearable. But they have a choice. They can just slide on into a cryogenic capsule
01:15:52for millions of years. Then, it's just a matter of a quick defrost when the ships finally arrive.
01:15:59But it's seriously risky to be frozen for such a long time.
01:16:03There's no guarantee that the ships won't crash into a huge meteorite or worse.
01:16:09People start to take a different approach. They upload their consciousness to a central computer.
01:16:14It's safer and requires much less power. And when you wake up,
01:16:19you can just download your mind into a new modified human suit.
01:16:24Some people decide to stay awake and live a quote normal life. Thousands of years pass,
01:16:29then millions. Humans look really different now. All their limbs are now artificial,
01:16:35and the exoskeletons they wear are controlled by mind power. With each passing millennium,
01:16:41arms, neck, legs, and spines, they become smaller and smaller.
01:16:46Brittle bones soon dissolve into nothingness. Eyes, nose, and mouths disappear. The brain
01:16:53isn't protected by a skull anymore. It's just surrounded by soft skin. Only consciousness
01:16:58remains. Nowadays, a human is a powerful high-tech robot ruled over by a small pulsating bag filled
01:17:06with a brain. It's been a few million years since humans left Earth. All the ships' inhabitants
01:17:12have already forgotten that their species was born on a planet with gravity. The history of
01:17:18life on Earth has become a myth, an ancient legend. Most people believe that these ships
01:17:24are their true homes, always have been. That's why, when humans finally reach their destination,
01:17:30no one's that eager to get off and have a walk around. Life on a new unknown planet seems like
01:17:37a huge pain in the space suit. Gravity, air, bacteria, germs… it takes several thousand
01:17:43years of evolution for humanity to get used to these new conditions. Luckily, humans have a
01:17:50secret weapon – technology. At this point, all humans are downloaded from the central computer
01:17:56into new robot suits. People face a choice – get off the ship and make this planet their new home,
01:18:02or stay and live on the ships. Those that stay on the ships set off into the expanses of space
01:18:09to explore the galaxy and discover new worlds. Those who decide to stay on the new planet have
01:18:15to adapt to the new conditions. It's pretty different from Earth. There's a different air
01:18:19density, different weather patterns, and strange new chemical elements. It will take another million
01:18:26years before these robo-brain sacks take on a new shape. One day, these distant human descendants
01:18:33will want to research their origins. They'll invent a ship that can jump through space and time.
01:18:39The research will lead them to the distant past, to the small planet Earth, to now. This might
01:18:45sound crazy, but just imagine that tomorrow someone lands in your backyard and they're your
01:18:51descendants from the future. Those passengers who stayed on the ships will probably find new planets
01:18:58and maybe decide to stay on some of them. Their bodies will change and adapt too. So,
01:19:04in billions of years, the universe will be inhabited by different amazing creatures
01:19:09that all have something in common. They were all humans once.
01:19:19Yep, there's ice all around, as far as the eye can see. A white desert covers the entrance to
01:19:26your cave, the one where you and a bunch of other settlers live. Everyone's gathered around a fire
01:19:32pit, trying to keep warm, telling each other stories about how much snow they saw the other
01:19:37day. Some are running around playing tag, throwing sticks, whatever people used to do for fun 300,000
01:19:45years ago. You're one of the earliest homo sapiens to ever walk the Earth. Others are sleeping or
01:19:53just resting their eyes. All around the cave, all you can hear are stomachs rumbling, sounds like a
01:20:00wild animal lurking around. You look out the mouth of the cave and see that the storm has cleared.
01:20:07Time to grab some tools and head out as a group. In the open wilderness, you find some berries
01:20:13covered in snow and plants that might be edible. But it's not enough to feed the whole tribe.
01:20:20It's the ice age, and there's not much vegetation growing anywhere. One of your friends spots some
01:20:27large footprints in the snow. The chase is on. You can't tell what it is, but it should be enough
01:20:33to feed everyone for a couple of days. As you go deeper into the snow-covered forest, you hear a
01:20:41growl behind you. You hope it's your stomach, but you look behind you and suddenly black out.
01:20:49An ice age is a period when large sheets of ice cover everything, changing the Earth permanently.
01:20:55It's partly responsible for the raising and lowering of sea levels, as well as the current
01:21:00layout of the continents. Picture monster-thick ice sheets spread across what's now Canada,
01:21:06Scandinavia, Russia, and even South America. That's all caused sea levels to change drastically,
01:21:13and temperatures around the world fell dramatically. And I'm not talking about just one ice age.
01:21:21There were a bunch of them. Scientists say there have been 5 major ice ages throughout history,
01:21:27lasting for millions of years. And we're in the middle of one right now. Relax,
01:21:33don't panic. It doesn't mean we're all going to be sleeping next to bonfires,
01:21:37trying to keep warm after being out all day looking for woolly mammoths. And no,
01:21:42there won't be a massive geological ice storm that freezes everything in its path.
01:21:48Ice ages have warmer periods in them that come and go, lasting for tens of thousands of years.
01:21:54In fact, billions of years ago, the Earth was one giant snowball with no life on it. And the Sun
01:22:02back then was also just a cute little fireball without enough heat to melt all that ice.
01:22:08But as the Sun got bigger and hotter, Earth's ice slowly melted away, leaving the green and blue
01:22:14ball we have today. We're living in the Quaternary Ice Age that's been going on for the past 2.6
01:22:22million years and counting. Some animals have thrived in this latest ice age, like whales and
01:22:28sharks. They've been at the top of the food chain for ages. Under them are seals, certain kinds of
01:22:35fish, otters, all the way down to tiny plankton. Up on the cold surface, mammals had to grow thick
01:22:43and shaggy fur just to stay warm. Ancient mammoths, rhinos, and bison were known to have
01:22:49thick rugs on them. They looked awesome. They were herbivores and ate small shrubs and whatever
01:22:56grass they could find. But several thousand years ago, temperatures began to rise, and most of these
01:23:02animals became extinct. The ones that remained evolved into the elephants, hippos, and rhinos
01:23:09we have today. You wake up from your blackout and find yourself face-to-face with a creature that
01:23:16kind of looks like a modern-day bobcat, except it's much bigger and furrier. It's a Smilodon,
01:23:24an epic version of a saber-toothed cat with a mean look. It's around the same size as a male lion
01:23:31and has two front fangs that make me think twice before leaving the safety of my cave.
