What If We Cooled the Earth with Solar Power?
Ғылым және технология
Why do solar panels look so different these days? And why have we started installing them on top of mountains, using them to pave our roads, and putting them in the middle of our oceans? Well, if we cover enough of our planet in solar panels, we'll have a good chance of halting the planet's rising temperature, and maybe even cooling it a couple of degrees. But how would that work? Could we use the panels to reflect the Sun's heat into space? How many solar panels would it take to power everything on the Earth? And why could a solar-powered planet be bad for the environment?
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
what if toxic people died
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
What if covid wasn’t a thing and Karen’s didn’t exist
What If it rained in places where it normally doesn't like California, the Sahara Desert etc.? But that a story for another What IF.
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3 жыл бұрын
Then it won't rain in places where it usually rains. Simple.
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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@svetlanakostioutchek8004
3 жыл бұрын
Hehaorhrhwhat
Solar panels aren’t meant to reflect sunlight. They’re meant to store the power. Their efficiency is measured based on how much sunlight they can store
@Extrasailor
3 жыл бұрын
You're right!
@raymundferniz3693
3 жыл бұрын
and we accumulate heat from light energy, converted to electricity, converted to heat and end up in our ocean and melt our polar ice caps and power super typhoons. This is not the solution. The real solution is to minimize our greed for money which makes us do stupid activities like producing something that are not useful and brain washing people to buy it by using influence, thus increasing the demand for energy and burning our planet. Our planet has natural magnetic poles to divert solar flares, but solar panels are doing the opposite, it is absorbing it instead.
@bluestreaker9242
2 жыл бұрын
@@raymundferniz3693 I'm not gonna say I don't believe you and call it a day, but may I ask where you are getting this information from? Edit: Ah...erm...ya know what, nvm. I'll admit, I did a dumb and looked at the comments BEFORE watching the vid. Have a good day. =^.^=
Sun: damn who is this hottie shining back at me.. Me: happily thinking we avoided global warming😁 while freezing to death🥶
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3 жыл бұрын
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I love how this guy gives us more information than school and we can sit on our comfortable chairs without the anxiety of school :>
Next: What if we change the earth's core from Lava to Ice
@jaganmohan8558
3 жыл бұрын
good. what an idea you are great man
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3 жыл бұрын
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@ThatQingMapper
3 жыл бұрын
Lemme guess: we die
@xlr8_bs514
3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatQingMapper Yeah that is the obvious thing but I wanna know what happens from when WHAT IF gets this idea till the point we die
@strawberry0898
3 жыл бұрын
One thing’s for sure, there would be no volcanoes. Also the Earth would have to be further away from the sun for it to sustain its icy core, perhaps closer to Neptune. The intensity of the ice would probably vary, with the core being immensely cold and the surface of the Earth being less. Consequently, the lack of warmth would result in the Earth becoming desolate. And let’s not forget our companion the Moon. Since the entire planet would be filled with frozen water, it may have a greater impact on the Earth’s icy surface by causing movement between the bodies of ice, which would be similar to earthquakes. Alternatively, the movement of the ice on the surface could result in the ice breaking apart and forming an icy “ocean” of some sorts. Anyone have any other ideas?
What If: Posted a new video Everyone: WHAT TO COMMENT
@infiniteinformation2689
3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
✅
I’ve learned so much more on this channel and KZread more than school
Solar power is how we bigfoots charge our phones out here in the wilderness
Make Solar Pannels On Mars :- That's What Elons Says 😏😏😏😏😏
@denji6975
3 жыл бұрын
?? I don't get it is this a dirty joke or
@invisibleimpostor299
3 жыл бұрын
what about the transport cost? you need to transport the materials to Mars(which will pollute the Earth) and bring the solar panels back! You're not solving the issue. You're only increasing the cost and the pollution.
@invisibleimpostor299
3 жыл бұрын
@@denji6975 it's not a dirty joke, he doesn't know how to use emoji's.
@invisibleimpostor299
3 жыл бұрын
@@chandanvudala6778 what? I don't understand
Here's a topic: What if you were as big as the planet and touch the earth with your hand? How would it feel? I would love to see this video.
Literally any kind of thought that can come into a human mind What if : I gotta make a video about it.
@kuljitminhas8707
3 жыл бұрын
Me with legendary ideas: *oh no*
What if someone invented Arc reactor Tomorrow👍 but that’s a story for another What IF
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What if cartoon characters were in real life
@Raaa_505
3 жыл бұрын
Hope goku dont blow up the world...
@a.m.s.tgames733
3 жыл бұрын
It already happened in my dream
@TheSlothYt
3 жыл бұрын
@@a.m.s.tgames733 XD LOL I DONT REMEMBER MY DREAMS UR LUCKY
@user-xj8ne3vw5g
3 жыл бұрын
What if I'm not handsome?
