A True What-If Person's Mix of Wild Scenarios

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00:00:00 Oh boy, you can't stop seeing images of funny pandas on your final exam sheet.

00:00:06 All those late-night YouTube videos hit you hard, huh?

00:00:10 You scribble down some words, hoping that something makes sense.

00:00:14 You look at your watch and realize you've got only 10 minutes to finish.

00:00:19 Panic mode is officially on, but no one knows your watch has a pinch of magic in it.

00:00:25 You click the stop button on your watch and relax.

00:00:28 Don't worry, no one will turn to dust and half the universe won't disappear.

00:00:33 You simply freeze everything in time except yourself.

00:00:38 With this ability, you can stop the time for one minute a day.

00:00:42 So after freezing time, you get to one of your classmates, take a picture of the assignment,

00:00:47 and head back to your seat.

00:00:49 You unfreeze the time and write down the proper answer.

00:00:52 Phew, at least you can guarantee a passing grade!

00:01:03 You walk out of the classroom with a large smile on your face.

00:01:07 You check your watch and it says you spent 10 seconds of time freezing.

00:01:11 50 seconds left.

00:01:13 After that exam, you go and grab something to eat.

00:01:16 You're at the traffic light, waiting to cross the street.

00:01:19 Hey, there's a girl talking on the phone and a car is speeding up to her!

00:01:24 Everyone sees it, but nobody can do anything, and the car is only a few feet away from her.

00:01:29 You click the stop button and everything freezes again.

00:01:32 You run up to that girl and move her as fast as you can.

00:01:36 Then you run back to where you were standing and click the button again to unfreeze time.

00:01:41 Everyone is confused, but at least the girl's safe now.

00:01:45 The whole mission took you another 10 seconds.

00:01:47 40 seconds left.

00:01:50 You enter the coffee shop to grab a quick bite.

00:01:52 As soon as you get your coffee, you turn around and lose balance!

00:01:56 Your drink is falling down and about to spill!

00:01:59 You click the button instinctively, and the drink is now literally hanging in the air.

00:02:04 You collect all the droplets and put them back in the cup and click the button again.

00:02:08 You just saved yourself 5 bucks and a dry-cleaner's trip!

00:02:12 You realize you spent 15 seconds saving a drink.

00:02:15 25 seconds left for today.

00:02:18 As you're walking to the bin to throw away the cup, someone bumps into you!

00:02:22 The buckle unfastens and the watch smashes onto the ground.

00:02:26 You pick it up and see a scratch on the display, plus some parts came off.

00:02:31 You gather the parts, trying to fix it.

00:02:33 As you're doing so, you see a fly next to you and chew it off.

00:02:37 Strangely, it doesn't even flinch.

00:02:40 You look around and see everyone frozen in time.

00:02:43 The person who bumped into you is still in mid-motion.

00:02:46 The pigeons eating breadcrumbs are frozen too.

00:02:49 So are the cars and people.

00:02:51 Since the watch got damaged, it reversed the power.

00:02:54 Everything is on pause, and now you've only got 25 seconds of regular time.

00:02:59 If you waste it all, you'll be frozen in time forever!

00:03:03 At first, you try your best to fix it, but don't know what to do.

00:03:08 You take out your phone to browse some tutorial on how to fix a watch, but it won't load.

00:03:13 You keep refreshing, but nothing happens.

00:03:16 The Internet can only work in real time, and 25 seconds aren't enough for anything.

00:03:21 There's only one place now where you can learn how to fix watches in this situation

00:03:25 – a library.

00:03:26 You'll have to read about it and learn from scratch.

00:03:29 You rush to the closest library, which is at the campus.

00:03:33 Turns out, there are only a few books on how to repair watches, but they have zero info

00:03:37 you need.

00:03:39 You find a bike and pedal all the way across to the public library.

00:03:43 It took you 4 hours to get there.

00:03:45 Once you've arrived, you look at endless bookshelves.

00:03:48 You could easily switch back to real time and ask the librarian where to find what you

00:03:52 need, but then it might take longer than you have left.

00:03:56 There are way more books than you expected.

00:03:59 You pedal back home and grab some stuff to sleep and eat.

00:04:03 It's gonna be a long day!

00:04:06 When you're back, you grab a few large books that seem to have the answer.

00:04:10 No social media can distract you, since the Internet doesn't even work.

00:04:15 The time passed, and you've finally finished two large mechanics volumes.

00:04:19 But there's just one problem – you can't find volume 3!

00:04:24 Your only chance is to turn on time to do a quick Internet search on where it is.

00:04:29 You can't download an e-book, since it will take much time and it's impossible to print

00:04:33 in frozen time.

00:04:35 You click the button, and time resumes.

00:04:37 Everyone looks confused about a mattress and food leftovers all over the library floor.

00:04:43 But you do a quick Internet search and find out that you can order the book now and receive

00:04:48 it the next day.

00:04:49 Yeah, right.

00:04:50 It turns out, the closest book is in the library on the West Coast.

00:04:55 Bad news – you're in New York!

00:04:57 And what makes it worse is that the only source was updated years ago.

00:05:02 The book may not even be there.

00:05:04 You freeze time again.

00:05:06 It took you 10 seconds to get all the needed information.

00:05:09 You have no choice but to go on a road trip that will take around half a year by bike.

00:05:15 No other vehicle is available to you.

00:05:18 You find the best bike and gear, pack up some provisions, and leave the town.

00:05:24 You travel through the mountains, swamps, and dry lands.

00:05:27 You bike through frozen waterfalls and cut across heavy storms, frozen in time.

00:05:33 You find indoor places to sleep since time is frozen during the day.

00:05:37 But you actually took your time getting there and lengthened your trip to see all the sights

00:05:42 around the country.

00:05:43 You spent a week at the Grand Canyon and a month at Yellowstone.

00:05:47 You went up to bears and wolves so you can actually see the details of their muzzles.

00:05:52 You even decided to pedal all the way to Mexico to check out the amazing scenes and landscapes

00:05:58 around.

00:05:59 You visited all the cities and towns without worrying about money or a proper place to

00:06:03 stay.

00:06:04 "Uh, Steve from Legal again.

00:06:07 Brightside does not condone using stuff without paying for it.

00:06:10 Remember, this is a fantasy trip.

00:06:13 Okay, continue."

00:06:15 After covering all of Mexico, you continue all the way down through Central America,

00:06:19 where you got to witness even more amazing sights and landmarks.

00:06:23 Hey, you've already gone this far, why not continue pedaling down to South America?

00:06:29 You can even visit your friend in Argentina.

00:06:31 I mean, he wouldn't know you're there, but it would be nice to pay him a little visit.

00:06:36 After sunbathing in Brazil and mountain climbing in Bolivia, you end up at the southernmost

00:06:42 point in South America and admire the journey you took.

00:06:46 Right across the ocean is Antarctica.

00:06:48 It's impossible to get a boat and sail there, so you decide it's time to get back to business.

00:06:54 According to your calculations, it took you about 4 years to complete this journey.

00:06:59 But you finally reach the library.

00:07:02 You take out some water to drink but accidentally drop the watch on the ground and resume time.

00:07:08 Everyone is in motion, cars are honking their horns, dogs are barking, people are screaming

00:07:13 and shouting at each other.

00:07:15 You haven't heard a human voice in such a long time.

00:07:18 Some people are staring at you.

00:07:21 You're overwhelmed by all the energy around you, but suddenly wake up from it.

00:07:26 You fumble trying to find the watch.

00:07:28 Here it is.

00:07:29 You stop the time.

00:07:30 Only 3 seconds left.

00:07:33 You spend what seems to be another month in that large library trying to find the third

00:07:38 volume.

00:07:39 You've got no more time to do another internet search with those 3 seconds.

00:07:45 After you've finally found it, you spend 2 more months figuring out how to fix your watch.

00:07:50 When you're done, all you have to do is click the button to bring everything back to normal.

00:07:56 But you decide to pedal all the way back home.

00:08:00 You clean up all the mess in the library and go back to the coffee shop where it all started.

00:08:06 You even return the bike you borrowed.

00:08:09 This is it.

00:08:10 3 seconds to see if all that work was for nothing.

00:08:13 You click the button and watch time move on.

00:08:16 You look at your watch 3, 2, 1.

00:08:20 Phew!

00:08:21 Everything is back to normal.

00:08:23 You go back home and lock up that watch in your drawer, never to look at it again.

00:08:29 Until next time.

00:08:32 Imagine a planet where every breath you take electrifies your body like a shot of espresso.

00:08:38 The sky above you is an intense shade of blue, while colossal trees stretch towards the heavens,

00:08:43 their vibrant green leaves growing at an astonishing rate.

00:08:47 Daily exercise becomes a thrill like no other.

00:08:50 With the abundance of oxygen, you become a supercharged version of yourself.

00:08:55 Running feels effortless as you dart across the landscape, lifting weights that would

00:08:59 normally seem impossible.

00:09:01 It's as if the world itself is infused with a surge of energy.

00:09:05 Everything is moving faster.

00:09:07 The wildlife surrounding you is equally affected by this oxygen overload.

00:09:12 Animals roam the land in majestic proportions.

00:09:15 Their massive frames are propelled by speed and agility.

00:09:18 Picture yourself in a pulse-pounding chase with an oxygen-charged cheetah, racing against

00:09:23 a predator that could put a Ferrari to shame.

00:09:26 Now you may wonder how such a wild scenario could ever be possible.

00:09:30 Well, let's see.

00:09:33 Oxygen is the powerful fuel that keeps life going.

00:09:36 It makes up about 21% of the air we breathe, and every breath we take delivers these tiny

00:09:41 molecules to our cells, giving them the energy they need to thrive.

00:09:47 Without oxygen, our cells would struggle, and our bodies would fall apart.

00:09:52 But that's not all.

00:09:54 Oxygen is a superstar that works for all kinds of living things, from tiny bacteria to giant

00:09:59 elephants.

00:10:00 It's even important underwater, where it enriches the oceans.

00:10:04 Amazing creatures like plankton and algae produce lots of oxygen, creating a thriving

00:10:08 underwater world.

00:10:10 But to fully understand the impact of high oxygen levels on the planet, prepare for a

00:10:15 journey back in time.

00:10:17 Recently, scientists have made an astonishing discovery.

00:10:21 They tested rocks from two different places that were really far apart.

00:10:25 And can you believe it?

00:10:27 These rocks held tiny pockets of gas that showed how oxygen levels shot up by almost

00:10:31 a third in a very short time.

00:10:33 It was like a breath of fresh air.

00:10:35 So they studied these rocks and found that oxygen levels back then were much higher.

00:10:40 Imagine lush landscapes, towering forests, and gigantic swamps that stretched as far

00:10:45 as you could see.

00:10:47 During the Carboniferous Period, oxygen ruled the atmosphere at an impressive 20%, just

00:10:52 like today.

00:10:54 But over the next 50 million years, its levels shot up to a crazy 35%.

00:10:59 Can you imagine what that did?

00:11:02 As oxygen surged, something incredible happened.

00:11:06 Huge forests grew all over the land, creating a breathtaking green world.

00:11:11 And massive swamps took over low-lying areas, making the landscape look surreal and otherworldly.

00:11:16 At the same time, carbon dioxide levels dropped.

00:11:19 Normally, when things break down, microbes release carbon dioxide into the air.

00:11:24 This gas acts like a warm blanket, trapping the sun's heat and raising temperatures.

00:11:29 But in the mysterious swamps where these giant plants were buried, the microbes couldn't

00:11:33 do their job.

00:11:34 The result?

00:11:36 The planet got really cold.

00:11:38 Who would have thought that a breath of fresh air could have such power?

00:11:42 The scientists are still trying to figure out why this happened.

00:11:45 But one thing is certain.

00:11:47 It wasn't just happening in one place.

00:11:49 It was a worldwide phenomenon.

00:11:51 It was like the planet was playing a funny game with the climate.

00:11:54 But let's go even earlier.

00:11:56 We see the first North American dinosaurs making their grand entrance.

00:12:00 High oxygen levels are what gave a big boost to the rise of mighty dinosaurs in North America

00:12:04 and beyond.

00:12:06 Picture tropics filled with the magnificent giant creatures.

00:12:09 Obviously, dinosaurs didn't just appear out of nowhere.

00:12:13 They took advantage of a changing environment that was perfect for their evolution.

00:12:17 Oxygen levels played a huge part in this dinosaur party.

00:12:20 As oxygen levels rose, so did the size of these incredible creatures.

00:12:24 They started small with predators like chindasaurs.

00:12:27 And soon after, huge dinosaurs like sauropods took over the land.

00:12:31 Then, 65 million years ago, dinosaurs disappeared and mammals took over.

00:12:37 And here's the interesting part.

00:12:38 Mammals never grew as big as dinosaurs.

00:12:41 So what's the explanation for this?

00:12:44 Mammals, and humans are mammals too by the way, are special because we can regulate our

00:12:50 body temperature.

00:12:51 But that comes at a cost.

00:12:53 We need a lot of energy to stay warm compared to reptiles and dinosaurs.

00:12:57 Dinosaurs didn't bother with temperature control, so they could focus on growing big.

00:13:02 The biggest dinosaurs were 10 times larger than the largest mammals.

00:13:06 It's like a game of "anything you can do, I can do 10 times bigger."

00:13:11 Dinosaurs might have had similar limitations with their sizes, but those were much less

00:13:14 strict.

00:13:17 Before the dinosaurs' extinction, mammals were very small.

00:13:20 Many mammal species disappeared along with the dinosaurs.

00:13:24 But survivors took advantage of the open ecosystem and rapidly diversified into various body

00:13:29 sizes.