01:23:37They look scary, but scientists think their bite wasn't as powerful as today's tigers or lions.
01:23:43What made them tough were their giant forearms used to wrestle down anyone who got on their
01:23:48nerves. In packs, they were even able to take down mammoths. Either way, you don't want to
01:23:56be waking up next to this kitty. It's staring you down ready to pounce. But you and your friends
01:24:02keep calm and slowly back off. You get the genius idea to throw a rock to distract it, then run.
01:24:11Nowadays, it's near impossible for a human to out-sprint a lion or tiger, but humans back then
01:24:17were much fitter. Once the danger's over, everyone continues to look for food. It's getting dark,
01:24:23and you haven't found anything to bring back to the cave. Suddenly, you smell something burning.
01:24:30Way off in the distance, you see a thin column of smoke rising into the sky.
01:24:35Another settlement? You and your friends look at each other and approach the smoke cautiously.
01:24:43Homo sapiens first came into being about 200 or 300 years ago. But human history didn't just pop
01:24:50up out of nowhere. As far back as 7 million years ago, some of us decided to call it quits.
01:24:57We left our chimpanzee ancestors in the jungle and started doing our own thing. And that didn't
01:25:03just happen once. Over those next millions of years, there were over 20 different human species.
01:25:10Some were our ancestors, some were twigs from a completely different branch.
01:25:15Some were tiny, others better adapted for hot or cold weather.
01:25:20Before you know it, you see a group of Neanderthals cooking some meat,
01:25:24sharpening their tools. Neanderthals were the first to migrate to Europe.
01:25:29Scientists believe they were around somewhere between 40,000 to 400,000 years ago.
01:25:35They occupied all areas between Europe and Asia, while Homo sapiens – that's us – were still
01:25:41all the way down in Africa. You enter their camp and immediately see the differences between each
01:25:47other. They're stocky and look a bit different, but there are some similarities, like flat teeth
01:25:53for chewing and gnawing, and big skulls for their big brains. They even have clothes on, like you.
01:26:00According to archaeologists, they lived in shelters and made tools out of stone,
01:26:04sticks, and bones. They welcome you inside and give you a tour like no other. You're officially
01:26:11meeting another human species. They take you inside their cave and show you some of their cave
01:26:17paintings. They were the first artists of their time. Many of their galleries are still around
01:26:23today, like the ones in caves in Spain. You know their style – minimalist paintings of deer,
01:26:29a large handprint. They also dabbled a bit in jewelry making. They made necklaces out of
01:26:35eagle talons and animal fangs. They were also probably the first ones to harness the power of
01:26:41fire. Did they discover it when a bolt of lightning hit a tree? Or when one of them
01:26:46dropped a rock on another rock, creating a spark? No one really knows. But they were able to recreate
01:26:53it and use it to keep warm, to cook food, to see in the darkness, and to protect themselves.
01:27:00After the nice tour, you hang around the campfire to keep warm. They even offer you some extra
01:27:05clothes for the journey home, mostly thick shaggy mammoth coats. If only you could talk to each
01:27:12That would be awesome. But it's getting dark, and you need to head back to the tribe.
01:27:17You say your goodbyes and thank them for teaching you how to draw a deer,
01:27:22and for that sack of food they gave you. The Ice Age was important for the development of
01:27:27the modern Homo sapiens. Because of the extreme cold and other harsh conditions,
01:27:33they had to adapt to survive, be extra clever and innovative. They developed advanced tools,
01:27:39and even used bone needles to sew warm clothing. They may have hosted the first-ever runway show.
01:27:49When the climate started to get warmer, they developed farming techniques to sustain themselves
01:27:54and mainly settled near large bodies of water, like rivers or lakes, while others opted to be
01:28:00near seas and oceans. They, I mean we, were even the first to domesticate animals. Fast forward a
01:28:08few hundred thousand years, and here we are. Here we go again. You rush around your house,
01:28:16getting your bag ready for work while you gulp down the last of your coffee.
01:28:20Your annoying alarm didn't go off, so you've been in a rush all morning. Just as you're about to
01:28:26leave, you hear a shriek coming from outside. You sprint onto the street. Maybe someone needs help.
01:28:33You look around, but nothing seems wrong. All you can see is an upset-looking woman frantically
01:28:39tapping at her phone. She suddenly turns to you and says something about the battery,
01:28:44but she's so worked up that it was hard to understand. Maybe she missed an important call
01:28:49and she needs a charger. You offer to help and run back inside to get your charger.
01:28:54When you unplug your phone, you realize that it's out of charge too. Weird, it should've been on
01:29:01100% after charging all night. You think back to your broken alarm clock and wonder whether
01:29:07there might be a local power outage or something. You get even more worried when you check your
01:29:13laptop. It won't turn on either. How are you going to give your big work presentation now?
01:29:19Whoops, you realize that the woman outside is probably still waiting for the charger.
01:29:24You rush back out, but she's gone. The street now looks like some kind of weird disaster movie
01:29:31set. It's filled with angry and confused pedestrians. You manage to pick up on a few
01:29:36words about power and batteries, and it's clear that something has gone very wrong.
01:29:43A guy that lives across the street is on the floor holding his knee and rubbing his head,
01:29:47with his hoverboard lying a couple of feet away on the ground. Looks like he took a big fall.
01:29:53You wonder why everything is going so wrong for everybody. The man, who usually delivers your
01:29:59papers, cycles up next to you. He's panting so much that he can barely get a sentence out.
01:30:05The battery on my bike is broken. I guess I'll have to ride up all these hills the old school
01:30:10way now. A friend from work runs up to you, saying her car stopped. You try to help her,
01:30:17but nope, the battery isn't working at all. It looks like everyone else is having the same
01:30:23problem. The road is completely deserted too. You try your car too, but that's not working either.
