What If Earth Gradually Came to a Standstill?
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Right now, wherever you are, you are spinning with our planet at hundreds of meters per second. But what if our planet started hitting the brakes until our world didn’t spin at all? Why would it be harder for you to move around? Why would some parts of the world actually benefit from this? And why could this slowdown provide you with the trip of a lifetime? What's the Coriolis effect?
Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com/what-if-earth-...
00:00 What If Earth Gradually Came to a Standstill?
00:49 Earth's rotation
03:22 Earth's layers
05:50 New megacontinent
06:55 Consequences
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@aigerakabane1312
Жыл бұрын
First!!!!
@jaikishore174
Жыл бұрын
Please make a video about Indian Gods 🇮🇳🇮🇳
@ijnmusashi2134
Жыл бұрын
1 day ago did he time traveled?!?!
@Cliffordlonghead
Жыл бұрын
@@aigerakabane1312 CRIMINAL
@aigerakabane1312
Жыл бұрын
@@Cliffordlonghead no i am not!!
There was a special on the Discovery Channel years ago that asked the same question. In their version, the shape of the Earth didn't change, but the atmosphere did revert to being a sphere, making the air unbreathably thin at the equator due to the increased "elevation".
It depends whether we were tidally locked to the sun. If we were, it wouldn't be a 6 month day/night, it would be permanent sun - and extreme heat - on one side and permanent dark - and extreme cold - on the other.
@lightmonkey1520
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't mention this
@luudest
Жыл бұрын
this!
@bradjohnson482
Жыл бұрын
And a couple of narrow, sweet spots!
@codyrobitille1129
Жыл бұрын
That wouldn't be a standstill. That would be 1 rotation per year.
@EASYTIGER10
Жыл бұрын
@@codyrobitille1129 Depends on your point of reference
“The Earth is like an onion” Because they stink? “No! Because The Earth have layers” Ohh..you know what else have layers? Parfaits!
What if humans were like Vulcans and spent all of their energy contributing positively to humanity? What would the planet look like today?
@StandStrong614
Жыл бұрын
What if people didn't believe lying politicians about rising ocean levels while buying beachfront property.
@Raamo238
Жыл бұрын
Good idea
@Eric0225
Жыл бұрын
Humanity would just be a collective, the individual greed may disappear, but the collective greed will expand and would thus consume other civilizations and ecosystems.
@davidhelling6035
Жыл бұрын
@@Eric0225 better than consuming our own.
@Eric0225
Жыл бұрын
@@davidhelling6035 so you would rather have a collective humanity wipe out hundreds of alien species and ecosystems?
Thanks for the vid mate I myself think a lot n never in my life thought of the possibilities of what could happen in this situation definitely following this channel as well 🙂👍
your videos dey burst my brain as usual. good work
Actually wondered about this yesterday lol perfect timing
What if KZread took over school in teaching Edit: wow uhhh thanks for the likes guys
@ok_listen
Жыл бұрын
Teachers streamers
@mechpro8357
Жыл бұрын
Yup you guys are right
@paqlallaqldifi122_7
Жыл бұрын
fortnite kid
@thedude618
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry sir but that happend five years ago 😊
@kylehuxley4567
Жыл бұрын
Maybe thats a question for another..... what if.
Those that will happen over the north and south would really have more air. Nice Video!!!
Enjoyed the video!
What If with another W video. The editing and commentary is so good. Good job as always.
@WhatIfScienceShow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, we appreciate your support!
@themultiversenova7284
Жыл бұрын
@@WhatIfScienceShow What a Pulsar entered our Solar system?
@themultiversenova7284
Жыл бұрын
@@WhatIfScienceShow 4:22 Why is Earth not a Perfect Sphere? Why not, What's wrong with Earth then?
Great content as always.
@WhatIfScienceShow
Жыл бұрын
We appreciate your support!
@jackmccool9911
Жыл бұрын
@@WhatIfScienceShow we appreciate your videos!
@justaguybrocool
Жыл бұрын
@@WhatIfScienceShow love your videos bro
What if you keep up with more amazing videos? Just keep it up! ❤️
@WhatIfScienceShow
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your support!
@ChoiSeongYT
Жыл бұрын
Please please do what if the earth was ovoid! I want to know what gravity, oceans, our orbit, the moon, etc would do if earth was somewhat irregular/oval shaped instead of a sphere.
I saw you first time !!! Nice to see you
Love what if videos
these videos are so masterpiece
Love your vids i learn something everyday
@Neshoo69
Жыл бұрын
@@POPCORN_BRAWL i acctually know alot of stuff but this is litterly only 1% of the thing that i learned and i lied about the comment cuz lol?
@Goldenwhitewings
Жыл бұрын
@@Neshoo69 and if you know so much then why is there 4 spelling mistakes and when was the Declaration of Independence signed and what is osmosis
Thank you I was looking for this video and kept getting results of a sudden stop.
What nice scenario!