00:13:30 However, after 42 million years of growth, mammals reached a size plateau.

00:13:36 This happened on all continents, most likely because of the temperature and land area.

00:13:41 Colder environments allowed mammals to grow larger.

00:13:43 Balancing body size and heat became challenging.

00:13:47 Land area also played a role in sustaining big populations.

00:13:51 But making animals bigger isn't the only thing high oxygen can do.

00:13:56 This humble gas is a true jack of all trades.

00:13:59 It also acts as our loyal bodyguard, protecting us from harmful UV rays and other dangers

00:14:04 from space.

00:14:06 Without oxygen, we would be defenseless against space threats.

00:14:10 Oxygen also has a fascinating role in shaping the weather.

00:14:13 It teams up with its other atmospheric buddies to make the sky go wild with tornadoes, hurricanes

00:14:18 and thunderstorms.

00:14:19 They mix and mingle in the air, creating just the right conditions for these exciting weather

00:14:24 adventures to happen.

00:14:26 And these adventures can be dangerous, but they serve an important purpose.

00:14:29 They help distribute nutrients and organic matter, carrying soil, leaves and debris to

00:14:34 new places.

00:14:36 So what if we decided to mess with nature and crank up the oxygen levels to crazy heights

00:14:41 - 30%, 40% or even 50%?

00:14:45 Well, too much of a good thing can become dangerous.

00:14:50 Oxygen toxicity is when too much of this gas causes big problems.

00:14:54 It's like eating loads of candy.

00:14:56 It's fun at first, but soon enough you'll regret it.

00:15:00 Surprisingly, an overdose of oxygen can leave you struggling for breath, like a tired dancer

00:15:05 in desperate need of a break.

00:15:07 At first you might feel a burst of energy, but it doesn't last.

00:15:10 Dizziness sets in, as if you've been spinning on the dance floor for hours without stopping.

00:15:16 In extreme cases, too much oxygen can even harm your body, making you feel like you've

00:15:21 crashed into a huge truck.

00:15:23 So while oxygen is always with us, giving us life, it's important to appreciate its

00:15:29 delicate balance.

00:15:30 Don't put on your special breathing gear.

00:15:33 Also, we wouldn't be the only creatures to suffer from this oxygen extravaganza.

00:15:39 Mammals, for example, will struggle to adapt to these extreme levels.

00:15:44 The balance of power among species will change drastically, and winners and losers will fight

00:15:49 for survival in a world that's spinning out of control.

00:15:52 And we'll need stronger shelters to deal with these gigantic animals.

00:15:56 We'll have to stay nimble and avoid danger.

00:15:59 Amidst all the chaos, there will be astonishing adaptations.

00:16:03 Birds will fly higher than ever before, reaching heights that would amaze even the clouds.

00:16:08 Also, get ready for more natural disasters and delicate ecosystems hanging in the balance.

00:16:14 Fires will start quickly and rage fiercely, making wildfires a constant threat.

00:16:19 Even a small spark from a campfire could cause disaster.

00:16:23 We'll need to rethink our cooking and heating methods to stay safe in this oxygen-filled

00:16:27 world.

00:16:28 But let's not forget the other side of the oxygen story.

00:16:32 If we had a planet with low oxygen, only around 15%, we would face a completely different

00:16:38 struggle.

00:16:40 Every breath would be difficult, leaving us tired and struggling for air.

00:16:44 Physical activity would become extremely hard, and our memory and focus would suffer.

00:16:49 So let's be grateful for the oxygen levels we have now.

00:16:52 They're the perfect balance for us to thrive.

00:16:56 In this exhilarating journey through an oxygen-rich world, we've experienced breathtaking wonders

00:17:01 and discovered the delicate balance of our planet.

00:17:04 Let's cherish the magic in every breath, respect the interplay of oxygen and life,

00:17:10 and embrace the thrill of this remarkable ride called life.

00:17:18 That party was wild!

00:17:21 You and your friends go out of the club and call a taxi.

00:17:25 Ten minutes later, you're all riding in comfort to your homes.

00:17:29 In the corner of your eye, while chatting with your buddies, you register that street

00:17:33 lights are out already.

00:17:35 Although it's 3 AM and still dark outside.

00:17:38 Eh, whatever.

00:17:40 The taxi drops you at your house and speeds away.

00:17:43 The driveway is dark as well.

00:17:45 Everyone's probably asleep, no wonder.

00:17:49 You walk to your front door.

00:17:50 Ah, the motion-sensitive light doesn't turn on.

00:17:53 That's weird.

00:17:54 The bulb must've blown.

00:17:57 You shrug and fumble for your keys in the dark.

00:18:00 Ah, gotcha!

00:18:01 Now be quiet not to wake everyone.

00:18:04 You don't turn on the lights in the hall, take off your shoes, and tiptoe to the bathroom.

00:18:09 All you need now is a good shower to wash off the sweat from all that dancing.

00:18:14 You click the light switch, and nothing.

00:18:17 The light doesn't turn on here either.

00:18:19 Now that's not a coincidence.

00:18:22 You briefly think of going to the basement and using the diesel generator, but drop the

00:18:26 idea.

00:18:27 The thing is too loud.

00:18:28 Okay, you'll wash in the dark then.

00:18:32 You turn the bathtub, but all it does is gurgle and let out a few grimy drops, and then it

00:18:37 goes quiet.

00:18:39 Ah, wonderful.

00:18:41 No light, no water.

00:18:42 The best end of the night ever.

00:18:45 Annoyed, you go upstairs to your room (careful not to step on your cat on the way) and fall

00:18:53 on the bed without even undressing.

00:18:55 What's the point, right?

00:18:58 Morning.

00:18:59 You wake up feeling yucky.

00:19:01 The clothes cling to your body.

00:19:02 You desperately need a shower now.

00:19:06 You go downstairs to the bathroom, click on the lights without thinking, and it all comes

00:19:13 back to you.

00:19:14 There's still no light.

00:19:16 You check the tap again.

00:19:18 No news there either.

00:19:20 Just great.

00:19:21 Okay, it's 11 am already.

00:19:24 Here it is then.

00:19:26 You go to the basement and pour some gas into the tank, then turn it on.

00:19:31 It begins roaring loudly, but at least it works.

00:19:34 That means you have electricity now.

00:19:37 As you go back up, you see your mom's woken up.

00:19:40 You explain what's going on and go outside to the nearby store to get some bottled water.

00:19:46 On the way, you meet one of your neighbors.

00:19:49 He's carrying a gallon bottle of water in each hand.

00:19:52 You quickly find out everyone seems to have the same problem.

00:19:56 No light, no water.

00:19:58 As you turn the corner, even from afar, you can see a line before the store entrance.

00:20:04 You have to wait for a full 20 minutes before your turn comes, and you take your own 2 gallons.

00:20:13 The cashier informs you in a tired voice that card payments are not available due to power

00:20:18 outage.

00:20:19 Only cash, please.

00:20:21 You roll your eyes and give him 5 bucks.

00:20:23 Surely it's a temporary inconvenience, nothing more.

00:20:28 You go back hauling the bottles.

00:20:31 It's been a full month now without electricity and tap water.

00:20:35 What started as a nuisance is now turning into a full-blown disaster.

00:20:41 Most public venues are closed as well as factories and even schools.

00:20:46 TV isn't working either, obviously, so many people have gone unemployed.

00:20:52 You had to drop your studies, helping your parents in the yard.

00:20:55 They've been busy growing their own vegetables there.

00:20:58 But what really worries you is that there still hasn't been any official announcement

00:21:03 about what's happening.

00:21:06 People are starting to gather in close communities to help each other.

00:21:10 Many of those whose work was related to computers and machines are now learning to survive on

00:21:15 their own without the modern conveniences.

00:21:19 But even farmers have had it tough.

00:21:22 They try to use machines sparingly, saving the fuel, and their work has become increasingly

00:21:27 hard.

00:21:29 Bottled water is becoming a luxury too.

00:21:32 The prices have skyrocketed in the past few weeks, and if it doesn't get better soon,

00:21:37 only a select few will have access to clean water.

00:21:42 At home, you only turn on the diesel generator when it's necessary – to cook food or

00:21:47 do a quick clean-up once every few days.

00:21:50 At other times, you don't use electricity at all.

00:21:54 You're starting to get used to waking up at dawn to catch as much sunlight during the

00:21:58 day as possible.

00:22:01 When the sun sets, nothing can be done in the darkness, so you either go to sleep after

00:22:06 a hard day's work, or burn a candle and read a good old-fashioned book.

00:22:12 Half a year has passed, nothing's changing, there's still no information about what

00:22:16 caused the outage, and people who went on expeditions to other towns return with the

00:22:22 same news from everywhere.

00:22:24 The problem seems to be global.

00:22:28 Getting used to your new lifestyle, you and your parents have reorganized your household.

00:22:32 You've got a couple of cows and several chickens for milk and eggs, and your backyard

00:22:38 is now a real garden with cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes, and even apples growing under your

00:22:44 supervision.

00:22:46 Getting water for drinking and gardening is an ordeal, though.

00:22:49 Bottled water has become too rare and extremely expensive.

00:22:53 So now you have to go to the river 6 miles away.

00:22:57 At first, you travel there by car, taking as many bottles and canisters as could fit.

00:23:03 But after a few months, you've completely run out of gas.

00:23:06 So now you and your dad walk all the way down there and back.

00:23:11 At least you have a cart, so you can haul more than you would with your bare hands,

00:23:15 but the journey still takes the best part of a day.

00:23:19 The town has become a really friendly and supportive community.

00:23:22 Neighbors help each other all the time, and it's become common to have barbecue parties

00:23:27 with the whole neighborhood.

00:23:29 Everyone's bringing their own food to contribute, and those who aren't coping with natural

00:23:33 living yet take home some goods to fill their bellies for several days.

00:23:38 Although you're living on the outskirts, almost in the country, it's still unusual

00:23:43 how quiet it is without cars driving by.

00:23:46 Still, another sound has replaced the engines.

00:23:50 Hooves clopping along the road.

00:23:52 More and more people are riding horses again to get by.

00:23:56 The town itself has grown almost empty.

00:23:59 People are leaving their apartments to live in the country, and many of them have to unite

00:24:03 in tight groups to survive on the plots of land they've procured for themselves.

00:24:09 The best spots are, of course, along the riverbanks.

00:24:12 That's where most townspeople have concentrated.

00:24:15 Some try to organize posts and sell water from the river, but they were soon put to

00:24:20 shame.

00:24:21 Free access to water was given to everyone.

00:24:24 It's your mom's birthday today!

00:24:27 You and dad have traded some meat and vegetables for a nice bouquet of white roses and strawberries,

00:24:32 her favorites.

00:24:33 It's the fourth time you celebrate her birthday in this new world.

00:24:38 Four and a half years you've been living off the ground, and things are looking better

00:24:42 than ever.

00:24:43 Your dad talked to the community and the former townspeople by the river, and they agreed

00:24:48 to help build an irrigation system.

00:24:51 You've dug three canals that help water everyone's crops and then returned to the main flow.

00:24:57 Now you don't have to travel 12 miles every few days.

00:25:01 Also, people from your neighborhood have arranged for communal crops, and you work on your patch

00:25:06 every day – sowing, plowing, and harvesting.

00:25:10 Afterwards, the harvest is distributed among everyone according to the size of their households.

00:25:16 With this system, nobody gets left out even if they can't work in the field.

00:25:22 Surprisingly, you took a liking to this lifestyle.

00:25:26 You barely remember what it was like to have a smartphone or to watch TV, but you enjoy

00:25:31 the singing of birds every night and working in the fresh air every day.

00:25:36 Although it was hard at first, you've now grown tanned and lean and muscular, and both

00:25:42 your physical and mental health has improved.

00:25:45 You're no longer pursuing deadlines or hurrying anywhere.

00:25:48 Your life is now peaceful, and you have a simple purpose – to live and help others.

00:25:55 You haven't forgotten your friends either, and you come visit each other often.

00:25:59 They come to help you in the field, and in the evenings, you have a dinner together,

00:26:03 play cards, and sing songs around the fire.

00:26:06 As far as you know, life's never been this simple yet satisfying.

00:26:11 Nobody still knows what happened, but it seems to be for the better after all.

00:26:18 Is that Earth you can see at a distance?

00:26:20 Right!

00:26:21 Just look at it, floating in space, hanging out with its planet buddies.

00:26:26 You spot orange-red Mars, and Jupiter with its asteroid belt.

00:26:31 Even tiny Pluto is there.

00:26:34 All these planets keep their distance from each other, moving along in their own orbits.

00:26:38 They're not very social, you see, but that's a good thing.

00:26:42 It would cause nothing but trouble if they started to bump into each other.

00:26:47 But even though there are others, Earth is the only planet we know that has life, and

00:26:53 we've even figured out why.

00:26:55 It's because it was lucky enough to appear in the best spot in our solar system, in the

00:27:01 Goldilocks Zone.

00:27:04 Scientists say the key ingredient for life is water.

00:27:07 But well, there's water on Mercury.

00:27:10 This planet has deposits of water ice at its south and north poles, but only because those

00:27:16 places never see the light.

00:27:19 Everywhere else, water simply evaporates from the surface of the planet.

00:27:23 Mercury is way too close to the Sun.

00:27:27 Pluto has some water too.

00:27:30 Astronomers even think the dwarf planet might be up to 30% water, but it's frozen.

00:27:36 Unlike Mercury, Pluto's too far away from the Sun, which is why all its water is in

00:27:42 the form of ice.

00:27:44 But Earth hovers in a perfect spot called the Habitable Zone.

