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What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities
What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities
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An epic exploration of possibilities. What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the universe, others right here on Earth. Each scenario examines a scientific theory, research or fact through a hypothetical question.
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VENUS. Hellscape of the Solar System. I made it through the trial by fire, and was reborn, like the phoenix from the ashes. I ran the gauntlet from the atmosphere, dealt with problem after problem, and finally, I was defeated. By the way, watch Part 1 of this Venerial adventure before you dive into this one. Okay, let's go.
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00:00: What Would Happen If You Landed on Venus? Part 201:33: New Hope: The HAVOC Plan02:45: Life Above the Clouds04:00: Building a Cloud Habitat08:10: Back to the Zeppelins09:52: One Day vs One Year on Venus10:40: Habitat Tour12:22: Hissing Hoses and Acid Damage13:31: The Beauty of Venus’s Clouds14:16: Possible Microbial Life on Venus16:21: Asteroid Fragments Incoming17:08: New Shelter & The Final Stretch
#Venus #space #cosmos #HAVOCPlan #cloudhabitat #science #astronomy #NASA
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Get your bone flute and gather around the fire. We're taking you back to the time of woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats. You're living in the Stone Age. What tools would you use in this primitive world? How would you communicate with others? Would you have to eat your family?
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00:00:00: What If You Lived in the Stone Age?00:00:46: Ice ages and limited food00:01:53: What would you eat?00:03:08: What would you hunt?00:05:16: What would you do for fun?
#StoneAge #prehistoric #humanity #caveman #woollymammoths #saber-toothedcats #tools #survival #communication
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Taller than a six-story building, longer than three school buses, and ten times as heavy as an elephant, the Argentinosaurus—the largest dinosaur ever—is imagined back from extinction. What would life be like walking among these giants? How could we possibly tame them? And how might they threaten human society? Discover why it's called the Argentine lizard.
Timeline:
00:00 - Largest dinosaur ever
00:43 - History of Argentinosaurus
02:41 - Argentinosaurus altering the ecosystem
04:50 - Conservation efforts
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00:00: Largest dinosaur ever00:43: History of Argentinosaurus02:41: Argentinosaurus altering the ecosystem04:50: Conservation efforts
#Argentinosaurus #dinosaur #extinction #prehistoric #ecosystem #conservation #argentinelizard #giantcreatures #WhatIf
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Let's step back. 2 billion years back into Earth's evolution. A time full of life but also mass extinction. An invisible threat was on the loose, ready to change the course of history. This was a time on Earth that directly impacted what the world is like today.
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00:00:00: Countdown00:00:56: What If You Traveled 10 Quintillion Years Into the Future?00:20:20: The Most Painful Deaths in Space00:38:05: The Most Terrifying Planets in the Universe00:59:36: What If We Settled on an Exoplanet? - with Didier Queloz01:13:33: What If You Landed on Proxima Centauri b?01:26:25: What If You Landed on Kepler-22 b?01:37:02: What If You Traveled to Gliese 12 b?01:48:53: What If You Visited the Galaxy’s Most Dangerous Planet?01:58:14: What If the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Collided?02:01:36: What If You Fell Into Saturn?02:20:45: What If We Swapped Our Sun With Other Objects in The Universe?02:40:17: What If The Planets Changed Positions?02:53:26: What If We Found Alien Life on K2-18 b?
#Earthevolution #massextinction #universe #exoplanet #hypotheticalworlds #cosmicjourney ##whatif ##earth ##universe
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Oh my. Have you done something different with your peepers? Like maybe swapped them out for a pair of freakishly oversized fly eyes? They look functional. How would you see the world around you? What would you look like to other people? And how would this change your buzz life? Er, I mean love life?
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00:00 Waking up with fly eyes
00:40 Compound eyes
02:14 How would you see?