Can we see “what if we could fly”
@RatselRifts
3 жыл бұрын
Actually i've made that
@anemonenaur8468
3 жыл бұрын
Like humans can fly like superman or we just have high tech cars or jetpacks or something like that
Everyone likes but that’s a story for another what if?😅🙏🏻
The real problem is, the world system will break and some people with lot of interest and power won't be happy about it.
@sonario6489
3 жыл бұрын
Which would be good news
0:26 thats a panda lol
Honestly I hate the comments that are not related to the video
@Gouravrahar
3 жыл бұрын
just like yours is not!
@urmumhuge5556
3 жыл бұрын
@@Gouravrahar Damn man
I've heard many theories of how life formed in Earth. One of it was some asteroids containing bacteria kind of organisms hit earth and life started to grow. So my question is what if we could send something like that containing such organisms to some earth-like planets. Would we be able to create life on an exoplanet...? Hope you reply
@jagdishkaur5680
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we would do that.. But in order to send some species on there planet we must find planet with oxygen.. This would be really interesting to see what if's views on this..
@ragnarlothbrok5421
3 жыл бұрын
@@jagdishkaur5680 Oh man thank you for your reply. I hope oneday humans could do something like that, also what if makes a vid about this 😄
Damn man! U are awesome So much interesting topics daily.
Omg I have to catch I haven’t watched him in a long
An Idea: What if we use nuclear energy as a main energy source on earth
earth:close your eyes bro jupiter:ok bro earth:what do u see bro jupiter:nothing bro earth:thats my life without u bro jupiter:bro...
@pranaynangia2266
3 жыл бұрын
😂
Is it only me or in the starting the sole panels made a smiley face
Sun: Ima warm you planet. Humans: uno reverse car
It will be our first step towards a Type I civilization .
Love your videos!!👍🏽❤️
I would LOVE to be apart of a solor project... can u imagine a what if episode if they did 1 in roads before roads were created
Cant this just be built in the Sahara dessert?
@stavrostsik5770
3 жыл бұрын
Its not that simple. First of all panels are so expensive and it isn't moral to spend money on panels while Africans and other countries live in such a poverty. This money should be given to those poor countries and people
@petersikrboye4065
3 жыл бұрын
@@stavrostsik5770 but if we were to build one, then there isnt a reason why it cant be built in the Sahara dessert
@stavrostsik5770
3 жыл бұрын
@@petersikrboye4065 imagine if you were a poor man with no money to buy food and clothes, and you see some rich guys placing solar panels that cost millions or even billions in Sahara. It is just immoral...
@stavrostsik5770
3 жыл бұрын
@@petersikrboye4065 governments doesn't think like open minded people do. They don't care at all about Humanity. For example usa and Russia would never place panels to another country they only care about their economics and their country
@petersikrboye4065
3 жыл бұрын
@@stavrostsik5770 that is 100% true
snow in the sun people be like yay free water
I am glad this channel isnt clickbait like those other science channels
ive been watching what if for over a year now and i just noticed im not subscribed yet. Dw im subscribed now
i love your vidoes.. and the way u elaborate 😍😍🤞🙏🙏🙏
I thought this was already been posted I think a month ago or so..? Or did i just visit the parallel side again smh
I'm always surprised by the video titles cause I keep thinking What if is gonna run out
The title is wrong...it should be "What if we turned the earth into a disco ball"
@harshakukreja5037
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
The Biggest Solar panel Project is in Kutch India .it will be completed in 2022 .It is spreaded around an area of 800km2
Very interesting video!
Why cant u guys make a video on "What if Kings reborn and start ruling the world"
@jagdishkaur5680
3 жыл бұрын
Then we might become slaves again🤣
All I know is I’m tired of how greedy we are and how bad we treat our own planet. I really hope many years from now they have the solution for this already in play or at least seriously being talked about. Let’s hope there’s a different way in the future I wouldn’t think it would be too far, would it be a big change obviously yes but in the end we would be fine and would just have to do with the new. Let’s hope in the next 100-200 years from now.
People from South India really needs solar panels because winter season also South India gets more than 30 degree Celsius. Most of the year ( 10 months) South India having summer. Installation of solar panels gives more electric energy which really helpful a lot
You should do it like if we put it in the Sahara it would have a effect and even help some life grow
Very interesting guess I gotta start working on it 😆
What if: Everyone was born with Benjamin button disease?
What if everything is free? Please discuss it. I can't sleep at night thinking about this 😂😂
All roads, streets, parkings, building roofs, sidewalks, concrete ect. should be coated with reflective surface hence we took that piece of land from the trees. This would help a lot.
To get slim, we won't just Focus only on our Diet... We'd also do Exercise , Training , Healthy Routine, etc... Just like that the amount of Earth damaged by us can't be repaired by doing just 1 thing like this...!!! Joint & Multiple Efforts will help the Mother Nature to Heal...