00:27:49 It has the right temperature for the water to remain liquid, and for all forms of life

00:27:53 to flourish.

00:27:54 But what if Earth was the only planet in the solar system?

00:27:58 No Mars, no Jupiter, no Mercury, no Venus.

00:28:02 Things might have turned out a little different than what we're used to.

00:28:06 Remember that massive asteroid that hit the Earth around 66 million years ago?

00:28:11 Well, without Jupiter and its asteroid belt, our planet would be constantly hit by meteorites

00:28:18 and asteroids, and some of them would be just as big as the one that caused all that sorrow

00:28:23 to the dinosaurs.

00:28:25 Those rocky fellas would be roaming around in space with no one and nothing to stop them.

00:28:32 And if Earth was the only planet out there, it would also be their only target.

00:28:38 But that's not all.

00:28:39 Look at all this huge space Earth would have all to itself.

00:28:43 It means our planet would have an opportunity to travel a bit.

00:28:47 It could even choose to leave the Goldilocks Zone.

00:28:51 But then, would life on the planet still be the same?

00:28:54 Well let's say Earth started drifting away from the sun.

00:28:58 Then, it'd soon get too cold on the planet.

00:29:02 Picture a place where the sun doesn't shine anymore.

00:29:05 Dark, cold, covered in ice and snow all year round.

00:29:10 That would be our Earth if it traveled further from the sun.

00:29:14 If this happened, our cities would start to look very different.

00:29:18 Right now, Earth is full of life.

00:29:21 Come to any park and you'll see green trees and grass everywhere.

00:29:25 There will be people walking, sitting on the benches, enjoying the sun.

00:29:29 You'll definitely spot someone playing soccer or frisbee.

00:29:33 On the park's lawns, there will be people resting on their blankets, soaking up the

00:29:37 sun.

00:29:38 A few people will be reading their books, looking relaxed and happy.

00:29:43 Back in space, you see Earth again.

00:29:45 The planet is still in its favorite spot.

00:29:48 That's why life is so beautiful down there.

00:29:51 But wait, is it moving?

00:29:54 Our planet is definitely further from the sun now.

00:29:57 Has it changed things for Earth?

00:29:59 It actually looks a bit bluer now.

00:30:03 Down there, famous golden California is not so golden anymore.

00:30:07 It's gloomy and dark, much like all other places on Earth.

00:30:12 New York is covered in ice.

00:30:14 Even in the hottest places, the temperatures are now below freezing, including tropical

00:30:19 destinations like the Bahamas.

00:30:22 After a while, liquid water turns into ice.

00:30:26 The oceans now look like giant skating rinks.

00:30:29 Except, there's no one to skate there since the planet has become way too cold to support

00:30:35 life.

00:30:36 OK, then what if, instead of drifting further away from the sun, Earth moved closer, with

00:30:43 people still aboard?

00:30:46 The temperatures here are crazy, too hot to handle.

00:30:49 The climate would be getting hotter and hotter.

00:30:52 Natural disasters would start to occur more often.

00:30:55 Hurricanes and floods would be a common thing on Earth now.

00:30:59 And pretty soon, the planet would get too hot for people to handle.

00:31:03 Particles from the sun would become a serious threat.

00:31:07 The atmosphere would be struggling to protect Earth from solar radiation.

00:31:11 But this shield would be growing weaker.

00:31:14 Liquid water would be nowhere to be found anymore, maybe only in underground deposits.

00:31:20 Earth would look a bit like Mars, all rocky and barren.

00:31:24 The Mississippi River would dry up and leave behind a huge canyon.

00:31:28 All the oceans would be gone, too.

00:31:31 At the moment, the Mariana Trench is the deepest known place on Earth.

00:31:35 It's incredibly hard to reach its bottom because of the immense water pressure there.

00:31:40 But without water, trips to the deepest spot on Earth would be possible.

00:31:45 It would help people uncover some more of Earth's secrets.

00:31:48 If people still lived on the dry and scorching hot planet, that is.

00:31:52 In other words, if someone was to explore Earth after the planet had moved closer to

00:31:57 the sun, everything would be completely different.

00:32:01 But what if Earth didn't move at all, and everything remained the same?

00:32:05 The only difference?

00:32:07 There would be no other planets around us.

00:32:09 It would change the way people explore space.

00:32:12 Sure, there would still be navigation, communication, and weather satellites.

00:32:17 And maybe space telescopes.

00:32:19 But there wouldn't be any other space objects close enough for people to send missions there.

00:32:25 This would affect the future, too.

00:32:27 If people had no desire or opportunity to go to space, they would invest in their home

00:32:32 planet.

00:32:33 They would build sky cities, instead of looking for other planets to colonize.

00:32:39 These days, if you get a state-of-the-art telescope, you'll see distant stars and other

00:32:43 planets.

00:32:44 The better the telescope, the more detail there is for you to see.

00:32:49 But with no other planets out there, the picture of space wouldn't be so exciting.

00:32:54 Stars would still be visible, and you might even spot a meteorite or two.

00:32:59 And you'd definitely see the moon.

00:33:01 But that's about it.

00:33:03 Space agencies would mostly be focused on keeping Earth secure.

00:33:07 Mainly because asteroids would become frequent visitors.

00:33:11 To protect the planet, scientists would have to figure out ways to get rid of them.

00:33:16 Like a massive laser beam.

00:33:18 When turned on, it could go all the way to the moon, and even further.

00:33:23 Instead of building rockets to explore space, SpaceX and NASA would be in the asteroid-clearing

00:33:29 business.

00:33:31 People wouldn't even think of trying to contact other civilizations.

00:33:34 If there were no planets similar to Earth, they would consider it a wasted effort.

00:33:40 This means no radio signals being constantly sent out to space.

00:33:45 A curious fact.

00:33:46 In February of 2008, the Beatles' song "Across the Universe" was beamed into deep space.

00:33:53 It was done to celebrate both the song's 40th anniversary and NASA's 50th anniversary.

00:34:00 In the 70s, people also sent a radio signal out into space.

00:34:05 It contained some basic information about humans and the solar system.

00:34:09 But it was more a feat of strength for technology than an attempt to contact any alien buddies

00:34:15 we might have.

00:34:17 With no planets around, the world of sci-fi would change too.

00:34:22 There would be no more movies about deep space exploration.

00:34:25 No massive spaceships and rockets would appear on the big screen.

00:34:29 And since there would be no expeditions to other planets, no rovers would be sent to

00:34:34 space to look for signs of life and explore new worlds, like what the rovers on Mars are

00:34:39 doing right now.

00:34:42 People would concentrate more on their own planet.

00:34:45 For example, they would begin to explore its insides.

00:34:48 New technologies would allow us to dig much, much deeper, all the way through Earth's

00:34:53 crust and further.

00:34:55 And doesn't a trip to the planet's core sound exciting?

00:34:59 Instead of astronauts, there would be explorers of the deep underground.

00:35:04 New drilling technologies would be invented to make the digging process more effective.

00:35:09 There would be new types of vehicles.

00:35:11 They would be created to drill and protect explorers from the enormous underground pressure.

00:35:17 While exploring the world under the planet's surface, people would likely find absolutely

00:35:22 new life forms.

00:35:24 Those would be mysterious creatures that evolved to survive in the dark, in extreme temperatures,

00:35:30 and with barely any food.

00:35:32 It certainly helped people understand more about their home planet.

00:35:36 Hey, if I said, "What time is it?"

00:35:39 You'd probably look at your phone, laptop screen, or wristwatch to find out.

00:35:45 But how do these devices know the time?

00:35:48 In your devices, the time is set automatically by the program.

00:35:53 But how does this program know the exact time?

00:35:56 People set up wristwatches before the sale.

00:35:59 But then how do these people know the time?

00:36:03 Does anybody really know what time it is?

00:36:05 Hey, there's a song there!

00:36:07 Anyway, how do we determine this time?

00:36:10 And what happens if all the clocks in the world stop?

00:36:14 Wait a minute!

00:36:15 Or longer.

00:36:17 So welcome to the National Physical Laboratory in southwest London.

00:36:22 Here you can find some of the world's most famous atomic clocks called hydrogen masers.

00:36:27 There are about 400 such devices around the world.

00:36:31 And they help the whole planet navigate through time.

00:36:34 All modern technologies – satellites, operating systems, GPS, flight and train schedules,

00:36:42 and the TV program on your screen – are guided by the atomic clock.

00:36:47 And here's how they work.

00:36:49 Imagine a pendulum.

00:36:50 It swings from one side to the other.

00:36:53 One swing from left to right, or vice versa, is a period of time equal to one second.

00:37:00 The pendulum is not very accurate, since it's not constant.

00:37:04 Its movement may slow down or accelerate.

00:37:07 In atomic clocks, atoms do the function of a pendulum.

00:37:11 When they're exposed to microwave radiation, they begin to fluctuate.

00:37:15 About 9 billion fluctuations are equal to one second.

00:37:19 Don't believe me?

00:37:20 Count 'em yourself!

00:37:22 The vibrations of atoms are precise and unchangeable.

00:37:26 These clocks are not lagging behind and not accelerating.

00:37:30 The error in such a clock can be one second, once every 10 million years.

00:37:35 I can't wait around that long, so I'll take my word for it.

00:37:40 Atomic clocks guide all modern technologies and communication satellites.

00:37:45 And now let's imagine that, for some reason, they stop working.

00:37:50 Atoms no longer react to microwaves.

00:37:53 After them, quartz watches and all electronic ones stop.

00:37:57 Your phone no longer shows the time.

00:38:00 And the arrival times of flights disappears on the information board at the airport.

00:38:05 At this moment, all dispatchers contact the pilots and ask them to land urgently at the

00:38:11 nearest airports.

00:38:13 Dispatcher flights become impossible.

00:38:15 There are too many planes in the sky.

00:38:18 If several start taking off and landing at once at the same airport, it can lead to a

00:38:23 disaster.

00:38:24 Dispatchers wouldn't create the correct schedule without clocks.

00:38:29 The same goes for all trains.

00:38:31 Train stations can no longer coordinate trips and make switches on railway tracks.

00:38:36 This system is too complex and can only work with a precise time.

00:38:41 The world is beginning to plunge into complete chaos.

00:38:45 The banking system is collapsing.

00:38:47 Brokers don't transfer money to clients' accounts on time.

00:38:51 People can't get their salaries on schedule.

00:38:54 Imagine you promise to send a presentation to a client tomorrow at 2 p.m. and expect

00:38:59 to get paid for it.

00:39:01 The next day, you don't know what time it is.

00:39:04 And send the presentation to the client 2 hours later.

00:39:08 They don't get the file on time, and the deal falls apart.

00:39:13 At large plants and factories, the schedule of the day gets down.

00:39:17 People don't give out the necessary volume of production.

00:39:21 Imagine some factory produces 2 tons of processed steel in exactly 8 hours.

00:39:27 But the rhythm of work is disrupted, and this reduces the volume.

00:39:31 Next, the steel should go to the ship.

00:39:34 However, the ship's schedules are no longer working either.

00:39:38 And this applies to all materials in general – wood, electrical carriers, oil and metals.

00:39:44 Logistic chains collapse because of the stopping of the clock.

00:39:48 There's an economic crisis and panic in the world.

00:39:52 The exchange closes and opens every day at different times.

00:39:56 Shareholders and investors are losing a lot of money.

00:40:00 Some say that the clock, not the steam engine, was the most important mechanism for the Industrial

00:40:06 Revolution.

00:40:07 Steam engines powered cars and ships, but they couldn't synchronize the work of many

00:40:12 people.

00:40:14 Under such conditions, you stop rushing anywhere.

00:40:18 But so do all the other people.

00:40:20 You can come to the supermarket, and it will be closed because its owner overslept.

00:40:26 But then, when its doors open, you'll find that there are almost no goods there.

00:40:31 Ships, trains and trucks couldn't deliver fruits, breads and vegetables because they

00:40:36 couldn't agree on the time.

00:40:39 Many will leave big cities, as it'll be challenging to live there without clocks.

00:40:45 The age of high technology has ended.

00:40:48 TV channels stopped working, because some employees were late and didn't start the

00:40:52 broadcast.

00:40:53 The channel host came before the operator.

00:40:57 But the sound engineer is still sleeping, because the alarm clock doesn't know what

00:41:01 time it is.

00:41:04 To stop the chaos, two things need to be done.

00:41:08 The first is to accept that the former high-tech life will no longer exist.

00:41:13 The second thing is to take an example from our ancestors.

00:41:17 People lived for thousands of years without knowing the exact time.

00:41:21 It has been necessary only since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

00:41:26 Before that, people were guided by the sun, the rooster's singing, and the internal

00:41:31 biological clock.

00:41:33 For hundreds of thousands of years, humans used to go to bed at night and wake up in

00:41:38 the morning.

00:41:39 But with the invention of the light bulb, this order was violated.

00:41:43 The Industrial Era forced humanity to focus not on the internal clock, but on the opening

00:41:49 time of factories and plants.

00:41:52 Then TV, the Internet and video games were invented, and the sleep mode established by

00:41:58 evolution changed.

00:42:00 But in a world without counting time, people will forget about alarm clocks again and start

00:42:06 improving their sleep.

00:42:08 There will be a sundial in every house.

00:42:11 The shadow will guide humanity.

00:42:14 Hourglasses of various shapes and sizes will be popular again in the world.

00:42:19 Sooner or later, we will have returned to some landmark in time as it was in the past.

00:42:25 For example, in the 19th century, people used hundreds of different time standards.

00:42:31 Railway schedules and buses determined each of them.

00:42:34 When the number of routes increased, people started sticking to the same time that was

00:42:38 set in Greenwich, UK.