You make good educational videos that are ACTUALLY entertaining
I don't know why Every time I watch these I have a whole different concept of what I have imagined. No content creator can't even get these videos right. Like, I imagined what if Earth stood at a stand still but WITHOUT all the chaos and changes building up to that stand still... only until after, those changes start to occur. Like after the stand still. No whiplash included just start the content where the Earth is at a stand still.
What if Africa was economically as stable as other continents?
@abdulsalaamabdulrazaq3293
Жыл бұрын
I seriously need to see this 😂
@AsiaJahnea
Жыл бұрын
There’s a 50/50 chance since their population is growing that the economy could sky rocket or crash. Hopefully it sky rockets
@craneywatch
Жыл бұрын
You mean like Ukraine or Russia?
@oneworldimaginesdiary466
Жыл бұрын
Africa isn't poor. The politicians are just greedy. African elites have more money than a lot of other elites from other continents.
@tylerlormand5644
10 ай бұрын
it was at one time.........not being ugly just saying
What if the Earth's orbit was a straight line instead of a circle
@EASYTIGER10
Жыл бұрын
Its axis is already a straight line, that's what an axis is. You mean its orbit? ie, what if it went through space in a straight line rather than orbiting the sun?
@EASYTIGER10
Жыл бұрын
If the Earth's orbit were a straight line it would be a rogue or "free floating" planet not bound to a star - Yes, they exist. They are dark, but not necessarily as cold as you may think. If they have geothermal energy that could warm them, and the lack of stellar winds mean they would be more likely to hold onto their atmosphere.
@masonbrownlow3889
Жыл бұрын
I could be wrong but I think we would just get too far from the sun and freeze, unless something big enough to wipe us out entirely hit us first
@masonbrownlow3889
Жыл бұрын
Unless of course the straight line is moving toward the sun, then the opposite would be the case.
@olliejenkins3251
Жыл бұрын
@@masonbrownlow3889 I am an astrophysics major and I believe this is the case. If it were a straight line, the Earth would fly off into interstellar space, and very quickly we all would freeze to death.
Conquering the ring sounds like something I would not be bragging about
Make a 'What If' video on human being able to see in every wave length!
Wow that's really cool!!
Nice good job bro
"This thing is like an onion. The more layers you peel; the more it stinks!" George Louis Costanza(Jason Alexander; *Seinfeld* ) LOL! 3:22
Thankyou so much what if sir You are the real teacher of science and cosmology and astrophysics and astronomy Thankyou so much 🙏🙏🙏
@Ghost-soul-pirate
Жыл бұрын
@God-sent Evangelist Samuel Baidoo (Tema city, Gh) Thankyou so much 🙏🙏🙏
@Ghost-soul-pirate
Жыл бұрын
@God-sent Evangelist Samuel Baidoo (Tema city, Gh) Very nice good thankyou 🙏🙏🙏
@Ghost-soul-pirate
Жыл бұрын
@God-sent Evangelist Samuel Baidoo (Tema city, Gh) But I am religion of Hinduism Thankyou 🙏🙏🙏
Love your vids early btw
could you make a what if for if the earth just disappeared? Like what would happen to the humans and others if the ground they are on just disappeared
Finally a channel made just for me aaaah What If and Coffee ☕
I would love to see you do a video on ( what if all human just at the same time) please
6:02 we'll call it the grand line as in one piece red line👌
@waseemsaidoun6570
Жыл бұрын
YES! That’s exactly the first thing I thought
Now we need a movie about The Ring.
It could be just me but I seriously feel like what if has covered this topic already.
Within a year ,what if it stopped like in seconds,would we go flying at like 1000 MPH? What would have to happen for us to get just floored, just too much gravity pulling us to ground?
Nice video
Into song is "just the beginning" by quinten coblentz
The way I was surprised when he said my country Saudi Arabia 3:50
What music did you use in the beginning
Hey! Can you make "What If Zealandia Rised From The Ocean Tomorrow" I'm interested.
What is the intro beat called? Or is it part of a song? It goes hard!
@metsumedia
Жыл бұрын
"just the beginning" by quinten coblentz beat kicks in around 50+ seconds in.
I'm getting dizzy just feeling the Earth spin now! 🤪
So how long it needed to stop to avoid earthquake?
And this is why we humans, must care for the planet...
You forgot to tell them that the mega continent that now envelops the Earth is uninhabitable. This is because the air would be too thin to breathe. All the air will follow the water to the north and south poles. There will be a rather thin strip of livable land near the beaches of the now 2 massive oceans. Great video as always! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@LOFTIB
Жыл бұрын
What would the elevation of the new landmass be? Doubtfully more that 12,000’ above sea level….so breathable atmosphere would remain.
@random_potato2549
Жыл бұрын
@@LOFTIB BUT, the land would be uninhabitable salt flats for a long time.
what is this goofy ahh beat in the background this goes hard af! 🔥
@metsumedia
Жыл бұрын
"just the beginning" by quinten coblentz beat kicks in around 50+ seconds in.