01:30:30Just as you were deep in thought, thinking about how to go about your day without your car,
01:30:35a giant hunk of metal shoots down from the sky and explodes into a million pieces. A drone just
01:30:42fell out of the sky. The street is completely filled with fire, so you and your friend run
01:30:48into your house. At least it looks like you don't have to worry about going to work today anymore.
01:30:53Your friend says none of her electronics are working, so you run around your house checking
01:30:58your things. You go into your bathroom and try the trimmer. Nope. Electric toothbrush? Also nothing.
01:31:05What about that cool remote-controlled car you got for your 12th birthday? You look under the bed.
01:31:11Yep, the car's there. And lots of dust too. You take it out and try. Nothing. Although,
01:31:19that could be just because it's over a decade old. You pull out a bundle of outdoor lights.
01:31:24Hmm, what will the holidays look like if these don't work? You feel uneasy, knowing that the
01:31:30smoke detector won't work anymore. How will you know if any of your technology goes wrong and
01:31:36starts a fire? Well, at least most of it won't be working enough to cause a fire anyway now.
01:31:43Time to check the most important thing – the TV. You pick up the remote and,
01:31:48as expected, nothing. You wonder if there's even a way to turn it on without the remote.
01:31:53After searching for a button a little while, you switch it on. You can't figure out why only
01:31:59some things seem to be working. The news stations are all talking about one thing.
01:32:04Apparently, all the batteries in the entire world have stopped working. That explains why the TV is
01:32:10fine. All of the channels showing emergency news broadcasts with clips of chaotic traffic problems
01:32:17and people despairing over their broken devices. There's a banging at your door, and you realize
01:32:23that your wireless doorbell won't ring anymore. That's actually good. Now you don't even have
01:32:28to pretend you're not home when that annoying neighbor comes to visit. Speaking of neighbor,
01:32:34hopefully, his guitar amplifier won't work anymore. You might finally be able to sleep in
01:32:40on Saturday mornings. Oh no, your new wireless headphones will be useless now. You'll still be
01:32:47paying for those for a couple more months and can't even use them. Another one of your friends,
01:32:53Ryan, is at the door. Luckily, he's a bit of a genius, so he might be able to help figure out
01:32:59what's happened. It freaks you out a bit when he tells you how bad things are looking in the world.
01:33:05Batteries are very important for our society. Most of the technology we use needs batteries
01:33:10to function. But we rarely pay much attention to them. Or at least not until our TV remote
01:33:16stops working. Ryan begins to explain that the first battery was invented at the beginning of
01:33:21the 19th century. It stores chemical energy that gets converted into electricity that we use to
01:33:27power things. You cut him off. Why would you need to know about that? How can you get your phone
01:33:33working again? He shakes his head. Apparently, scientists all over the world are looking into
01:33:39the problem. But it seems like all batteries have just stopped working completely, and they have no
01:33:45idea why. The batteries we mostly use are lithium-ion ones, the type you find in smartphones
01:33:52and laptops. These can be easily recharged and offer a smooth and reliable power supply.
01:33:58But not anymore. They're just useless chunks of metal now. The disposable ones are broken too.
01:34:05And now all batteries have stopped working. There's no way to store power at all.
01:34:10Ryan looks scared and broken. It looks like the world is heading back to the 19th century again.
01:34:17You thought this would all get fixed. But it begins to dawn on you how much the world will
01:34:22change without any way to store power. You get why Ryan looks so desperate, and your face begins
01:34:29to pale. What will people do now? No digital watches, tablets, laptops, calculators? Will we
01:34:36have to memorize phone numbers or learn what's 14 times 6? How will we tell time? Who'll wake
01:34:43you up in the morning? At least it'll be a lot easier to get to sleep early without a smartphone.
01:34:49Will people have to get up every time they want to turn on their TVs now?
01:34:54Will they have to socialize without their phones when sitting in bars? No more carrying laptops
01:34:59around and working on the go. You won't be able to jot things down on a Word document anymore.
01:35:05You'll have to get used to writing instead of typing. Pen? Paper? You haven't seen those since
01:35:11high school. Oh no, you might have to start reading books again. There won't be much else
01:35:18to do. Your Kindle isn't an option anymore, so you'll need to look into buying some real books.
01:35:24Ooh, that could get expensive. People will have to savor every moment because they won't be able
01:35:29to take pictures of anything anymore. There will be no more electric scooters or bikes.
01:35:35Electric cars won't be of much use either. Well, it's not like you could afford one,
01:35:40but still, it was good to know that some rich people out there had the option to get one.
01:35:45What kind of cars are companies going to produce now? Even boats have some parts
01:35:50charged on batteries, so they may be useless now too. Maybe you'll get to see the return of giant
01:35:57wooden galleons like the pirates used to sail on. And what about planes? Don't they need batteries
01:36:04too? Looks like that overseas trip to Spain will have to remain on the bucket list. No more listening
01:36:10to music when you're on public transportation. Are you going to have to talk to people now?
01:36:16What about social media? You won't be able to waste time scrolling through your feed anymore.
01:36:22How will you ever get to work again? With no car, you'll have to run miles every day and get up
01:36:28early. You make a note to yourself to look into getting a horse and cart. And you'll have to
01:36:34remember in which order they go. Think about it. Yep, today was an assault on batteries.
01:36:41It's time to start some new habits now, or revive some of those old, long-forgotten ones.
01:36:48Oh boy, you find yourself in the mysterious ruins of an ancient city. You're the only member of the
01:36:54expedition who has managed to make it here. You're walking through a dark maze when you
01:36:59accidentally activate a trap. Whoa, that's a strange sound. Suddenly, a huge rock starts
01:37:05rolling towards you down the hallway. You run as fast as you can, jumping over debris. A final dash
01:37:12and whoo! This room looks like a treasury. Gold coins and gems are scattered everywhere. You go
01:37:20wide-eyed with astonishment. That's enough money to live the life of luxury for decades on end.