00:42:41 There was a big mechanical clock that guided the whole country.

00:42:45 Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT.

00:42:47 Merchants, factory directors and bankers adjusted their watches according to GMT.

00:42:53 When all UK trains were timed, the GMT signal was sent across the Atlantic via an underwater

00:42:59 cable straight to Harvard in Massachusetts.

00:43:03 Then at a special conference in Washington, DC, more than 25 countries recognized Greenwich

00:43:10 as the international time standard.

00:43:14 Everything was fine, the technology worked synchronously worldwide, but the problem started.

00:43:20 After 10 years, scientists realized that the world needed new clocks.

00:43:25 It turned out that the Greenwich clock was inaccurate because it was based on the time

00:43:30 our planet spent to make one spin around its axis.

00:43:34 In the 20th century, people learned that Earth changed its rotation speed over the years.

00:43:39 Oh yeah?

00:43:40 It accelerates or slows down because of the gravitational influence of the Moon, the Sun,

00:43:46 and other planets, and because of geological fluctuations inside the Earth's core.

00:43:52 Scientists calculated that in 1900, the Earth rotated 4 milliseconds slower than at the

00:43:58 end of the 21st century.

00:44:00 Yes, there are people who watch this kind of stuff.

00:44:03 Therefore, people began to develop other, more accurate clocks.

00:44:08 Atomic ones that we still use.

00:44:11 But the strangest thing is that even these clocks don't work in the way people need.

00:44:16 Their main problem is excessive accuracy.

00:44:19 Earth doesn't constantly rotate the same way, so workers sometimes add additional seconds

00:44:24 to the atomic clock or subtract them.

00:44:27 And here's why.

00:44:29 Ordinary clocks are based on the rotation of our planet.

00:44:32 When the time on such a clock shows morning, it's also morning outside.

00:44:37 When the clock shows the late hour, it's dark outside.

00:44:40 You with me?

00:44:42 Our planet doesn't rotate at a constant speed, and the atomic clock is perfectly stable.

00:44:49 If the world always worked based on these clocks, then time would sooner or later deviate

00:44:55 from the actual day and night.

00:44:58 At some point, the sun would begin to rise at 6 p.m. and sunset would start by 7 a.m.

00:45:05 To prevent this, timekeepers changed the time on atomic clocks slightly.

00:45:11 All of this is necessary to preserve the usual things for people, so that the morning hour

00:45:16 on the clock and the street coincide.

00:45:18 Well, it's time for me to make like an atom and split.

00:45:23 And now for some breaking news.

00:45:29 All snakes have suddenly disappeared.

00:45:30 If you saw this on the news, what do you think would happen?

00:45:33 Well, Voldemort certainly wouldn't be pleased to hear this, and neither would other Slytherin

00:45:39 members.

00:45:40 Hogwarts would have three houses instead of four.

00:45:44 Parseltongue, which is the language of serpents, would become useless.

00:45:49 Okay, Potterheads, let's get back to our muggle world.

00:45:54 How would it affect us?

00:45:55 Well, let's look at the bright side first.

00:45:59 People with Ophidiophobia, which is the fear of snakes, would be so relieved.

00:46:04 We can all agree that snakes aren't exactly everyone's favorite animal.

00:46:10 Some snakes are venomous, and this doesn't help save their reputation.

00:46:15 It's often overlooked that these animals usually prefer to retreat when you encounter them.

00:46:21 They can become defensive if threatened, but when left alone, they don't want to mess with

00:46:25 you.

00:46:26 Try telling this to people with a phobia, though.

00:46:29 Now they can enjoy outdoor activities, such as mountain climbing, like everyone else.

00:46:35 And yet, they would have other worries in the absence of these serpents.

00:46:42 The design of the ecosystem works like a clock.

00:46:46 Every species has an important role.

00:46:48 If one goes down, the others will be affected.

00:46:52 Snakes are no exception to this order.

00:46:54 They primarily snack on mice or rats.

00:46:57 They help to control rodent and other small mammal populations.

00:47:03 This is important in terms of preventing the spread of diseases, too.

00:47:08 Think about the spread of the plague of medieval times.

00:47:11 Driving out all reptiles could cause a similar problem.

00:47:16 Did you know that the bubonic plague was never completely gone?

00:47:19 It's been spotted in modern times, too.

00:47:22 For instance, in Madagascar in 2008.

00:47:26 So it's good to have some snakes around to protect us from disease outbreaks.

00:47:32 You see, snakes are excellent hunters.

00:47:35 They ambush their prey by using their highly developed senses to find and track their potential

00:47:40 dinner.

00:47:42 They're super mobile, can squeeze through cracks, climb on rock walls, and swim.

00:47:48 They can even fly.

00:47:49 Well, sort of.

00:47:51 Flying snakes can't actually gain altitude, but they can glide.

00:47:57 They use the speed of free fall and contortions of their bodies to follow air flows and lift

00:48:02 themselves.

00:48:03 Yeah, they can catch their prey in numerous ways.

00:48:08 If we imagine a world without them, it will lead us to another phobia.

00:48:15 Allow me to introduce you to musophobia.

00:48:18 It's the fear of mice and rats.

00:48:21 People with this phobia will have a hard time with all those rats wandering around since

00:48:26 there are no snakes to eat them.

00:48:29 Not to mention that a single pair of rats can have a million descendants in over a year.

00:48:34 Say hello to crop damage.

00:48:36 An overpopulation of rodents can lead to a shortage of food and competition for resources.

00:48:42 Do I feel the Hunger Games vibes?

00:48:45 Oh, and mice wouldn't be our only problem.

00:48:49 You can add insects to the list too.

00:48:51 Again, without snakes, they'll throw a party in the streets.

00:48:57 Reptiles also play an important role in the natural environment and food webs as prey.

00:49:03 Mongooses, eagles, and hawks would really miss snakes.

00:49:08 Eventually, some populations of large mammals would decline, and this could lead to the

00:49:13 extinction of some species.

00:49:17 Then there's medicine.

00:49:20 Scientists and researchers would miss these creatures.

00:49:23 Snake venom is the key to the development of certain medicines.

00:49:27 For example, some diabetes and heart disease medicines have been derived from snake venom.

00:49:33 Animals who need them will get affected too.

00:49:38 When we mention snakes and medicine, there's something else that comes to mind.

00:49:43 Botox.

00:49:44 Is it really snake venom?

00:49:46 Nope.

00:49:48 Snake venom used in skin care isn't obtained from the animal itself.

00:49:52 It turns out that this ingredient is called sn-ake.

00:49:56 It's a human-made ingredient designed to mimic the effects of Temple Viper's snake venom.

00:50:04 Now let's picture what life would really look like without snakes.

00:50:07 I'm starting with day one.

00:50:10 People don't immediately notice the absence of these creatures.

00:50:14 So in the first few days, especially in cities, people would have no clue that all snakes

00:50:19 are gone.

00:50:21 Workers in zoos could start to panic.

00:50:24 You would see some news about snakes missing from zoos.

00:50:28 Then people in zoo administrations would go through CCTV footage.

00:50:32 They would be shocked to see that snakes disappeared into thin air.

00:50:38 After the spread of this news, authorities would probably open special departments to

00:50:43 see if they have any snakes left in their country.

00:50:46 Then it would turn into a worldwide issue.

00:50:49 Some sort of a global alliance would be established to investigate what happened to these reptiles.

00:50:54 And what could be done about it.

00:50:58 By the time authorities and people understood the severity of the situation, ecosystems

00:51:02 would already start to change.

00:51:05 People who live in urban environments may not be directly affected in the first few

00:51:09 months.

00:51:10 Then they would see more mice in their houses and in the streets.

00:51:15 Around 500,000 mice live in the network of tunnels of the London Underground, for example.

00:51:21 The number may vary, but many rodents live in large cities.

00:51:25 These animals would become more visible.

00:51:27 You'd open a kitchen cabinet and, oops, you'd see a mouse looking at you from behind a jar

00:51:32 of peanut butter.

00:51:37 New career opportunities would arise, since the demand to live in a mouse-free environment

00:51:42 would skyrocket.

00:51:45 Authorities might introduce new taxes to raise money to handle this new situation.

00:51:50 After all, they would need to provide people with safe places to live.

00:51:54 Of course, it would be not only urban places that would be affected by the absence of snakes.

00:52:00 The countryside would have even more problems.

00:52:03 Without snakes, the number of pests would increase.

00:52:06 These animals would start destroying crops and habitats of other animals, and farmers

00:52:11 would be in serious trouble.

00:52:15 Authorities would need to support people living there and find ways to protect the environment,

00:52:19 which would be their top priority.

00:52:23 Researchers and scientists would have to take a huge responsibility.

00:52:27 Maybe they'd create artificial snakes that could be nutritious like real snakes, so that

00:52:32 animals like eagles would hunt them and continue to live.

00:52:37 What artificial snakes would look like is a mystery.

00:52:40 I can't imagine them.

00:52:42 I'll just leave it to you.

00:52:45 If we flashed forward to five years from the first day of the world without snakes, we

00:52:50 would face an entirely different world.

00:52:54 Maybe we would have a special day for it, the fifth anniversary of the world without

00:52:58 snakes.

00:53:00 The changes would be obvious, but by that time, people would have probably got used

00:53:04 to living in that different world.

00:53:08 Some restaurants would have already made changes to their menus.

00:53:12 Goodbye to snake soup.

00:53:15 Then there would be new museums dedicated to snakes.

00:53:18 You'd be able to read about the story of their evolution and see their fossils.

00:53:24 Maybe you'd stop by the museum souvenir shop to buy a snake-shaped pen for your friend.

00:53:32 Lastly, we would still be looking for alternatives to snake venom in the field of medicine.

00:53:38 I mean, it's a relief for people who show allergic reactions to snake bites, but these

00:53:43 animals are crucial for some studies and medicines.

00:53:47 So researchers would still be busy trying to find alternatives that could replace snake

00:53:51 venom.

00:53:53 If we went 200 years ahead in time, we would see a world where people have fully accepted

00:53:59 that snakes are gone for good.

00:54:02 So much so that younger people would only know that there was an animal named a snake

00:54:07 that once lived on this planet.

00:54:09 They would get to know this animal from history books and videos.

00:54:13 Coloring books would have a cat or a dog, but not a snake.

00:54:18 Mythical creatures like Medusa and Chomoron would become even more mystical and interesting.

00:54:24 Oh, and we wouldn't compare a sneaky person to a snake anymore.

00:54:29 There would be a new definition for them.

00:54:33 We've survived the Ice Age, meteorites, and many other challenges, so we'll probably figure

00:54:38 something out.

00:54:40 Fingers crossed that this scenario never gets real, though.

00:54:44 Do you have any other version of how events could unfold in a snake-less world?

00:54:49 You work in a large nature reserve that's home to more than a thousand species of animals.

00:54:53 At night, you drive through the territory in a jeep to see if everything's okay.

00:54:58 Most of the animals are sleeping.

00:55:00 Suddenly, you hear the monkeys screaming.

00:55:03 They jump from branch to branch.

00:55:06 A herd of horses runs out of the forest.

00:55:08 They look worried, too.

00:55:10 You hear many animals crying.

00:55:12 Looks like some unknown strange thing has woken up and horrified the whole reserve.

00:55:17 You see a flash in the night sky.

00:55:19 It's a meteorite, and it's flying right towards you.

00:55:23 You get in the car, hit the gas, and drive away as far as possible.

00:55:27 The space rock falls right in front of you and throws your vehicle to the side.

00:55:32 You pass out.

00:55:35 The fallen meteorite emits some strange yellow energy.

00:55:39 You're inside an overturned car, unconscious.

00:55:42 All the animals have calmed down.

00:55:44 Thousands of them silently approach the meteorite.

00:55:47 Its energy envelops you and all the animals around.

00:55:52 The more energy comes out, the smaller the space stone becomes.

00:55:56 By the morning, the meteorite dissolves in the air.

00:55:59 It has absorbed the animal powers and passed them on to you.

00:56:05 You wake up in the grass near the car, surrounded by several people.

00:56:09 These are the reserve employees and some guys in black suits.

00:56:13 They study the crater in the ground and ask you what happened.

00:56:17 You tell them about the meteorite, and they order you to go with them.

00:56:22 One of them grabs you tightly by the shoulder.

00:56:24 You don't like it, and you want to break out.

00:56:27 Two men in black are holding you.

00:56:29 You get angry and feel your muscles increase, and your skin becomes covered with fur.

00:56:35 You quickly push the men away and roar.

00:56:38 Your nails have turned into claws.

00:56:40 You've received a bear's powers.

00:56:42 Now you're just as strong and fierce.

00:56:45 Agents in black are following you.

00:56:47 You run away into the forest.

00:56:49 You want to be faster and feel your spine changing its shape.

00:56:55 Now you're running very fast on all fours.

00:56:58 You've got the power of a cheetah, the fastest animal on Earth.

00:57:02 You're hiding in the forest.

00:57:03 The agents are far behind you.

00:57:07 You hear a helicopter from above.

00:57:09 It shines a bright spotlight beam.

00:57:11 Oh no, they've noticed you.

00:57:14 Agents use a megaphone to ask you to stop.

00:57:16 But you know what awaits you.

00:57:18 Labs, experiments, life in a cage.

00:57:21 You've seen a lot of movies about it, so you won't just give up.

00:57:24 You run out of the forest.

00:57:26 They release darts at you.

00:57:28 You quickly run to a large lake and dive inside.

00:57:31 Webbing has grown on your arms and legs.

00:57:34 Your feet are like flippers.

00:57:35 Your legs fuse into one big tail.

00:57:38 And you are now a walrus.

