2024x1 What if Earth suddenly stopped spinning? Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Jan 09, 2024
What would happen if the Earth and all terrestrial objects suddenly stopped spinning, but the atmosphere retained its velocity?
What would happen if the Earth and all terrestrial objects suddenly stopped spinning, but the atmosphere retained its velocity?
2024x2 What if you threw a baseball going nearly light speed? Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Fév 06, 2024
What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?
What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?
2024x3 Could you make an umbrella out of lasers? Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Fév 20, 2024
Stopping rain from falling on something with an umbrella is boring. What if you tried to stop rain with a laser that targeted and vaporized each incoming droplet before it could come within ten feet of the ground?
Stopping rain from falling on something with an umbrella is boring. What if you tried to stop rain with a laser that targeted and vaporized each incoming droplet before it could come within ten feet of the ground?
2024x5 What if you swam in a nuclear storage pool? Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Avr 02, 2024
What if I took a swim in a typical spent nuclear fuel pool? Would I need to dive to actually experience a fatal amount of radiation? How long could I safely stay at the surface?
What if I took a swim in a typical spent nuclear fuel pool? Would I need to dive to actually experience a fatal amount of radiation? How long could I safely stay at the surface?
How quickly would the oceans drain if a circular portal 20 meters in diameter appeared at the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest spot in the ocean? How would the Earth change as the water is being drained?
How quickly would the oceans drain if a circular portal 20 meters in diameter appeared at the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest spot in the ocean? How would the Earth change as the water is being drained?
If you had a printed version of the whole of Wikipedia, how many printers would you need in order to keep up with the changes made to the live version?
If you had a printed version of the whole of Wikipedia, how many printers would you need in order to keep up with the changes made to the live version?
2024x11 What if we teleported the oceans to Mars? Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Août 13, 2024
Suppose you did drain earth’s oceans and dumped the water on top of the Curiosity rover, how would Mars change as the water accumulated?
Suppose you did drain earth’s oceans and dumped the water on top of the Curiosity rover, how would Mars change as the water accumulated?
2024x12 Could you survive a nanosecond on the Sun? Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Sept 03, 2024
What would happen if you spent a nanosecond on the surface of the sun? Would it warm you up, burn you to a cinder, or do nothing at all?
What would happen if you spent a nanosecond on the surface of the sun? Would it warm you up, burn you to a cinder, or do nothing at all?
2024x13 What if a glass of water were LITERALLY half empty? Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Sept 24, 2024
What if a glass of water was, all of a sudden, literally half empty? The pessimist is probably more right about how it would turn out than the optimist.
What if a glass of water was, all of a sudden, literally half empty? The pessimist is probably more right about how it would turn out than the optimist.
How long would it take for people to notice their weight gain if the mean radius of the world increased by 1 cm every second? (Assuming the average composition of rock were maintained)
How long would it take for people to notice their weight gain if the mean radius of the world increased by 1 cm every second? (Assuming the average composition of rock were maintained)
2024x15 What if everyone pointed a laser at the moon? Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Nov 05, 2024
If every person on Earth aimed a laser pointer at the Moon at the same time, would it change color?
If every person on Earth aimed a laser pointer at the Moon at the same time, would it change color?
What if there were a lake on the Moon? What would it be like to swim in it? Presuming that it’s sheltered in a regular atmosphere, in some giant dome or something.
What if there were a lake on the Moon? What would it be like to swim in it? Presuming that it’s sheltered in a regular atmosphere, in some giant dome or something.
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