01:37:27But it's not the shiny gold that interests you. It's an old lamp that lies in the rubble.
01:37:33As soon as you pick it up, the lamp starts shaking, and a huge genie jumps out of it.
01:37:39You have one wish. Yeah, just one because it's a lazy genie. No problem. You ask for so much
01:37:46money that you'll never be able to spend it all. The genie claps his hands and disappears.
01:37:52Ding! This is a message to your phone. Your bank account has been topped by one zero zero zero
01:38:00zero. Boy, that number doesn't even fit on the screen. You go back to the surface and pull out
01:38:07your phone. You're gonna check who's the richest man on Earth now. Ah, there you are at the top of
01:38:13the page. And again, the number ends in three dots. Well, it's time to go home and start spending
01:38:21your money. The first thing on the list is a plane ticket. An extra legroom seat? Nah,
01:38:27too cheap. First class? The same. How about your own plane? Something like an Arabian Prince would
01:38:34own. You opt for a huge Airbus 380 converted into a private jet. There's a spiral staircase,
01:38:41an elevator, four VIP rooms, a concert hall, a Turkish bath, and a parking lot.
01:38:48You press the pay button, and your plane's waiting for you on the landing strip.
01:38:53You check your bank account, and the number hasn't even changed. So the genie didn't cheat.
01:39:00As you fly home, you wonder about other ways to spend your endless supply of money. A car? A house?
01:39:07You need some more time to mull it over. You land in your country, and now you need to get home.
01:39:14Taking a bus or catching a cab is out of the question. You walk up to a newly purchased
01:39:20Bugatti. This car is one-of-a-kind and costs $18.6 million.
01:39:28Your small apartment doesn't suit you anymore. You need something bigger. A skyscraper! So,
01:39:33the world's most expensive skyscraper has been the Abraj Al Bayt in Saudi Arabia that cost $16
01:39:40billion to build. But you invest $20 billion to break the record. The construction has started,
01:39:47but you still need somewhere to live. You buy a penthouse at 172 Madison Avenue in New York City
01:39:54for $100 million. You've already spent $17 billion, but it doesn't seem your bank account
01:40:01has changed. You feel bored. You decide to entertain yourself by buying the costliest
01:40:07things in the world. A watch with a bunch of the world's rarest diamonds? $55 million. Got it!
01:40:15One more car, this time an old-school Ferrari worth $70 million. It's yours!
01:40:23A baseball card that costs more than $3 million. Hey, why not? A $450 million painting created by
01:40:31Leonardo DiCaprio. Oops, I mean Leonardo da Vinci. It goes into the basket too.
01:40:37Wow, this shopping is so exhausting! Time to relax! Which means a private island! $610 million
01:40:46is the price of a huge island in Hawaii. It's the size of a large city, and now it's all yours!
01:40:54You aren't going to board your old plane to get to the island. You're buying a new one!
01:41:00It's a Boeing 747, the model presidents use when they need to fly somewhere.
01:41:06$660 million, and now it's all yours! Sitting on a luxury plane with a large
01:41:14team of flight attendants at your service, you feel like the world's number one person.
01:41:20And you've already imagined sailing around your new island, right? How could you forget about a
01:41:25yacht? The world's most expensive one is plated with gold and reportedly has some T-Rex bones in
01:41:32the bedroom. It took 3 years and 10 tons of solid gold to build, and you buy it for almost $5 billion.
01:41:41The island looks deserted. There's nothing here but golden beaches and lush greenery.
01:41:46But aren't you the richest man in the world? You decide to build yourself a palace. Click,
01:41:52and $3 billion Buckingham Palace appears on the island. And one more for your guest, please!
01:42:00Now you're actually traveling around the beautiful island on your own yacht.
01:42:04But your face doesn't look happy. The entertainment for the rich is rather boring.
01:42:09You look up at the sky and think about flying to the stars.
01:42:14And here you are, standing on the launch pad near the rocket that's about to take you into space.
01:42:20You've paid $52 million to do it. But the International Space Station seems to be filled
01:42:25with nothing but research labs. Not too exciting. That's why you build a new $150 billion space
01:42:33station with lots of fun stuff and even a spa. You've already spent more money than all the
01:42:40richest people on the planet ever have. But your bank account still hasn't changed whatsoever.
01:42:46Your imagination is running amok. Ooh, Mars! You spend another $2.5 billion and become the
01:42:53first person to set foot on Mars. Well, red sands, steep mountains, craters… But there's nothing to
01:43:00do, even for you, the man with an unlimited amount of money. So you slam your rocket's door closed
01:43:07and go home. All your skyscrapers are already built. New York City with your house in the
01:43:14middle looks very different now. You're lying in a giant bedroom with marble floors,
01:43:20ancient Chinese vases, and a fountain. Your money can buy anything, but you're lonely.
01:43:27So you have another skyscraper built next to yours. This one is for your friends. And one more
01:43:33for your family. And, of course, your beloved cat also deserves a private penthouse.
01:43:40You've run out of free space. It's time to build your own city. You choose a place that used to be
01:43:45a scorching desert with nothing but sand for miles on end. But you pay trillions of dollars
01:43:52and have a city built from scratch. There's a chain of restaurants with your name on them,
01:43:57there are billboards with your face in the streets, and a giant statue on the tallest
01:44:01building in the city looks exactly like you. The city is almost empty, but you drive through
01:44:07its streets escorted by security guards in extravagant cars. For dinner, you buy the most
01:44:14high-priced fish in the world. It's the bluefin tuna for $3 million. And then you decide it's
01:44:21time to make a movie about yourself. The most expensive movie ever made cost $400 million.
01:44:28You pay $1 billion and hire the world's highest-paid actors. But when the movie's ready,
01:44:35the only audience watching it is you. Mostly because you're in your private theater.
01:44:41When the credits are rolling, you start to throw popcorn at the screen. You didn't enjoy the show.
01:44:47You walk down a long corridor with the most expensive pictures in the world.
01:44:52Next to them, you see the rarest archaeological finds and… is it another fountain?