00:57:40 You quickly swim across the lake and come ashore on the other side.

00:57:45 Several cars and motorcycles are circling the lake to catch up with you.

00:57:49 There's another forest ahead.

00:57:51 But this time it's too dense.

00:57:53 There's not enough space to develop great speed.

00:57:56 But you can get the strength of a monkey.

00:57:59 Your hands get longer and your fingers become stronger.

00:58:02 You jump up a tree, climb to the top, and inspect the reserve.

00:58:06 You need to go south and get to a small town to eat and drink.

00:58:12 After a couple of hours, you reach the reserve's border.

00:58:16 Now you have to jump over a high fence.

00:58:18 Your legs are getting strong.

00:58:20 You jump like a kangaroo.

00:58:22 But it's not high enough.

00:58:24 You fall to the ground.

00:58:25 The helicopter catches up to you.

00:58:28 You get lizard powers.

00:58:30 You get sticky scales on your palms.

00:58:32 You quickly climb the concrete wall and jump to the other side.

00:58:37 You find yourself in the tall grass.

00:58:40 Agents are coming to you from all sides.

00:58:42 You're thinking about a snake.

00:58:45 Your arms and legs fuse with your body.

00:58:47 Now you can crawl.

00:58:48 You pass all the people and find yourself on the road.

00:58:53 You see a car in the distance.

00:58:55 Raise your hand and ask it to stop.

00:58:57 Oh no, it's the agent's vehicle.

00:59:00 They surround you.

00:59:01 The searchlight from the helicopter is shining right on you.

00:59:04 You have nowhere to go.

00:59:07 But you don't really have to go.

00:59:09 Your clothes tear on your back.

00:59:11 Huge wings grow out of your shoulder blades.

00:59:14 You rise into the air.

00:59:15 It's pretty cold here, but the feathers on your body protect you from the wind.

00:59:19 Great, you can fly.

00:59:21 It's incredible.

00:59:22 Ouch!

00:59:23 You feel like someone has pinched you from behind.

00:59:27 It's a dart.

00:59:28 They got you.

00:59:29 You want to sleep and fly down.

00:59:31 You make a hard landing near a small wooden house.

00:59:35 Agents are running after you.

00:59:36 You get the powers of another animal and pass out.

00:59:41 People in black are searching the house territory but can't find you.

00:59:45 Maybe the dart with the sleeping pill didn't work on you.

00:59:49 After a few minutes, they leave.

00:59:51 Meanwhile, you're sleeping peacefully against the wall of the house.

00:59:54 At the last second, you manage to get chameleon powers.

00:59:58 You merged with the wall and became invisible.

01:00:03 You sleep for a couple more hours.

01:00:05 The dawn breaks.

01:00:06 A rusty rover pulls into the yard.

01:00:09 Some old man and a dog come out of there.

01:00:12 It runs up to you and starts licking your face.

01:00:14 The old man realizes that there's an invisible person in front of him.

01:00:18 You come to your senses and tell the old man what happened to you.

01:00:23 He gives you some food and clean clothes.

01:00:26 You thank him and go away.

01:00:28 Now you need to leave the country as soon as possible.

01:00:31 You're thinking of a bat.

01:00:33 Your legs become overgrown with wings and webbing.

01:00:36 You have fangs.

01:00:39 You fly without seeing anything.

01:00:41 Your eyesight has gotten worse, but your hearing is just fantastic.

01:00:45 You have echolocation power and can emit ultrasounds at a high frequency.

01:00:50 Somewhere in the distance, you hear a scream of a familiar person.

01:00:54 Oh no, it's that old man!

01:00:56 The agents attacked him!

01:00:58 You turn around and fly straight to the house.

01:01:01 One of the agents sees you.

01:01:02 He's screaming in terror!

01:01:04 You land and think about a rhino.

01:01:07 Your body becomes enormous and your nose gets longer.

01:01:10 You accelerate and knock down several agents.

01:01:14 Then you turn over their car, run into the house and pull out the old man.

01:01:18 He gets on your back as you're now a horse and you ride far away from there.

01:01:25 You reach the mountains.

01:01:26 The old man looks tired but grateful for the adventure.

01:01:29 You can't share his joy because you don't know how it will end.

01:01:33 You ask the old man to hide while you distract the pursuers.

01:01:37 You're thinking of an animal.

01:01:40 Your legs and arms turn into hooves.

01:01:42 You're jumping up a cliff like a mountain goat.

01:01:46 They can't get you here.

01:01:47 But at that moment, the helicopter appears again.

01:01:50 The agent is aiming a dart at you.

01:01:53 Needles are growing on your back.

01:01:54 You've got porcupine powers!

01:01:57 You release a couple of needles into the agent.

01:01:59 It distracts him for a few minutes.

01:02:02 At this moment, a cougar jumps at you out of nowhere.

01:02:05 It scratches you with its claws.

01:02:08 You think about a lion and get its powers.

01:02:11 You get on your back feet and growl loudly.

01:02:14 The cougar gets scared and runs away.

01:02:17 The helicopter is flying up.

01:02:19 You speed up, jump off a cliff and get the powers of the fastest bird in the world, the

01:02:25 peregrine falcon.

01:02:27 You dive down at great speed and land in the forest.

01:02:30 Now you need to find the old man.

01:02:32 You have a nose like a dog.

01:02:34 Now you can smell your friend and walk towards him.

01:02:37 At this moment, you come up with an excellent plan for how to stop those people in black.

01:02:47 Have you ever wondered why all planets are perfectly round?

01:02:50 And what if these celestial bodies decided to break the rules and change their shape?

01:02:54 Would we end up with square planets, triangular moons, or maybe even intergalactic shapes

01:02:59 we can't even imagine?

01:03:01 Well, let's find out.

01:03:04 So how do planets form in the first place?

01:03:06 The universe is filled with swirling clouds of dust and gas.

01:03:10 These clouds, called molecular clouds, consist of various elements and compounds such as

01:03:14 hydrogen, helium, carbon, oxygen, and so on.

01:03:17 They're like a cosmic kitchen filled with the ingredients needed to cook up some brand

01:03:21 new planets.

01:03:24 The first step in the recipe for planetary formation is called the accretion theory.

01:03:29 Let's say that something happens that causes gravitational instability, like a supernova

01:03:35 goes off nearby or something.

01:03:37 This pushes the gas and dust in the cloud and causes them to come together.

01:03:43 Because of gravity, these particles start falling toward a central point.

01:03:48 They become more tightly packed together, like when you squeeze a ball in your hand.

01:03:53 And eventually, they're squeezed so hard that the cloud starts to flatten into a disk shape,

01:03:58 kind of like when you mix flour and water to make pizza dough.

01:04:03 This disk is called a protoplanetary disk.

01:04:06 It's also spinning because the cloud's particles had some rotation to begin with.

01:04:10 Now, imagine these tiny dust particles and gas molecules dancing around in the disk.

01:04:16 Sometimes they bump into each other, and when they do, they stick together like Velcro.

01:04:22 These little clumps of dust and gas are called planetesimals.

01:04:26 They're the building blocks of planets.

01:04:28 And as the planetesimals continue to collide and merge, they grew larger and larger, forming

01:04:34 protoplanets.

01:04:36 The protoplanets were getting serious about their size, and their gravity became stronger.

01:04:40 Some of them got so massive that they became the grandmasters of their cosmic neighborhoods,

01:04:45 the planets we know and love.

01:04:48 Each planet had its own unique recipe of gases, rocks, and sometimes even water.

01:04:52 But why do the planets look like spheres?

01:04:54 Well, it's all because of gravity.

01:04:58 Let's go back to our protoplanets.

01:05:00 Imagine you're squeezing a balloon with your hands.

01:05:02 The air inside of the balloon pushes back, creating pressure.

01:05:06 Something similar happens with planets.

01:05:09 Gravity squeezes its material inward, pulling in towards the center.

01:05:13 And since gravity acts equally in all directions, it pulls material from all sides toward the

01:05:18 center of mass, resulting in a sphere-like shape.

01:05:23 And that material pushes back with pressure, resisting the force of gravity.

01:05:28 In the end, they both find a sweet spot where they balance each other out.

01:05:32 It's called hydrostatic equilibrium, a fancy term that means everything inside a planet

01:05:37 is in balance.

01:05:38 But that's not all.

01:05:40 Another thing that makes the planet spherical is their rotation.

01:05:43 Think about a ball of Play-Doh or something like that.

01:05:46 Imagine you spin it rapidly.

01:05:48 The material starts to push outward, making the Play-Doh bulge at the equator and flatten

01:05:52 at the poles.

01:05:53 The same thing happens to planets.

01:05:56 As they spin on their axes, the combination of gravity and rotation pushes the material

01:06:02 outward, making the planet bulge at the equator.

01:06:05 They low-key want to become disks again.

01:06:07 However, gravity doesn't want any lumpy planets.

01:06:11 It wants them to be nice and round, so it keeps pulling on the material, trying to make

01:06:15 everything as compact as possible.

01:06:18 Eventually, gravity wins, and the planet settles into a spherical shape.

01:06:24 Let's take some examples from our planetary playlist.

01:06:26 Jupiter, the giant of the solar system, loves to show off its ablateness.

01:06:31 It spins so fast that it becomes noticeably squished at the poles and chubby in the middle.

01:06:36 It's like a spinning top with a cute belly.

01:06:38 Saturn, the ringed wonder, also joins the oblate party.

01:06:42 It spins around with its beautiful rings, and its ablateness is even more pronounced

01:06:46 than Jupiter's.

01:06:48 These examples show how rotation can give planets a unique shape.

01:06:51 They go from being perfectly round to having a delightful bulge around the middle.

01:06:56 It's like cosmic pottery, where the spinning motion creates a playful and distinct shape.

01:07:01 So now you know why the planets are round.

01:07:03 But what's more interesting is, what if they weren't?

01:07:06 What if they were, let's say, cubical or even triangular?

01:07:10 Well let's see.

01:07:12 A cube-shaped or a triangle-shaped planet would have its mass spread out in a completely

01:07:16 different way than a sphere.

01:07:18 And you know what that means?

01:07:20 Gravity would be all shook up too.

01:07:22 On a spherical planet, gravity pulls everything towards the center because the mass is evenly

01:07:27 distributed around that center.

01:07:28 But when we introduce a cube-shaped or triangle-shaped planet, things get interesting.

01:07:34 If you're standing at the center of one of those faces, you'd feel the strongest pull

01:07:39 of gravity.

01:07:40 That's because the faces are the closest to the center of gravity.

01:07:44 And as you venture away from the center and start walking towards the edges, gravity starts

01:07:48 playing tricks on you.

01:07:50 You would feel the struggle against the steep-angled gravity.

01:07:54 Walking on those edges would feel just like climbing a mountain or walking on a super

01:07:58 steep slope.

01:08:00 All because gravity wants you right in the middle of the face and nowhere else.

01:08:06 Now imagine the terrain along the edges and corners.

01:08:09 It's a barren, rocky, and dry landscape.

01:08:12 Why?

01:08:13 Well, all the water would pool in at the center of each face, leaving the edges high and dry.

01:08:18 And the air quality?

01:08:19 Well, it's either non-existent or so thin that it can't support life.

01:08:23 Not the coziest place to set up camp, that's for sure.

01:08:27 And don't forget your warm clothes, lunch, and hiking boots.

01:08:29 You'll need them because of the crazy climate.

01:08:32 The type of climate you'll encounter on our cube- or triangle-shaped Earth depends on

01:08:36 how it spins.

01:08:38 If it rotates at its corners, each side would enjoy a mild, temperate climate.

01:08:42 However, if it rotates on an axis through two of its faces, things get intense.

01:08:48 Picture a roller coaster version of our current climate.

01:08:51 Some faces would be polar wonderlands, icy and chilly.

01:08:54 The top and bottom faces for the cube, and the bottom face for the triangle.

01:08:58 Meanwhile, the other sides would be completely different.

01:09:03 In a cube, they would be scorching hot with an equatorial climate that would make you

01:09:06 break a sweat.

01:09:08 Instead of sunlight gently curving along the surface, it would directly beam onto these

01:09:12 faces.

01:09:14 Talk about feeling the heat.

01:09:17 And on a triangular planet, the sunlight would strike the faces at an angle.

01:09:21 This angled sunlight would create fascinating temperature variations across the planet.

01:09:26 Imagine this.

01:09:27 As you move from the base of the triangle towards the tip, the temperatures would gradually

01:09:32 decrease.

01:09:33 The base, where the sunlight hits most directly, would be the hottest region, just like the

01:09:38 equatorial climate we're familiar with on our spherical Earth.

01:09:41 But as you venture towards the tip, the angle of sunlight would be less direct, leading

01:09:45 to cooler temperatures.

01:09:47 But the base is still super cold and dark, since the sunlight doesn't directly reach

01:09:51 it.

01:09:52 So the triangle would be absolutely crazy in terms of temperature changes and climate

01:09:55 zones.

01:09:57 By the way, you know that cozy blanket of air we call the atmosphere?

01:10:01 Well, on our angular Earth, things would get a little topsy-turvy.

01:10:05 Gravity would be pulling stronger from the center of each face.

01:10:08 The result?

01:10:09 The atmosphere would go through some crazy changes.

01:10:12 Picture this.

01:10:13 At the center of each face, where gravity is strongest, the atmosphere would gather

01:10:17 and thicken.

01:10:18 It would be like a bustling city, full of air molecules.

01:10:22 But as you venture towards the edges, things would start to thin out.

01:10:25 The atmosphere would become scarce and very thin.

01:10:29 So breathing along the edges would be quite a challenge, and the edges would be a tough

01:10:32 neighborhood for life to thrive.