04:13 Physical appearance
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00:00: Waking up with fly eyes00:40: Compound eyes02:14: How would you see?04:13: Physical appearance
#eyes #fly #compoundeyes #humanbody #insects #perception #appearance
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A giant, fork-tongued lizard with razor-sharp teeth and bacteria-laced venom. This is no legend; it's a Komodo dragon. What would happen if you were attacked by one of these giant lizards? What would be your best bet to fight it off?
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00:00: The most dangerous lizard00:51: Komodo dragon facts03:17: Spotting the Komodo dragon04:40: Septic bacteria
#Komododragon #lizard #reptiles #animalattack #survival #bacteria #venom
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Welcome to Jurassic World in real life. Let's explore the idea of reviving some of the most dangerous creatures that ever roamed the Earth. What could possibly go wrong? How might we clone dinosaurs? What would life be like with them back on Earth, and which ones would have you for breakfast first?
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00:00 - Jurassic World IRL?
00:45 - Dinosaur DNA
02:07 - Cloning dinosaurs
03:05 - Finding the safest dinosaur
05:01 - Ultimate invasive species
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00:00:00: Jurassic World IRL?00:00:45: Dinosaur DNA00:02:07: Cloning dinosaurs00:03:05: Finding the safest dinosaur00:05:01: Ultimate invasive species
#dinosaur #JurassicWorld #extinction #cloning #DNA #prehistoriccreatures #invasivespecies
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If you could turn everything you touched into gold, how soon would your life become unbearable? Why would this superpower not make you rich? Why could things around you explode? And how could one touch end all life on the planet?
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00:00: Turning everything into gold00:33: You now have a superpower!02:49: The reality of turning things to gold04:13: Gravity05:22: Becoming really rich
#gold #superpower #rich #explosion #life #planet #hypothetical #possibilities #adventure
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Antimatter is the most potent fuel source known to humanity. It could be the secret to faster-than-light space travel. Where in the Universe would we find antimatter? How fast could it make your spaceship travel? And why would you want to stock up on bananas on your intergalactic trip?
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00:00 - Most potent fuel source
00:38 - Antimatter particles
01:49 - Where can we find antimatter?
02:54 - Producing antimatter
04:10 - Positrons
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00:00: Most potent fuel source00:38: Antimatter particles01:49: Where can we find antimatter?02:54: Producing antimatter04:10: Positrons
#antimatter #spaceship #spacetravel #fuel #cosmos #nasa #spacex #technology
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This superconducting magnet can do more than attract paper clips. It could unlock energy sources that might liberate humans from fossil fuels. But what if you swallow it? How would it change your DNA? How would it affect your animal instincts?
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00:00: Swallowing the most powerful magnet00:46: Recreating the nuclear fusion of a sun01:26: How would your organs interact?02:17: Altering your DNA03:14: Navigating by instinct03:55: Would your body become magnetic?
#magnet #superconducting #DNA #animalinstincts #energysources #fossilfuels #nuclearfusion #hypotheticalscenarios
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The captain sounds the alarm. The waters around the ship rumble as strange lights from below move closer. Something is emerging from the Mariana Trench, and it doesn't belong on Earth. If aliens lived in the ocean's deepest place, how would they look and communicate? What might happen if we contact them?
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00:00 - Aliens in Mariana Trench?
00:39 - What lies deep within the ocean?
02:11 - Translucent snailfish and sea cucumbers
02:58 - What would aliens eat at the bottom of the ocean?
04:38 - How would we notice the aliens?
05:35 - Overwhelming pressure at the depths
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00:00: Aliens in Mariana Trench?00:39: What lies deep within the ocean?02:11: Translucent snailfish and sea cucumbers02:58: What would aliens eat at the bottom of the ocean?04:38: How would we notice the aliens?05:35: Overwhelming pressure at the depths
#aliens #MarianaTrench #ocean #hypothetical #communication #deepsea #marinelife #aliencontact
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When you face an uncomfortable situation, you might choose to run and hide. But wouldn’t it be easier if you could suddenly blend into your surroundings? In what ways could you camouflage your body? How would your skin need to be different? And how would this ability change the way you interact with the world?