01:44:58No, you're not okay. You spent trillions of dollars, but you haven't gotten an ounce happier.
01:45:04You decide to go back to where it all began. With a torch in your hand, you return to the
01:45:11ancient ruins. There it is, the treasury. You find the genie's lamp where you left it.
01:45:17As soon as you pick it up, the genie appears in front of you. He laughs at you because you've
01:45:22fallen into his trap. He gave you an infinite amount of money so that these riches drove you
01:45:28crazy. But you pull out your phone and press the donate all button. In that very second,
01:45:35your money goes to charity accounts all over the world. Now scientists have more opportunities to
01:45:42work on new medicines. Ecologists have found more funds to use while saving our planet.
01:45:48And every person on Earth has enough food now. The genie gets angry because you've tricked him.
01:45:55He's about to strike you with a lightning bolt. But you grab the lamp and confine the genie to it
01:46:01forever. When you get home and turn on the TV, you see your face on every channel. You're called a
01:46:08hero, the savior of humanity. You get thousands of thank-you letters from people you've made happy.
01:46:15You smile and feel better too. Apparently, helping others is the best thing you can do.
01:46:21The ocean is turning red hot. You try to get closer for a better look, but you start feeling
01:46:27the air getting hotter and hotter, like reaching into an oven. And the sand is so hot that your
01:46:33rubber slippers start melting. The oceans somehow turned into steamy hot gooey lava.
01:46:39You start running inland and see a frenzy of people running wild. See, in reality,
01:46:46lava is made of molten rocks from below the Earth's surface.
01:46:50Deep inside our planet, like the distance between New York and Philadelphia deep,
01:46:55the underground heat from the core melts rocks the same way the sun melts ice cream.
01:47:01When these rocks melt, their temperatures can reach around 2200 degrees Fahrenheit.
01:47:07But don't worry, that only happens really deep under the ground and only in some specific areas,
01:47:13mostly around the Atlantic Ocean. And it only pops out of the ground when there's so much
01:47:18pressure that it flows up to the surface as a gooey orange super hot liquid called lava
01:47:24that usually erupts through a volcano's neck. But somehow, the entire ocean is made of lava now.
01:47:32And although from a really far away distance, it looks pretty cool to look at, it's really dangerous.
01:47:38First of all, say goodbye to the beautiful blue waves and the ocean currents. Unlike water,
01:47:44lava is thicker, closer to creamy peanut butter in texture, so the wind can't move it around like it
01:47:50used to. But that also means that nothing can sink or swim in it. So even if some ocean creatures
01:47:58could withstand the super high temperatures of lava, they won't be able to live inside of it.
01:48:04They'll either be submerged or float on the surface instead, depending on their density.
01:48:10So all our marine friends and other creatures that used to call the ocean home will need to
01:48:15find another body of water to live in if they want to survive. Actually, the only animals on this
01:48:21planet that could possibly survive the heat of lava would be the tardigrades. These cute
01:48:27microscopic creatures can survive in any extreme environment on this planet. From frozen icy
01:48:33glaciers to hot and fiery volcanoes, they can even survive in outer space under the cosmic rays.
01:48:41You run away from the beach along with everyone else nearby. The atmosphere is getting thicker
01:48:46and it's not easy to see around you. You think to yourself, I should have stayed home. But home
01:48:53isn't exactly safe either. The heat radiating from all the lava alone would be intolerable for
01:48:59miles. So no more houses by the sea and beach resorts. You're going to want to make sure you
01:49:05live as far away from the ocean as possible. Most of the coastal cities would become instantly
01:49:12uninhabitable, especially areas touching the ocean with more than one side. Places like Florida,
01:49:19California, and Central America would become mostly unbearable to live in. And that's not
01:49:25to mention island life. Most islands would be so hot that no animal or plant could survive.
01:49:3297% of the planet was made up of ocean water and it now all turned to lava. No place on
01:49:39Earth can hold snow anymore as the planet would look like a glowing orange lava ball.
01:49:45Temperatures would rise so much that the furthest place from the shores and even the highest peaks
01:49:50will still feel like the hottest day in a desert. As you keep running away from the ocean, you
01:49:55realize that maybe you're dreaming. But you look at your skin and see so much redness. Even if you
01:50:01run for miles, the heat will still catch up to you. All the offshore oil rigs and ships in the
01:50:08middle of the oceans will face plenty of problems too. Their metallic composition would simply glow
01:50:15red and melt instantly when in contact with hot lava. And even if it doesn't melt, you better
01:50:21hope nobody happens to be on it. But in any event like that, they would have evacuated everyone.
01:50:29Meanwhile, at the North and South Poles, where the planet is at its coldest, all the ice that
01:50:34was covering the ocean is instantly melting in contact with the lava. It would then cool down
01:50:40and solidify into rocky black landmasses called igneous rocks that are often glassy in texture.
01:50:47The moment the hot lava cools down, huge clouds of acidic steam and gases get released into the air,
01:50:54covering the sky. Scientists call those lays, which is a combination of the words lava and haze.
01:51:03Kind of like when you exit the shower and all the heat comes in contact with the cold outside air,
01:51:08creating a haze. Except this one would cover the whole North and South Poles, and it would be super
01:51:14toxic. It sometimes even contains tiny glass particles that are extremely hazardous. And this
01:51:21lays can travel around the world with strong enough wind and cover almost the entire Northern
01:51:27Hemisphere. It could also cover the southern part of New Zealand, Argentina, South Africa,
01:51:33and Australia. Flying an airplane through this gas wouldn't be the best idea. The heat alone
01:51:40emitted from the lava would be enough to cause major damage to the exterior and affect the
01:51:45airplane's hardware. It's a good thing you found your trusty oxygen container. The air is barely
01:51:52breathable at this point. You make your way to your car and drive away as fast as you can,
01:51:58but even your car's taken some damage. You drive out to the countryside, where the atmosphere
01:52:03hasn't been affected by the lava yet, but even all the way out here, the temperature is changing.
01:52:10The river you used to see on your weekly hikes is drying up. The plants around you
01:52:15are losing their green lush. The animals around have migrated to a different place.