VSauce and this dude will make perfect enemies, with him sticking to this topic and michael starting to talk about how the sun will explode in a few millenia and how solar panels will eventually turn this planet into a cyborg heaven, VSAUCE > What if
@elitehumpty3603
3 жыл бұрын
I think Vsause= What if= Ridddle = Kurzgesagt: In a Nutshell
Someone : What if humans reduce doing bad things? Me : Things won't happen this far... 😂
@pranzanimations1055
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@jacobsantiago5693
3 жыл бұрын
Then we wouldn't be doing good things either. You're always an enemy in someone else's book. "Good" depends on morals. If we did no bad, we'd just be emotionless blobs sitting in one place all day eating microbes.
@jacobsantiago5693
3 жыл бұрын
But some people think eating certain things is bad. So, I guess we won't exist.
@ItsmeAVLocality
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacobsantiago5693 I guess we can reduce atleast...?
@pranzanimations1055
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacobsantiago5693 his question was what if we 'reduce' doing bad things. It's possible :) no need of scientific explanation here
What if ozone layer destroyed
The reflect “effect”!!!
What if Covid-19 is actually the start of a massive zombie apocalypse?
YOU ARE VERY CREATIVE MAN
Laws of conservation of Messes: Mess cannot be created or destroyed, they just convert from one form to another.
The planet was going through a similar warming trend 12,000 years ago until it abruptly stopped. That was due to the Younger Dryas event. The impact from the meteors trigged a chain of events and resulted in a new age age. I find this scenario far more terrifying and the odds more likely. And it doesn't have to be an asteroid either. It could be a super volcano, or the ocean current disrupted.
So everything comes with a price 😭 dammit global warming
@jacobsantiago5693
3 жыл бұрын
Sont worry. When we are extinct, the earth might go back to normal.
In other video, he said placing solar panel will make a desert into forest 🙄
It's a reupload video.😥
5:25 is it an actual footage? If yes, where it is?
So what happens if we use mirrors instead of solar panels for reflection of light?
Imagine how many daylight sensors we need for that
If I watched this video 2 years ago.... I might have some more points to write in Solar Electricity Pros and Cons Question in the Exam😅
LETS GO, Arizona gotta shoutout
DANG.4.*69* million subs.congrats
Can you put some scary baground music video ? So we can feel how scary it is
Really interesting topic 😂
Humans : * Uses solar power to cool the planet * Sun : Mere shaktiyo ka galat istemaal kiya ja raha hai
What if we replace the moon with Mars Elon musk: I am four parallel universes ahead of you
What if we live in fantasy like some of us have powers 😂
Request, what if we reflected the sun's light right back at it?
What if 'what if ' channel gets deleted 🤣
@ThatQingMapper
3 жыл бұрын
Then we would watch how to survive
@Sangeethkurian
3 жыл бұрын
nice joke🤣
@shyjasangeeth1461
3 жыл бұрын
lol🤣
What if we tie a rope from earth to moon. Please make a video on this.
Hello from the Philippines ,does what if has it’s own app?
What If we don't die in What If videos?
Lets Make This Channel Hit 5 Million Subs Soon , BEST OF LUCK What If.
Sun : I am going to warm up your planet Humans with solar panels :Uno reverse card Sun sends pegion with poop : Uno reverse card😎
*Random fact: If you remove all the empty space from the atoms that make up every human on earth, the entire world's population can fit in an apple.* *_-Infinite Information_* .
@jaganmohan8558
3 жыл бұрын
its density will increase so mass increase so no solar system so no apple.......
As a cloudy day Washingtonian, I'm willing to sacrifice Arizona for the good of Earth.
Here is a what if question. What if Spiders evolved and grew wings so they could fly?
@mybatteryisalmostdead
3 жыл бұрын
pog
Fact : The sun's original colour is WHITE.
@caillouvilla3498
3 жыл бұрын
N O
@jaganmohan8558
3 жыл бұрын
did you see man
@Ali-lm7uw
3 жыл бұрын
Don't be racist man
what if we install devices that can convert the heat energy absorbed by the solar panels into an another form of energy?
What if Riddle and What if combined?
Can we get a what `if no atmosphere on Earth??
@meenakshis4924
3 жыл бұрын
I think there is already a video about that
I think, as a humanity we need to hugely invest fusion reactors. So we can access huge amount of energy to all humanity.
@user-ko3te7oy6d
3 жыл бұрын
Dyson sphere here we come
Lol I squinted my eyes at 2:20
Ok hear me out put it on orbit with a laser problem solved.
What if idea: What if Earth was star shaped. 🌟
Yes the solar panels have to be efficient absorbers to have high efficiency; but they are meant to convert the sunlight into electricity not heat. Also GHG emissions are during manufacturing of solar panels and then they are emission free for at least 25 years. I think a more scientific survey is needed to answer this whatif.
@samraarshad1434
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed Underrated
What if there was a real life Truman show?????? Please do this one.
Hello Peter 🙋🏻♂️, What if "the good doctor" story was a true one?????