01:10:34 Moreover, a thinner atmosphere means less protection from the sun's radiation and

01:10:38 solar winds.

01:10:40 So corners and edges would be extremely dangerous for humans.

01:10:43 Of course, this is all just a playful exploration of what could be.

01:10:47 Our Earth loves its spherical shape, and that's a good thing.

01:10:50 But there's no harm in imagining wild and wonderful possibilities.

01:10:53 So keep your imagination soaring and continue to marvel at the marvels of our amazing planet,

01:10:58 however dark it may be.

01:10:59 It's dark, and you can't see anything.

01:11:01 There's slime all over.

01:11:03 The ground is soft and moving.

01:11:05 You try to find your way around by feeling the moving walls around you.

01:11:10 After a while, you hear some painful screams in the distance.

01:11:13 You call out for help, but no one responds.

01:11:16 You're a captain of a ship, and you are just consumed by the mighty Kraken.

01:11:22 You keep tumbling over, not knowing if you're even going in the right direction.

01:11:26 The screams get louder and louder.

01:11:29 It's only a matter of time before you see someone.

01:11:32 As you make your next step, a large piece of wood swooshes past you, almost knocking

01:11:36 you down.

01:11:38 That piece of wood was from the ship that the Kraken had swallowed.

01:11:42 It had also swallowed the entire crew alive, so they must be somewhere inside the beast's

01:11:47 belly.

01:11:48 You keep following the screams.

01:11:50 They lead you down another path that looks like an esophagus.

01:11:54 You grab a piece of wood and slide down the slimy insides.

01:11:58 It's dark, so you rip out a piece of cloth from your shirt and wrap it around a large

01:12:02 plank, setting it on fire.

01:12:05 This makeshift torch allows you to see where you're going in proper detail.

01:12:09 You can see the large veins pumping inside.

01:12:12 Each vein can fit more than three people through it.

01:12:16 After a while, you start seeing more debris from your ship, including the treasures you

01:12:20 had discovered and kept in the bottom.

01:12:22 But now, those huge piles of gold are worthless, since you're out looking for your crewmates

01:12:27 in this dark, smelly interior.

01:12:30 You reach a point where there seems to be multiple tunnels around, each leading to a

01:12:34 different point.

01:12:35 You know it's impossible to climb back out from the mouth, so going deeper is the only

01:12:41 solution.

01:12:42 You decide to go with your gut and slide down the smallest tunnel, which is covered in slime

01:12:47 and other liquids.

01:12:49 You snuff out your torch and tuck it away to use it again later.

01:12:53 You slip through and get stuck for a while.

01:12:55 The kraken is still swimming, but seems to be taking a break and stops.

01:13:00 The giant veins and blood vessels slow down, and the flesh tunnel that you're crawling

01:13:05 through becomes wider.

01:13:07 Before you know it, you are plummeting down the large shaft until you reach a liquid pool.

01:13:13 The second you splash in it, you start to feel the acid burning through your clothes.

01:13:17 You're in one of the kraken's stomachs.

01:13:20 You take off your shirt and paddle on a plank, rowing yourself across the acidic lake.

01:13:26 You can see more broken pieces of your ship scattered around.

01:13:29 Out of nowhere, the kraken springs into action and starts swimming rapidly.

01:13:34 You don't have a choice but to hold onto the plank and keep yourself afloat without any

01:13:39 acid going into your eyes.

01:13:41 You shut them.

01:13:42 Now you're tossed further down the stomach where the digestion is happening.

01:13:47 Over here, the acid is even stronger and melts anything that's in it.

01:13:52 The smell is atrocious, and you can't find your way to leave.

01:13:56 But in the distance, you see some of your crew members stranded in the middle of a small

01:14:00 stomach island.

01:14:02 You see some sharks still swimming around that haven't been digested yet.

01:14:07 There's nothing you can do at the moment but try to get through and make it to your crew

01:14:11 members.

01:14:12 You get on another piece of wood and row yourself toward them.

01:14:15 This time, the stomach acid is melting the wood away.

01:14:19 Luckily, someone from your crew tosses you another plank, so you hop onto it and row

01:14:24 your way to them.

01:14:25 You climb ashore.

01:14:27 Everyone is happy to see you.

01:14:28 You try to figure out a way out, but the exits are covered in acid.

01:14:33 More water seeps in along with plenty of marine animals.

01:14:36 The acid levels are rising, and everyone huddles together.

01:14:40 After a while, the kraken swallows a large humpback whale that's thrashing around the

01:14:45 acidic water.

01:14:47 It's making the kraken upset, so it starts moving, tossing everyone around.

01:14:52 You, along with many others, land on the whale and hold onto it tight.

01:14:57 It seems like the kraken wants to expunge the whale out somehow.

01:15:02 The inner walls of the stomach contract until it shrinks enough to let the whale out.

01:15:07 You and your crew members are still holding onto the whale, but it's not easy.

01:15:11 Finally, the kraken spits out the whale and swims off to the bottom of the ocean.

01:15:16 The new challenge is to swim to the surface to breathe.

01:15:20 The whale pushes you and everyone else up.

01:15:23 Without it, no one would have made it to the surface to catch some oxygen.

01:15:27 You don't know where you are.

01:15:29 Some of your crewmates grab onto some loose pieces of your ship to stay afloat.

01:15:33 You swim to one and climb aboard.

01:15:36 The sun is starting to set.

01:15:37 There's nothing in sight.

01:15:39 The crew is feeling cold and hungry.

01:15:42 Worst of all, it's feeding time for the sharks.

01:15:45 Everyone climbs up on their planks to stay out of the water.

01:15:48 Before you know it, shark fins start to pop up from every corner.

01:15:52 There's nothing to do except survive the night.

01:15:57 The next day arrives.

01:15:58 No one has managed to get any sleep.

01:16:01 Everyone decides to fix all the planks together and row towards the sun.

01:16:06 While other people debate another direction, the whole crew listens to your final word.

01:16:11 The sun is scorching and everyone's energy is low.

01:16:14 There's no fresh water to drink.

01:16:16 No one can catch fish for eating.

01:16:18 There's still the ever-looming threat of sharks and the kraken.

01:16:23 One of your crewmembers spots something in the distance, which appears to be an island.

01:16:28 Everyone cheers and hugs each other and paddles their way there.

01:16:32 After a few hours, you reach the island and stuff your hands in the sand.

01:16:37 Someone is running around while others embrace the sand and palm trees.

01:16:41 But for some reason, something seems off.

01:16:44 Some birds are flying around.

01:16:45 They aren't scared of you.

01:16:48 Everyone moves to the center of the island to discover if anyone has been here before.

01:16:52 A small campfire sits in the middle of the island, but there are no signs of people anywhere.

01:16:58 This island's too small to have any residents.

01:17:00 There seems to be no sign of anyone who has ever visited it, besides the campfire.

01:17:06 After a while, the island starts moving.

01:17:09 Everyone climbs a tree and water covers the island.

01:17:13 In the distance, you see a large figure emerge from the water and turn towards you.

01:17:19 It's a giant sea turtle.

01:17:21 You were on the back of a giant sea turtle this whole time.

01:17:24 It moves gracefully across the water and stops after a couple of hours.

01:17:29 The crew members build some huts and start a fire to cook some food and sleep comfortably.

01:17:35 You look out in the distance and at the night sky with the stars populating the horizon.

01:17:40 You climb the highest tree to get some rest and peace.

01:17:44 Far away, you see the kraken swimming around and getting closer to the turtle.

01:17:50 But compared to it, the kraken is only the size of a shoe compared to a person.

01:17:55 The next day, you tread around and discover the rest of the Turtleback Island.

01:18:01 Some unique animals you've never seen before are living here.

01:18:04 Some of the most exotic birds are flying around, and the animals don't seem to take you as

01:18:09 a threat.

01:18:10 You reach the top of the mountain covered with trees and vines to get a good look at

01:18:14 the island.

01:18:15 You have a panoramic view of everything and discover that there's a huge hole in the ground

01:18:21 right below you.

01:18:22 When you see what appears to be digging tools left by other explorers, you gather your crew

01:18:28 and rush to the hole.

01:18:30 You have to make your way through vines and climb over some challenging terrain to reach

01:18:35 there.

01:18:36 The main question is, where does this hole go if the bottom of this island is a giant

01:18:41 turtle shell?

01:18:42 You step on the site and see many abandoned tools and plans.

01:18:47 You pick up a map and see that there is an X marking for treasures beyond anyone's imagination.

01:18:54 You gather your crew.

01:18:56 Everyone picks up some of the equipment.

01:18:58 Another scary question is, why did they abandon this equipment?

01:19:02 You study the plans.

01:19:03 They state all the steps except the final one, which no one seems to have figured out.

01:19:09 After a while, you descend the hole and make your way towards the bottom.

01:19:14 But what you discover is even more shocking than what you expected!

01:19:19 And you'll have to find out what it is next time.

01:19:22 You wake up with pizza boxes piled up on top of each other.

01:19:26 You stretch your right arm and slide it across some wet spilled noodles you had last night.

01:19:32 Your leg smears some chocolate cake from last week and stains your mattress.

01:19:38 There are random papers, clothes, books, food cartons with food still inside them, and other

01:19:44 random useless junk all over your queen-size bed.

01:19:50 You're too lazy to get out of bed, but you have to get to work.

01:19:54 You shove aside all that junk and slide it onto the already littered ground.

01:19:59 There are plastic bottles, more fast-food litter, clothes, dirty dishes, and animal

01:20:04 fur on the ground.

01:20:08 It's sticky and covers every inch of real estate to the point that you feel like you're

01:20:12 walking on lava.

01:20:14 You stare out the dirty window, look at yourself in the mirror, and sulk.

01:20:18 This isn't the you you thought you'd be a year ago.

01:20:26 The sun is shining and you just bought your brand new house.

01:20:29 It's a nice place outside the city in a little friendly neighborhood surrounded by picket

01:20:34 fences and blooming flowers.

01:20:38 Your neighbors come up to greet you just as you pull in the driveway.

01:20:42 They bring a casserole and some yummy desserts to welcome you to the neighborhood.

01:20:48 You gleefully accept them and head inside your new pad.

01:20:52 Throughout the week, you unpack your bags and arrange your furniture.

01:20:55 You also just landed a new job which helped you afford this house.

01:21:04 You wake up every day at 6 am and come back home at 10 pm.

01:21:08 This new job is paying you well, but you don't have time for yourself or to keep your house

01:21:13 in order.

01:21:14 Over the next few months, you start ordering food every night and bringing leftovers to

01:21:19 work.

01:21:21 You haven't changed your bedsheets since you arrived and haven't vacuumed the floor

01:21:26 since you first stepped foot inside.

01:21:28 The smell inside is getting stronger.

01:21:31 Considering you're not taking out the trash or opening the windows to air out the house.

01:21:37 You've also given up on sorting out your dirty laundry.

01:21:41 You have no more clean clothes left, so you're reusing the same clothes for work, but they

01:21:46 have food stains all over them.

01:21:48 The bathrooms are not a place anyone would like to go.

01:21:54 The running water drips and overflows onto the floor, making it damp inside.

01:21:59 Once no sunlight enters, mold grows abundantly, providing a home for various bacteria and

01:22:05 parasites.

01:22:08 It's no wonder you call in sick every month.

01:22:11 So much work has made you lose sight of your house and has affected your performance at

01:22:16 work.

01:22:19 You've gotten multiple warnings and have been told to take care of yourself and get

01:22:23 new clothes or wash the ones you have.

01:22:26 But the more clothes you buy, the more dirty stacks of clothes appear all over your house.

01:22:32 There's no place to sleep anymore.

01:22:36 Your bed is a mountain of junk, and your couch is home to boxes you haven't even unpacked

01:22:41 since you moved in.

01:22:43 You order a sleeping bag and crash in the dirty kitchen.

01:22:49 Cockroaches are crawling on every inch of the kitchen floor, counter, and little crawl

01:22:54 spaces.

01:22:55 Rats have chewed on most of the wooden furniture and created a network of underground tunnels

01:23:00 for them to access every area of your house.

01:23:05 You hear the little rat-tails clacking on the tiles whenever they run past your ear.

01:23:10 You try to sleep, but the dishes in the sink are so stacked up that the dripping faucet

01:23:15 channels water to run through the plates and glasses and splash on your forehead.

01:23:22 You pick up your sleeping bag and place it in the basement.

01:23:25 The smell is unbearable.

01:23:27 There is moss growing in every corner and even a small puddle of stagnant water festering

01:23:33 and providing a home for mosquitoes, bacteria, and other vermin.

01:23:39 The rats and mice use this small pool as a swimming grout to have pool parties and clean

01:23:45 themselves up after a long day of eating your food and creating tunnels.

01:23:52 There are thousands of rats in every corner, but you somehow don't mind them anymore.

01:23:57 You see little nests of baby rats in the dark corners.

01:24:00 The wooden foundation is failing and being eaten away by termites and the buildup of

01:24:05 mold.

01:24:08 You wake the next day with rat footprints all over your body and go to work only to

01:24:13 be kicked out and sent back home to clean yourself up.

01:24:17 You try to shower, but the pipes are clogged and only a few drops of dirty water land on

01:24:22 your body.

01:24:25 You go to the backyard that has a dirt-filled patch where you were supposed to build a swimming

01:24:29 pool but didn't have time to follow up on it.

01:24:35 You lay your sleeping bag on the dirt and try to find a garden hose to clean yourself,

01:24:40 but rats have gnawed through the plastic so it can't spray properly.

01:24:44 Either way, you rinse yourself with water and try to dry yourself with some garbage

01:24:49 bags since you can't find your towels in the sea of trash.