01:52:21Rivers flowing into the ocean would simply create mounds of glassy igneous rocks upon contact,
01:52:28permanently creating natural dams. The rest of the water inland, like in ponds and lakes,
01:52:34would eventually evaporate over time. With the rise in temperatures and no rainfall,
01:52:40it would be the end of water on the planet as we know it. The huge mass of ocean water
01:52:45plays a major role in creating clouds and rainfall. Without water in the atmosphere,
01:52:51the sun's heat would add to the lavas. The world would be a huge barren wasteland.
01:52:57The nights would be hot and the days even hotter.
01:53:03Hop on the Bright Side of life together with our brand new tees, hoodies, and more. Click
01:53:08the link to pick your choice. Still, lava cools down eventually in contact with the cool air,
01:53:14so soon enough, the surface would start forming a thin layer of black crust that would gradually
01:53:20thicken over the years. The thicker the lava, the longer it takes to completely cool down on
01:53:25the inside. It would still be super hot though, but at least if you touch it, you won't be directly
01:53:32touching the burning lava. That's actually how many islands were formed, like the Hawaiian
01:53:38Islands for example. They're fully formed by lava erupting from below the ocean that dried over
01:53:44hundreds of thousands of years. It accumulated layers over layers of solidified lava from below
01:53:50the ocean until it rose above the surface forming islands and even mountains. As we speak, a new
01:53:57landmass in Hawaii is being formed by an active volcano. Scientists expect it to be a new fully
01:54:04formed island in about 10,000 years. So now, the view that used to be the blue ocean turned into
01:54:13steamy glowing orange slime that will in turn quickly transform into a solid black wasteland.
01:54:19But don't think you can easily walk over that ocean. It could take hundreds of years for it
01:54:25to fully cool down and turn into solid rock. Until then, walking on that dried lava crust
01:54:31would be similar to walking on a frozen lake, except that in this case, one misstep would cause
01:54:37you to fall into boiling hot lava instead of ice cold water. Some regions would even take thousands
01:54:44of years to fully solidify. The Mariana Trench, the deepest region of the ocean, is about a whopping
01:54:5043,000 feet deep. It would actually take at least 5,000 years for that much lava to completely cool
01:54:57down. There are many planets out there that are so-called lava planets. A recently discovered
01:55:03planet, K2-141b, has magma oceans, supersonic winds up to 3,000 miles per hour, and even rocky rains.
01:55:14That's right, the planet is so hot that it vaporizes rocks and rains them back down.
01:55:20Keep in mind that this planet is much closer to the sun than our planet is.
01:55:25Maybe their oceans once turned into lava overnight?
01:55:31You spend an average of 8 minutes of your day in the shower. Hey, I'm not there holding a stopwatch,
01:55:37you know, it's just typical. Anyway, that adds up to around 6 months by the time you're 60.
01:55:43All this showering takes about 11 bottles of shower gel or 30 bars of soap per year.
01:55:50You also use enough water to sprinkle over 98 football fields. Not wanting to let too much time
01:55:56and money go down the drain, you decide to reduce your showering to just water and stop using
01:56:02shampoo. You'll still wash your hands with basic soap to stay healthy. You do some research and
01:56:08find out that 80% of all those mean bacteria that make you stink can be washed off by plain water.
01:56:15You don't believe it, but you hide your soap, shower gel, and body wash and go to bed.
01:56:21On day 1 of the experiment, you wake up as usual, brush your teeth, splash yourself with nothing but
01:56:27water, and put on some organic deodorant. You just save 7 minutes and use that time to enjoy
01:56:33a cup of coffee. You arrive at the office and ask your friend Sam to sniff at you just to be sure.
01:56:40Well, he looks at you like you're crazy. Hey, what did you expect? Sam doesn't notice any
01:56:45difference at all. Triumphant, you get back home and repeat your water-only shower the next morning.
01:56:52Your hair is starting to get a bit greasy as you washed it 2 days ago. You decide to
01:56:57give it another day and gradually make those gaps between washing longer and longer.
01:57:03In the evening, you feel the temptation to reach for some shower gel.
01:57:07You really want to get a cold shower, but you realize you need higher water temperatures to
01:57:12combat those bacteria. Day by day, you get used to those sauna-like showers. You go to bed and
01:57:19see soap and body lotion in your dreams, stretching their arms toward you and begging you to get back
01:57:25to them. On day 3 of the experiment, you wash your hair with water only for the first time.
01:57:31Before you do it, you rub your scalp to spread the natural oils. Then, you pinch it in sections
01:57:37to pull the oils from the roots down to the ends. You brush it well to get rid of tangles,
01:57:43and only then you wash it with lukewarm water. You let it dry, and it feels just as clean as
01:57:48after shampoo. The rest of your body doesn't feel as clean. By day 6, you feel like you're greasy
01:57:55and dry at the same time. Your abandoned soap triumphs. You reach for it, about to give up,
01:58:02when suddenly, your TV turns on by itself. It's a whole show on how to stay clean with no soap.
01:58:09It says that Romans in the 1st century used to take 2-hour-long soaks in baths of different
01:58:15temperatures, scrape and apply oil to feel clean. For French aristocrats in the 17th century,
01:58:22changing a shirt every day and putting some water on their hands was enough.
01:58:27It's kind of a psychological thing. You have to get used to your new clean feeling.
01:58:32The smell of soap or body wash used to be your clean smell. Now, you have your own natural smell,
01:58:39and it's okay that it's not vanilla ice cream. It also explains that no soap doesn't mean no
01:58:45scrubbing. If you just stand under running water, you won't make the bacteria go away.
01:58:51You can use a washcloth, a loofah, a body brush, or whatever works for you.
01:58:56When you scrub yourself, you remove the top layer of those skin cells you no longer need.
01:59:02You tell yourself you're clean as ever, hop out of the shower, and after 15 minutes,
01:59:07you feel your skin is crisp and impeccable. You also notice your skin has that creamy soft glow
01:59:14like in a body lotion ad. The chemicals soap contains are super dehydrating. They remove
01:59:20the protective oils from your skin. It messes up the oil balance in its fragile ecosystem
01:59:25and turns it into a patchy dry desert. Water helps restore that balance.