Talks about sweden, shows a clip from the Norwegian movie "skjelvet" and the location is Oslo.
I wish science was this interesting when I was in school 💯💯
What are the disaster films used in this?
Intro fire
8:15 HEAVYWEIGHTS I forgot about this movie, it was unintentionally made for stoners, made you look at yourself and ask "am I eating too much or not enough?" I was born in 97, this movie changed people when released all of a sudden most of America was tryna lose weight
1:30 This was true in the past. The last 3/4 years, earth has been spinning *faster* every year -and there's no indication of it letting up any time soon. (This trend will continue until crustal displacement happens, after which it will settle down to "normal" speed again.)
@marinabogoslavskaya2715
Жыл бұрын
How do u know this? And how would that effect us?
What if Earth wasn't the only planet with life?!
@WhatIfScienceShow
Жыл бұрын
Something similar to what you had in mind: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ipyWlsmcj9WWpbg.html
@BlackRedsPlaneSpottingChannel
Жыл бұрын
@@WhatIfScienceShow Thanks for that!!
But my question is still unknown In which direction we will move if earth get suddenly standstill??
I have 2 for you 1) what would happen if the Wan du Fuca plate of British Columbia and San Andrea fault line that separates them had a 9.9 earthquake. Would it rip Canada and us in two and actavate yellowstone super volcano? 2) what would happen to Japan if all 5 fault lines all of a sudden had each 9.5 earthquake. What would happen. Would they cancel each other out or make things worse.
@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes
Жыл бұрын
Dear Lord! It's _Juan De Fuca_
Happy Halloween 🎃what if
Finally, it will be time to find the one piece
Rotation is NOT measured in "distance traveled/time" (in the case of this video, "meters per second"). That is a linear measurement. Rotation is an angular measurement and is measured in "rotations/time". In the Earth's case that is an angular velocity of fifteen degrees per hour, or 360 degrees per 24 hours.
Everyone in the comment section knows what would happen. Thats so amazing, so many smart scientists we have here.
Je ne sais rien de ce que vous dites, mais j'aime vos vidéos
“Onions have… layers…” hahaha
Este canal me enseña más astronomia que en la escuela
@kingofmontechristo
Жыл бұрын
por supuesto, pero cada video tiene un "bad end"
@cesarnoso7593
Жыл бұрын
@@kingofmontechristo claro jaja
The Chinese science fiction movie The Wandering Earth is about moving Earth to Proxima Centauri to get it out of the way of a dying sun. To do this, Earth's rotation was stopped with giant gravity generators.
This video felt like a super villain’s sales pitch.
What if there was civilization in the planets around earth? Will we co-operate? Or will there be war? What would be the current situation?
@Whag time did the earth come on standstill? Wish you could emphasize on that.
6:18 If anyone is still alive, that is
What's the song at the intro?
hey What if question for you what would happen if the Earth Spin up faster ??
I don’t think the low atmosphere would let you travel the ring.
WhatIf Starlink Satellites were everywhere.
The ring is just the red line from one piece lol. Next up: the calm belt and grand line will be created too?
I'm thinking about what if there is no such thing as rotten mechanic it's just some random idea but I think it will be fun
Why am I remembering UnboxTherapy’s maybach review?
Can you make a topic Named what if human Evolved at the stage at we are now . Maybe 1500 years ago
This is literally what they did to earth in The Wandering Earth, *only in the span of 42 days instead of a full year*
I'll never forget the man, the myth, the legend, Tony Perkins from heavyweights 😂 get off the scale is one of the most funniest lines
Tardigrades: This is fine👌
The ring is one of best low budget horror movies
2:29 What is that from
@andrew0801
Жыл бұрын
Geostorm
Everything would say, "yeet" and fly off... 🙈😅 Okay it's hitting the brakes slowly then may not..
Thank God the world is still spinning.
what if there is life on other planets but are just really really reaaallly tiny?
What would happen if is starts spinning again?
we definitely need 10 + more seasons
These for the most part are wild conjectures.
Do a what if video in 2 days
Oh the actual narrator!
From which movies you took those clips? Please tell me the names of those movies
@tomsi12
10 ай бұрын
it says the source at the bottom of each clip, if it it doesnt then that means its just stock footage
Obviously things might fly off, gravity would be weaker and all that. I was just watching a video of size comparisons in universe noticing the Sirus A star. Do a what if Mars revolved around the Sirus star I would love to know the possible answers or if it can be terraformed etc.
What if everything cost $1? 🤔
You also watch Sadaku.
I have one more of this channel for science then I have an actual School
4:22 If Earth not a Perfect Sphere, Which planet is a pefect Sphere?
I have a request,What if the Eart had 2 Suns?
@UltraArithra
Жыл бұрын
Sun lost his twin
If it did that instantly and not gradually they would be thousand mile per hour winds. That’s coo coo too