01:24:54 You go back inside to watch TV, which surprisingly still works.

01:24:59 You clear some space on your couch and order pizza.

01:25:04 You have a stack of pizza boxes stacked on top of each other, forming a makeshift coffee

01:25:09 table, and you rest your legs on it.

01:25:11 The pressure and weight of your legs allow some insects to scurry away that have been

01:25:16 eating the leftover crust and cheese.

01:25:20 The doorbell rings and you get up and answer it.

01:25:23 The delivery guy is already in his car driving away from the stench.

01:25:28 They all know you by now; it's a good thing you paid online.

01:25:31 You go back to watching the movie while seeing some more critters crawling all over your

01:25:36 TV set.

01:25:39 Hours pass, and you realize that you need to wake up early for work.

01:25:43 You make some room to sleep, but scratch your head on some sharp object lying around the

01:25:48 couch.

01:25:51 Months pass.

01:25:52 The neighbors stop talking to you, and even straight-up ignore you.

01:25:56 They avoid you every time you leave your house.

01:25:58 Mostly, they gossip and comment on your house.

01:26:02 All the pests that came from your house are spreading throughout the neighborhood.

01:26:08 House control cars are driving in and out of the neighborhood, visiting a new house

01:26:12 every day.

01:26:14 Flies and maggots have settled your house to the point that it's impossible to walk

01:26:18 around and not have some flies circling your face.

01:26:24 Anyone who drives by the neighborhood knows that your house is the source of the infestation.

01:26:29 Many more months pass, and your house is unrecognizable.

01:26:33 It's impossible to see the floor, and the walls have scratches all over them.

01:26:38 Rats have taken over and nibbled on just about everything.

01:26:42 They've become your new friends when eating, and even finished some leftovers for you.

01:26:48 The basement is completely flooded, and the water is leaking out to the main road.

01:26:53 Other creatures have sought shelter in your home, including stray cats and dogs, raccoons,

01:26:58 possums, and even bats.

01:27:02 You have broken glass all over the floor from the busted light bulbs, and your mattress

01:27:06 has holes all over it.

01:27:08 You wake up with pizza boxes stacked all over you, and then look at the mirror.

01:27:15 It's your one-year anniversary of moving in, and this isn't the life you imagined.

01:27:20 Out the window, you see your neighbors selling their homes, with some already gone, including

01:27:25 the one who welcomed you when you first moved in.

01:27:31 You turn around and, as if for the first time, you finally see that your house is such a

01:27:36 mess.

01:27:37 You spot a picture of yourself hanging on the wall.

01:27:40 You put it there when you first moved in.

01:27:42 You decide to fix your house and clean it all up.

01:27:48 You know it'll take weeks or months, but you skip work and begin by cleaning up your

01:27:53 room.

01:27:54 You get boxes of garbage bags and start stuffing trash inside.

01:27:58 You buy three new vacuum cleaners and start collecting all the dust and debris that has

01:28:02 collected over the past year.

01:28:07 After a couple of hours, you have over 20 garbage bags outside your house waiting to

01:28:12 be collected.

01:28:13 The stains will need to be scrubbed away, and the destroyed furniture will need to be

01:28:17 thrown out.

01:28:19 After two months of hard work, you manage to get rid of all the trash you can find.

01:28:26 It takes you another week to scrub the floors and walls and order new furniture to replace

01:28:31 the broken chewed-up ones.

01:28:33 The biggest challenge is getting rid of the remaining pests and fixing the basement water

01:28:37 problem.

01:28:40 After making some phone calls, you get some pros to fix the water and get rid of the vermin.

01:28:45 It takes you a total of four months to turn your place into a minty-fresh pad to live

01:28:50 in.

01:28:51 Your garden is blooming, and you go back to work in fresh clothes with a wide smile.

01:28:58 And you get to meet your new neighbors who have heard all about you.

01:29:02 Yep, you have some fences to mend, don't you?

01:29:08 Imagine you wake up one day to a world with no electricity, no internet, no money, no

01:29:14 work or school.

01:29:17 Nothing that you're used to.

01:29:18 No, you're not in California when they shut the power off.

01:29:21 You're not even in your own home, because you've been magically transported to the Stone

01:29:26 Age.

01:29:28 What could possibly happen next?

01:29:30 Of course, your first reaction would be shock, but let's move past that.

01:29:34 You've now accepted that you get to experience life Flintstones-style.

01:29:37 First, let's look around.

01:29:42 This is your cave, where you live with your family.

01:29:45 You have your own sleeping area that's covered in animal skin.

01:29:48 However, you might also live in a primitive hut supported by mammoth tusks and ribs, with

01:29:53 an animal skin over it as protection from the rain.

01:29:56 Your morning routine won't include a quick trip to the bathroom or to brush your teeth

01:30:00 or a hot cup of coffee.

01:30:02 And if you're wondering where the Stone Age people did their business, well, it was basically

01:30:07 anywhere outdoors.

01:30:08 How convenient.

01:30:09 Just pick a bush and go.

01:30:11 Alright, it's time to get out and explore the New World world.

01:30:16 But hey, don't forget to put on your clothes.

01:30:18 No, nothing comfy and trendy from the mall.

01:30:21 Back in the day, humans used the skins of the animals they hunted to create simple,

01:30:25 rough loincloths.

01:30:27 To make these hides more flexible, they had to chew them.

01:30:32 Let's assume you already have an outfit for today and don't have to strain your jaws right

01:30:35 now.

01:30:37 Thousands of years in the future, humans will learn how to smoke these animal hides to make

01:30:41 them last longer and start making tunics.

01:30:45 What about footwear?

01:30:46 Scientists believe it was present around 40,000 years ago.

01:30:50 Take a small piece of animal skin and wrap it around your foot.

01:30:53 Then stuff hay under the heel to create some kind of sole.

01:30:57 Voila!

01:30:58 One shoe is done.

01:31:00 Do the same with the other foot and you're ready to roam.

01:31:03 Now don't be scared.

01:31:05 You're not going to face a giant mammoth right outside the shelter.

01:31:10 Ancient humans were pretty smart and learned animals' habits because it was the only way

01:31:14 to survive in the wild.

01:31:15 So they chose caves or built huts in the safest places they could find.

01:31:21 Now go down to the river and wash your face.

01:31:24 Are you curious to find out what you'd look like in the Stone Age?

01:31:27 Take a peek at your reflection in the water.

01:31:29 See, you're not that much different from the modern you.

01:31:33 Just that your hair is a mess and you might be a few inches shorter, with a more developed

01:31:38 jaw because of the harsh diet.

01:31:41 And look at those bulky muscles.

01:31:43 Well, that's what you get when your life is all about running and fighting with wild

01:31:46 animals while hunting.

01:31:48 Yes, hunting is on your to-do list today.

01:31:51 But first, it's time for breakfast.

01:31:54 Luckily you have some leftovers from dinner.

01:31:56 Eggs, wild fruits, and berries.

01:31:59 Sorry, no gas stove to cook the eggs.

01:32:01 Why not try to do it over the fire?

01:32:04 Here's a free tip.

01:32:05 Find two small but sturdy and dry wooden sticks.

01:32:08 Place some dried leaves or a chunk of your own hair at the base for kindling and rub

01:32:12 the sticks vigorously against each other.

01:32:15 Keep going.

01:32:16 Be patient.

01:32:17 Okay, finally there's an ember.

01:32:19 Good job.

01:32:21 Now you can cook your breakfast using a flat stone as a frying pan.

01:32:24 Need a fork?

01:32:25 Sorry, that won't be invented for thousands of years.

01:32:28 See that seashell attached to a wooden stick?

01:32:31 That is your spoon.

01:32:32 Come on, the jungle is waiting for you.

01:32:35 Thankfully, the Ice Age is long gone, so the weather is warm and lush greenery is in abundance.

01:32:41 That's good for you since you have to pick different edible plants, nuts, fruits, and

01:32:45 wild grains.

01:32:46 It wasn't until around 10,000 BCE that folks in the Stone Age learned how to grow their

01:32:51 crops and domesticate animals.

01:32:54 Only then could they finally stop moving from place to place in search of good hunting grounds.

01:32:59 Oh look, there's some grapes.

01:33:01 Let's snatch 'em.

01:33:03 But how do we gather grains, you might be wondering?

01:33:06 Well allow me to introduce you to some Stone Age tools.

01:33:10 By the way, the Stone Age is named after the tools that humans invented that were made

01:33:14 out of... wood?

01:33:16 No, obviously, stone.

01:33:19 Let me help you out again.

01:33:21 Here's a U-shaped stone sickle that knocks down the grain stalks.

01:33:25 It's time to bring everything you've collected to your camp.

01:33:28 Now that the shock of time traveling has worn off, you notice that there are a few other

01:33:33 huts near your dwelling.

01:33:35 Those are your neighbor.

01:33:36 Betty and Barney Rubble, I guess.

01:33:39 Stone Age people usually united in groups of 20 to 50 and helped each other to survive.

01:33:44 Okay, you can eat grapes and other fruits raw, but what can you do with raw grain?

01:33:50 To separate the grains from the husks, take a stone bowl and a small grinding stone and

01:33:54 grind the grains.

01:33:56 Now if you mix smashed grains with water, you'll get gruel.

01:34:00 Fry it on stones the way you did with the eggs, and there's your first flatbread.

01:34:04 Yeah, it doesn't taste amazing, but don't forget, it's going to be another 15,000 years

01:34:09 before your favorite bakery gets built.

01:34:12 Is it dusk already?

01:34:14 Brace yourself, my friend, because you are about to go hunting.

01:34:17 But I've got good news for you.

01:34:19 You don't have to do it alone.

01:34:21 Stone Age people survived this period because they did almost everything together.

01:34:26 So call up your camp neighbors and get ready.

01:34:30 How would you feel living in such harsh conditions?

01:34:33 Let me know in the comments.

01:34:35 But how did humans communicate back then?

01:34:38 At the very beginning of the Stone Age, they only used a series of cries and gestures to

01:34:42 express their fear, joy, pain, or warning to the others about imminent danger.

01:34:48 It was much later that they learned how to pronounce specific sounds using their teeth,

01:34:53 tongue, and mouth.

01:34:55 That's how both speech and language was developed, which made their life much easier and leveled

01:35:00 up their teamwork.

01:35:02 Of course, anthropologists have no clue how exactly their language sounded since obviously

01:35:06 no written traces are left, and nobody left any tapes either.

01:35:10 Oh, what's a tape?

01:35:13 Ancient technology.

01:35:14 Don't worry about it.

01:35:16 So you and your camp fellows need to take some special hunting tools with you.

01:35:20 What are they?

01:35:21 The first and most primitive things used for taking animals down were long, sharpened wooden

01:35:25 sticks and sometimes just a big rock.

01:35:28 But over time, sharpened sticks turned into sophisticated spears.

01:35:33 The points weren't made of metal yet, of course.

01:35:35 It's too early for that.

01:35:37 Instead, they used small, sharp-edged stones attached to a long bone or stick.

01:35:42 This was a very important invention since it made hunting less dangerous.

01:35:46 Their chances of staying alive were better because they didn't have to get as close to

01:35:49 an animal and could hunt it from a distance.

01:35:53 As dusk settles, your hunting group goes deep into the jungle.

01:35:58 You should be looking for large herbivore animals like elephants, woolly mammoths, giant

01:36:03 bison, deer, and reindeer.

01:36:06 They won't be only your dinner, but will also give you a supply of furs, bones, horns, and

01:36:12 hides that you can use for your household.

01:36:15 There were two main hunting techniques back then.

01:36:18 The first was rather time-consuming but safe.

01:36:21 It included digging a huge hole around the place where animals went to drink water.

01:36:26 That hole served as the trap for your game.

01:36:28 But you're going to have to dig it out without a spade or shovel.

01:36:32 You'll need the help of a digging stick.

01:36:34 A wooden stick with a horn at the top.

01:36:37 Or a large cleaver, an oblong-shaped stone or bone.

01:36:42 After the hole is ready, you'd have to hide nearby and wait patiently for an animal to

01:36:46 fall in.

01:36:47 The other technique required the whole hunting party chasing the animal down and forcing

01:36:51 it into mud and water channels where they get stuck and have no way to get out.

01:36:57 Did you see that?

01:36:58 It's a deer!

01:36:59 Run!

01:37:00 Run as fast as you can and try to corner it straight into the swamp!

01:37:03 Oh no!

01:37:05 Got away.

01:37:06 Yeah, not every hunting session is going to be a success.

01:37:09 In fact, most won't.

01:37:12 But your tribe still needs something for dinner.

01:37:15 Better move on to fishing then.

01:37:17 Don't worry, you won't have to catch fish with your bare hands.

01:37:20 Fishing nets and harpoons are at your disposal.

01:37:24 Nets were made from tree bark and grass.

01:37:26 The oldest one, found by archaeologists, dates back to 8300 BCE.

01:37:33 Harpoons made of antlers usually had a rope to pull the catch back up to shore.

01:37:38 It was used mostly for big targets like whales, tuna, and swordfish.

01:37:42 Okay, once you've asked around where a good spot would be, throw the net in the river.

01:37:48 Now you have to wait.

01:37:49 Oh look, there's some fish!

01:37:52 Pull the net with all your might.

01:37:54 Come on tribe, help him out.

01:37:56 Don't look at me, I'm just narrating here.

01:38:00 Alright good catch, and not a moment too soon.

01:38:02 You've just made sure you won't go hungry tonight.

01:38:05 Bring what you caught into the camp and get some rest.

01:38:08 The others will take care of the catch.