01:59:31You get to work and ask Sam if he's noticing any changes in your smell. Again, he really doesn't
01:59:37get it, so you explain the experiment idea. He looks at you with approval and, surprisingly,
01:59:44shares some knowledge on the topic too. First, what you do for a living matters.
01:59:49If you work with dangerous chemicals, at a farm, as a gardener or construction worker,
01:59:54and contact dirt, pollens, and allergens, you have to shower daily and with soap.
02:00:00The same is with athletes, personal trainers, and fitness instructors. Unless you're one of them,
02:00:05you can go just fine with water, or even no showering at all for days. Plus, you save a lot
02:00:12of energy when you're driving and not running around. That's why people of the past needed
02:00:16the shower more often than you do. Second, your genetics also play a role.
02:00:22Your sweat glands could be more active than your neighbor's, and you could be more likely to smell.
02:00:28Your colleague Jill overhears the talk and adds it's also about what you're wearing.
02:00:32Cotton lets your skin breathe better than polyester. It also lets enough moisture escape
02:00:38so that you don't smell bad. Jill also reveals her secret. She's been taking water-only showers
02:00:44for a month. She always wears a long-sleeve shirt and jeans to the office, and she's perfectly fine.
02:00:51Her skin doesn't really get that dirty. She also confesses she has smelly feet, soap or no soap.
02:00:58As long as she's wearing shoes like most people do in the office, no one ever notices that.
02:01:03It's been 7 days since you last washed your hair with lukewarm water.
02:01:08It feels a bit greasy, but you can tell it's getting stronger at the roots. Because you don't
02:01:13wash it with shampoo anymore, all the natural oils stay on your scalp. You are retraining it
02:01:19to produce just enough of them so that your hair doesn't get greasy quickly like it used to.
02:01:25You repeat the hair ritual with massaging, preening, brushing, and washing. You go on
02:01:30with the experiment, and by the beginning of week 3, you realize you can perfectly live without soap
02:01:37and shampoo in your bathroom. You go to work, meet up with your friends, and no one notices
02:01:42any difference. You learn to accept your natural smell isn't roses, but it's not dirty socks either.
02:01:49You also realize soap doesn't deodorize, but puts on a thin top layer of fragrance. It makes
02:01:55you smell fresh and clean short-term. But then it restarts the problem it just solved.
02:02:01Your hair feels good like never before. It's perfectly hydrated, soft, silky, and even bouncy.
02:02:08It smells fresh and looks clean, so no one could tell you aren't using shampoo anymore.
02:02:14It now starts to look oily 7-10 days after washing. It also dries faster and is easier to
02:02:20handle. You save some money that used to go on shampoo, soap, shower gels, and body wash. Most
02:02:27importantly, you now have more time in the morning and before bed. You can see your skin is healthier
02:02:33than ever, and you decide to give it a soap vacation every once in a while. If you stay in
02:02:39this mode forever, you might have trouble with the remaining 20% of bacteria that can't be removed
02:02:45by just water. Their game is especially strong in the warm and humid areas of your body.
02:02:51At those times you want to use more than water, you can try one of the soap alternatives.
02:02:56You can make your own natural scrub from the ingredients you have in your kitchen.
02:03:00Oatmeal, honey, and plain yogurt mix well, same as avocado oil, honey, and sugar. You just can't
02:03:07scrub your face with it because the skin is more delicate there. You can also try oil-based
02:03:12cleansers that trap dirt and old skin cells. They don't disrupt the oil balance when you put them on
02:03:18before taking a shower. Cinnamon and cloves are both famous for their antibacterial properties,
02:03:24so their oils are perfect for this. Honey is great for keeping your body healthy and preventing the
02:03:30growth of bacteria. You can use it as a one-ingredient natural cleanser. Apple cider
02:03:36vinegar makes a great natural toner to cleanse skin. If you want to use soap, choose the natural
02:03:42options. Check if it has glycerin in it. It's a plant-based cleanser that keeps all useful
02:03:48moisture in your skin's natural protective barrier. Shea butter and coconut butter are
02:03:53used in hypoallergenic soaps. Lemon, rose, lavender, and cedarwood oils are often added
02:03:59to healthy scented soaps. Coconut and almond oil are also great moisturizers. All of it's a great
02:04:06way to have some skin in the game. Is that Earth you can see at a distance? Right. Just look at it,
02:04:14floating in space, hanging out with its planet buddies. You spot orange-red Mars and Jupiter
02:04:21with its asteroid belt. Even tiny Pluto is there. All these planets keep their distance from each
02:04:28other, moving along in their own orbits. They're not very social, you see. But that's a good thing.
02:04:34It would cause nothing but trouble if they started to bump into each other. But even though there are
02:04:40others, Earth is the only planet we know that has life. And we've even figured out why. It's because
02:04:48it was lucky enough to appear in the best spot in our solar system, in the Goldilocks zone.
02:04:54Scientists say the key ingredient for life is water. But, well, there's water on Mercury.
02:05:02This planet has deposits of water ice at its south and north poles. But only because those places
02:05:09never see the light. Everywhere else, water simply evaporates from the surface of the planet.
02:05:15Mercury is way too close to the sun. Pluto has some water too. Astronomers even think the dwarf
02:05:23planet might be up to 30% water. But it's frozen. Unlike Mercury, Pluto's too far away from the sun,
02:05:32which is why all its water is in the form of ice. But Earth hovers in a perfect spot called the
02:05:39habitable zone. It has the right temperature for the water to remain liquid and for all forms of
02:05:45life to flourish. But what if Earth was the only planet in the solar system? No Mars, no Jupiter,
02:05:52no Mercury, no Venus. Things might have turned out a little different than what we're used to.
02:05:58Remember that massive asteroid that hit the Earth around 66 million years ago?