00:00 Blending into your surroundings00:46 Natural camouflage01:54 Humans being like chameleons03:18 Flounders04:15 How would everyone interact?
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00:00: Blending into your surroundings00:46: Natural camouflage01:54: Humans being like chameleons03:18: Flounders04:15: How would everyone interact?
#Camouflage #Chameleon #CamouflageSkin #Lizard #Blendingin #HumanInteraction
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Carbon is the primary building block of life on Earth. What if we replaced human life with silicon? Explore how silicon-based humans might look and act.
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00:00 Silicon-based life
00:53 Carbon life
02:32 Weak double bonds
03:42 Molecule movement
04:19 Sulphuric acid oceans
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00:00: Silicon-based life00:53: Carbon life02:32: Weak double bonds03:42: Molecule movement04:19: Sulphuric acid oceans
#Silicon-basedlife #Carbonlife #Doublebonds #Moleculemovement #Sulphuricacidoceans #WhatIf #Astrobiology
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The legendary dinosaur predator is back! A hungry T. rex has its sights set on dinner... looks like today, that's you. What would a T. rex bite do to a human? Is Jurassic Park right about this dinosaur's quick running speed, or are these predators slow but deadly? Find out if you could escape the jaws of a Tyrannosaurus rex.
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00:00:00: T. rex attack00:00:38: Late Cretaceous period00:02:20: Escape plan00:03:14: Scientific theories00:04:10: T. rex bite force
#T.rex #dinosaur #JurassicPark #Tyrannosaurusrex #Cretaceousperiod #escapeplan #dinosaurspeed #dinosaurbite
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Do you want to feel like you're at the internal temperature of a steak? Or maybe fry an egg with no stove? Welcome to Death Valley, and the "death" part is accurate. This national park stretching through California and Nevada is so hot you can barely breathe.
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00:00:00: Hottest place on Earth00:01:10: Where's Death Valley?00:01:38: Life in Death Valley00:03:33: Hyperthermia
#DeathValley #hottestplaceonEarth #California #Nevada #extremeheat #survival #temperature #nationalpark #hyperthermia
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It's the largest shark that's ever lived on Earth against a monstrous whale who terrorizes its prey. Would the megalodon shark or the Leviathan whale win this epic underwater matchup? Which underwater predator is bigger and who has the strength to take out the enemy?
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00:00: Megalodon Vs Leviathan00:53: Ancient ancestors01:40: Subscribe to VS!02:06: Fighter stats04:40: Fight06:41: Pick your winner
#Megalodon #Leviathan #Epicbattle #Underwaterpredators #Shark #Whale
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You've heard the Soundgarden song, but how about a real Black Hole Sun collision? Most black holes are the remnants of massive stars. Would our Sun survive the collision, or could a black hole make some serious cosmic trouble for the ruler of our Solar System?
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00:00: Black hole Sun.01:18: Singularity02:09: Oort Cloud03:45: Solar matter
#Sun #blackhole #collision #cosmic #SolarSystem #Soundgarden #Singularity #OortCloud
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Most of us don't get the recommended eight hours of sleep a night. But what if you went a whole week without sleeping? What would happen to your body? And how quickly would you start to hallucinate without sleep?
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00:00: No sleep for a week01:00: How much should you sleep?03:02: Sleeplessness dangers04:54: Hallucination
#WhatIf #Insomnia #NoSleep #SleepDeprivation #Hallucination #Sleeplessness
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It's not outside the realm of possibility. Russia has already tested an anti-satellite missile on one of its own satellites, threatening the safety of International Space Station crew members. If Russia crashed the ISS, what would it mean for international relations and space exploration?
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00:00: Crashing the ISS00:52: International Space Station03:29: Anti-satellite test04:35: Station building materials
#Russia #InternationalSpaceStation #anti-satellitemissile #spaceexploration #internationalrelations #WhatIf
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