02:06:03Well, without Jupiter and its asteroid belt, our planet would be constantly hit by meteorites and
02:06:10asteroids. And some of them would be just as big as the one that caused all that sorrow to the
02:06:16dinosaurs. These rocky fellas would be roaming around in space with no one and nothing to stop
02:06:23them. And if Earth was the only planet out there, it would also be their only target.
02:06:30But that's not all. Look at all this huge space Earth would have all to itself. It means our
02:06:36planet would have an opportunity to travel a bit. It could even choose to leave the Goldilocks zone.
02:06:43But then, would life on the planet still be the same? So let's say Earth started drifting away
02:06:49from the sun. Then, it'd soon get too cold on the planet. Picture a place where the sun doesn't
02:06:56shine anymore. Dark, cold, covered in ice and snow all year round. That would be our Earth if it
02:07:03traveled further from the sun. If this happened, our cities would start to look very different.
02:07:10Right now, Earth is full of life. Come to any park and you'll see green trees and grass everywhere.
02:07:17There will be people walking, sitting on the benches, enjoying the sun. You'll definitely spot
02:07:22someone playing soccer or frisbee. On the park's lawns, there will be people resting on their
02:07:28blankets, soaking up the sun. A few people will be reading their books, looking relaxed and happy.
02:07:34Back in space, you see Earth again. The planet is still in its favorite spot. That's why life is so
02:07:41beautiful down there. But wait, is it moving? Our planet is definitely further from the sun now.
02:07:49Has it changed things for Earth? It actually looks a bit bluer now. Down there, famous golden
02:07:56California is not so golden anymore. It's gloomy and dark, much like all other places on Earth.
02:08:04New York is covered in ice. Even in the hottest places, the temperatures are now below freezing,
02:08:11including tropical destinations like the Bahamas. After a while, liquid water turns into ice.
02:08:18The oceans now look like giant skating rinks, except there's no one to skate there since the
02:08:24planet has become way too cold to support life. Okay, then what if instead of drifting further
02:08:31away from the sun, Earth moved closer, with people still aboard? Whoa, the temperatures here are crazy,
02:08:39too hot to handle. The climate would be getting hotter and hotter. Natural disasters would start
02:08:45to occur more often. Hurricanes and floods would be a common thing on Earth now. And pretty soon,
02:08:52the planet would get too hot for people to handle. Particles from the sun would become a serious
02:08:58threat. The atmosphere would be struggling to protect Earth from solar radiation, but this
02:09:03shield would be growing weaker. Liquid water would be nowhere to be found anymore, maybe only in
02:09:10underground deposits. Earth would look a bit like Mars, all rocky and barren. The Mississippi River
02:09:17would dry up and leave behind a huge canyon. All the oceans would be gone, too. At the moment, the
02:09:24Mariana Trench is the deepest known place on Earth. It's incredibly hard to reach its bottom
02:09:29because of the immense water pressure there. But without water, trips to the deepest spot on Earth
02:09:35would be possible. It would help people uncover some more of Earth's secrets, if people still
02:09:41lived on the dry and scorching hot planet, that is. In other words, if someone was to explore Earth
02:09:47after the planet had moved closer to the sun, everything would be completely different.
02:09:53But what if Earth didn't move at all, and everything remained the same? The only difference?
02:09:58There would be no other planets around us. It would change the way people explore space.
02:10:04Sure, there would still be navigation, communication, and weather satellites. And maybe,
02:10:09space telescopes. But there wouldn't be any other space objects close enough for people to send
02:10:15missions there. This would affect the future, too. If people had no desire or opportunity to
02:10:22go to space, they would invest in their home planet. They would build sky cities instead of
02:10:27looking for other planets to colonize. These days, if you get a state-of-the-art telescope,
02:10:33you'll see distant stars and other planets. The better the telescope, the more detail there is
02:10:39for you to see. But with no other planets out there, the picture of space wouldn't be so exciting.
02:10:46Stars would still be visible, and you might even spot a meteorite or two.
02:10:50And you'd definitely see the moon. But that's about it. Space agencies would mostly be focused
02:10:57on keeping Earth secure, mainly because asteroids would become frequent visitors.
02:11:02To protect the planet, scientists would have to figure out ways to get rid of them.
02:11:08Like a massive laser beam. When turned on, it could go all the way to the moon, and even further.
02:11:14Instead of building rockets to explore space, SpaceX and NASA would be in the asteroid clearing
02:11:20business. People wouldn't even think of trying to contact other civilizations. If there were
02:11:26no planets similar to Earth, they would consider it a wasted effort. This means no radio signals
02:11:33being constantly sent out to space. A curious fact. In February of 2008, the Beatles song
02:11:41Across the Universe was beamed into deep space. It was done to celebrate both the song's 40th
02:11:47anniversary and NASA's 50th anniversary. In the 70s, people also sent a radio signal out into
02:11:56space. It contained some basic information about humans and the solar system. But it was more a
02:12:02feat of strength for technology than an attempt to contact any alien buddies we might have.
02:12:09With no planets around, the world of sci-fi would change too. There would be no more movies about
02:12:15deep space exploration. No massive spaceships and rockets would appear on the big screen.
02:12:21And since there would be no expeditions to other planets, no rovers would be sent to space to look
02:12:27for signs of life and explore new worlds. Like what the rovers on Mars are doing right now.
02:12:33People would concentrate more on their own planet. For example, they would begin to explore
02:12:38its insides. New technologies would allow us to dig much, much deeper, all the way through Earth's
02:12:44crust and further. And doesn't a trip to the planet's core sound exciting? Instead of astronauts,
02:12:52there would be explorers of the deep underground. New drilling technologies would be invented to
02:12:58make the digging process more effective. There would be new types of vehicles. They would be
02:13:03created to drill and protect explorers from the enormous underground pressure.
02:13:09While exploring the world under the planet's surface, people would likely find absolutely
02:13:14new life forms. Those would be mysterious creatures that evolved to survive in the dark,
02:13:20in extreme temperatures, and with barely any food. It certainly helped people understand
02:13:26more about their home planet. That's it for today! So hey,
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