01:38:11 Now I know what you're thinking.

01:38:12 It's all work and no play.

01:38:15 And yeah, life in the stone age was anything but easy.

01:38:19 But still, humans did have some forms of entertainment.

01:38:23 No you're not going to an amusement park or a cinema.

01:38:27 But you can pass the time playing music on flutes, made from bird bones and mammoth ivory.

01:38:33 You can also take up a hobby like crafting, making necklaces and bracelets from tusks,

01:38:38 bones, and shells.

01:38:40 Or you can get full on artsy and draw patterns on your body using a paint made from okra,

01:38:45 it's a type of red clay.

01:38:47 Or paint some pictures in a cave.

01:38:50 Carve something crazy to make archaeologists in the future wonder what it meant.

01:38:55 Can you smell that?

01:38:56 It's dinner time.

01:38:57 Go on, enjoy it, you deserved it.

01:39:01 Doesn't it taste so much better since you worked so hard for it?

01:39:05 Alright now that you've experienced a day in the stone age, let's take you back home

01:39:08 to the modern day.

01:39:11 The next time you complain that your internet is too slow, or the food you ordered is 15

01:39:15 minutes late, think about how much harder life used to be for people in the stone age.

01:39:20 And how it is only thanks to their tireless efforts to survive that you and I get to enjoy

01:39:24 our pretty comfortable lifestyle today.

01:39:27 Ah, the stage is set.

01:39:30 You're in the spotlight and everyone is looking at you.

01:39:33 The piano's glossy texture shines brightly in the light.

01:39:37 You lay your fingers on the keys and start playing.

01:39:40 Since you have 20 fingers on each hand, you can hit multiple notes and make the sound

01:39:45 richer.

01:39:46 Each piano chord can have extra octaves and additional notes now with 40 fingers on the

01:39:51 piano.

01:39:52 After you finish, everyone stands up and claps for you.

01:39:55 The sound of clapping is so loud since the palms are huge to fit 20 fingers on each hand.

01:40:01 Now you're in a boat in the middle of a lake, ready to go for a swim.

01:40:05 Your friend pushes you in and races you to the shore.

01:40:09 Since you both have 20 fingers and toes on each limb, it's easy to swim and paddle.

01:40:14 They act like natural rudders.

01:40:16 You beat 'em and make it to shore.

01:40:18 After that, you swim back to the boat, paddling with your hands and feet.

01:40:23 After swimming, you go for a hike and notice a nice wall to scale.

01:40:27 You get your gear ready and place each large palm on a nice fitting rock.

01:40:32 Your grip is tight, and you hang on to many different rocks that aren't the typical size

01:40:36 of a 10-fingered rock.

01:40:38 You manage to climb to the top and see the breathtaking view of the countryside.

01:40:43 An iron suit and a confident smile.

01:40:45 Yup, you're ready to nail that interview!

01:40:48 You walk into the building like you own it and wait for someone to escort you to the

01:40:52 CEO's office.

01:40:54 Everyone notices your confidence and smart look.

01:40:57 You're called in for your interview.

01:40:59 You unleash your disarming smile and pop your suit up.

01:41:03 You enter the room and extend it for a sturdy handshake.

01:41:06 With 20 fingers, you release a pressurized grip that leaves the CEO impressed and eager

01:41:12 to know more about you.

01:41:14 You leave the building gleaming with a winner's attitude, and it's not long before they

01:41:18 call you back for another interview.

01:41:21 Ok, you've got this!

01:41:23 20 grocery bags in the trunk of your car and one trip.

01:41:27 The road is long and has lots of curves and hills.

01:41:30 You stretch your fingers and crack your knuckles.

01:41:33 You plan out the weight distribution so you can have it evenly divided on each hand.

01:41:38 With 20 fingers, you grip different bags and hold 10 on each hand.

01:41:42 It's heavy, but hey, think of it as a leg and shoulder workout!

01:41:47 You take them out of your trunk and make it quickly across the plain all the way to your

01:41:51 house.

01:41:52 Success!

01:41:53 In one trip, you managed to get all the bags except one.

01:41:57 Oh wait, never mind!

01:41:59 You put the bag inside another bag before you left.

01:42:02 But you do need to go back to your car and close the trunk.

01:42:06 After a long day at work, you need to meet up with a friend you haven't seen in a long

01:42:10 time, and you've been working way too hard today.

01:42:13 On the way, you see a nail salon.

01:42:16 You hop in for a quick manicure.

01:42:18 But with 20 fingers on each hand, it's like doing a treatment for two people.

01:42:23 Time is ticking, and you only have one hand done.

01:42:26 Your friend calls you and tells you that she's waiting for you at the coffee shop.

01:42:31 On to your next hand!

01:42:32 After a while, you finish and rush to meet your friend.

01:42:35 You're late, but at least you look good!

01:42:38 You're attending a new tech launch with dozens of people showcasing all the new products.

01:42:43 Many of the phones are slightly larger than phones suited for 10-fingers and two-handed

01:42:48 people.

01:42:49 The phones are large enough to be considered mini-tablets.

01:42:52 You pick up a sample phone and click away.

01:42:55 Since you've got four thumbs, typing on the keyboard is smooth and easy.

01:42:59 The screen is long enough to be supported by the rest of your fingers on each hand.

01:43:04 You move over to the computers and see something interesting that catches your eye – a laptop

01:43:09 with a wide keyboard for your fingers to type effortlessly.

01:43:14 You open a file and type away.

01:43:15 You're surprised at how easy it is to write a quick document.

01:43:20 Too bad you have to wait until it's officially launched so that you can get your hands on

01:43:24 one of these bad boys!

01:43:26 You're at the gym warming up and getting ready for the next exercise.

01:43:31 You enter a boxing ring and practice sparring with a boxing bag.

01:43:35 Since you have 20 fingers on each hand, each fist you lay on it is stronger and louder

01:43:40 than with a regular 10-finger fist.

01:43:43 After each punch, you stretch your body and continue sparring.

01:43:47 You move on to other exercises to get ready for the big day.

01:43:50 You're in the forest practicing your bow and arrow aim.

01:43:54 You line up two cans side by side.

01:43:57 And another two cans side by side.

01:44:00 You take your bow and extend it backwards with 10 fingers on each hand.

01:44:04 You place two arrows neatly and let loose.

01:44:08 You strike both cans with ease.

01:44:10 Now let's up the ante by adding four cans next to each other.

01:44:15 You turn your bow sideways and retract the arrows until there's enough pressure to

01:44:20 release.

01:44:21 You pull back and let the arrows fly off.

01:44:24 Another success!

01:44:25 You knock out four cans without breaking a sweat!

01:44:29 If you have 20 fingers on each hand, then you'll need at least 7 or 8 bullseye targets

01:44:34 next to each other.

01:44:35 The bows will be long, but keeping a good aim won't be so easy.

01:44:40 After much concentration, you release the arrows and hit all of them right in the middle.

01:44:45 Having 50 fingers on each hand will alter the way you look and walk.

01:44:50 Your hands will be heavy, so you'll need a powerful set of arms to keep balance and

01:44:54 support your fingers.

01:44:56 Everything will be large, including your phone and laptop.

01:45:00 A guitar will be designed to accommodate the number of fingers that can play around the

01:45:04 fretboard.

01:45:05 If a regular guitar has 6 strings on the neck, then these monster guitars can have an easy

01:45:10 30 to 40!

01:45:12 The music won't be limited to human design and can achieve so much more.

01:45:17 Every musical instrument can be designed to suit the current physical conditions, like

01:45:21 having 50 fingers on each hand, like a trumpet, piano, harp, and saxophone.

01:45:27 A three-piece band will sound like an orchestra, and an orchestra will sound like, well, 5

01:45:32 orchestras.

01:45:33 You'll be chilling at home playing some video games with your friend.

01:45:37 Each control is the size of a coffee table.

01:45:39 A hand that can support 50 fingers on each hand is no joke, so a controller is supported

01:45:45 by a little stand pinned to the ground.

01:45:48 There are so many buttons and pad controls that it's easy to get lost just by looking

01:45:53 at it.

01:45:54 You're playing a game of soccer while controlling each player in the game individually.

01:45:58 With such power to move and coordinate 100 fingers in total, your brain is larger than

01:46:03 average, and your multitasking skills are on point.

01:46:07 In the end, you beat him.

01:46:09 And after a rematch, he beat you.

01:46:12 In the third game, you both hit a stalemate.

01:46:15 You prepare a high-five and slap his 50-finger palm with yours, producing sound waves that

01:46:21 reach your neighbors across the street.

01:46:23 A lot of fingers on each hand means that tangible and ergonomic things have to be a lot bigger

01:46:28 than average.

01:46:30 Going to a jewelry shop is a headache since you have to find the right ring that fits

01:46:34 any of the 50 fingers on each hand.

01:46:38 Producing any glove is a multi-billion-dollar industry since each glove costs so much to

01:46:43 make.

01:46:44 Drawing is also a challenge since holding a regular-sized pen isn't easy to simply

01:46:49 draw something.

01:46:50 Each pen and stationary equipment are 10 times bigger than what we have today and also cost

01:46:55 a lot more to make than regular-sized pens.

01:46:59 Glasses of water are longer or fatter so that you can properly grip them.

01:47:04 The hand is a lot bigger and the fingers go around the palm and resemble a sunflower.

01:47:10 If you're hot, you can fan yourself with your hand instead of a regular fan.

01:47:15 It'll be easier to scoop up some sand if you're building a sandcastle at the beach.

01:47:19 With so much more space in your hand, you can make sand balls and create a mega-sized

01:47:24 castle super fast.

01:47:27 And if you're playing a game of snowballs, then get ready to have cannonballs instead

01:47:31 of normal-sized snowballs.

01:47:33 Oh, Peckin' Smart!

01:47:35 Staying in the water that's 70 degrees Fahrenheit for a long time definitely won't do your health

01:47:40 any good.

01:47:41 A water temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit is a nightmare.

01:47:45 It feels much colder than the air of the same temperature.

01:47:48 The passengers of the Titanic were in 28 degrees Fahrenheit water.

01:47:53 Can you imagine how cold it was?

01:47:56 Even the iceberg that the Titanic met was warmer.

01:47:59 The water didn't freeze because of the high salt content.

01:48:03 But what if the temperature had been higher?

01:48:05 What if the Titanic had sunk in warm water, say 120 degrees Fahrenheit?

01:48:11 Theoretically, this could have happened had the waters of the North Atlantic met a warm

01:48:15 undercurrent from the southern part of the ocean on disaster day.

01:48:19 But this heat wouldn't have been enough.

01:48:22 The ocean area is too vast, and the temperature is too low at night.

01:48:26 The warm undercurrent alone wouldn't have made a difference for people who were overboard.

01:48:31 But if the Titanic had sunk in another place at one particular moment, perhaps then all

01:48:36 people could have been saved, thanks to an incredible natural phenomenon.

01:48:40 Now on board, everybody!

01:48:42 Our voyage to a parallel universe begins.

01:48:46 It's a moonless night on April 14th through 15th.

01:48:50 The Titanic crashes into an iceberg.

01:48:53 Icy water floods the lower decks.

01:48:55 The captain sends a distress signal.

01:48:57 The nearest rescue ship, Carpathia, is 58 miles away from the sinking Titanic.

01:49:02 At maximum speed, Carpathia will get there in four hours.

01:49:06 That's quite long, even in warm tropical waters, since your body loses heat anyway.

01:49:12 The Titanic begins to sink.

01:49:14 The crew downs lifeboats.

01:49:16 Some of the passengers jump overboard.

01:49:19 The ship is going under the water.

01:49:22 There are no boats left, so you jump along with other passengers.

01:49:26 It feels as if you got inside a huge iceberg.

01:49:29 The water is so cold that it's hard for you to move.

01:49:32 You can't even scream because there's no air in your lungs.

01:49:36 But at this moment, you feel a pleasant warmth coming from the depths.

01:49:41 The heat rises above your knees and waist, then reaches your neck.

01:49:45 Finally, you regain control of your muscles and can breathe deeply.

01:49:49 You notice that all the other passengers feel the same warmth.

01:49:53 The water becomes a little hot.

01:49:55 It makes you happy.

01:49:57 But in a moment, horror replaces your delight.

01:50:00 The ocean begins to foam.

01:50:02 And not because of the high temperature, but because something is rising from the ocean

01:50:07 floor.

01:50:08 You hear a heavy, low sound coming from the depths.

01:50:11 It's not a sinking Titanic, but something bigger.

01:50:15 You can see a huge iceberg nearby.

01:50:17 It's melting, and a huge chunk is breaking off from it.

01:50:21 A million bubbles appear on the surface.

01:50:24 Then you feel something hit you in the leg.

01:50:26 Thousands of strange, lightweight rocks are rising from below.

01:50:31 There are also massive plates among them.

01:50:33 People use them as lifeboats.

01:50:35 You climb on one of those rocks and look at the ship.

01:50:39 It doesn't sink, since all the water is bubbling and pushing the vessel up.

01:50:44 You take one of the small rocks and understand everything.

01:50:47 It's pumice.

01:50:48 An underwater volcano has woken up right under the ship.

01:50:53 Thousands of tons of volcanic rock are floating to the surface.

01:50:58 When it erupts, its magma shakes the entire space, heats the water, and destroys the seabed.

01:51:05 But it doesn't result in anything destructive on the surface.

01:51:08 The enormous pressure of hundreds of millions of gallons of water suppresses the volcano's

01:51:13 power.

01:51:14 Molten rocks of the Earth's crust are pressed against the seabed, and pumice rises to the

01:51:19 surface.

01:51:20 And here's why it happens.

01:51:22 The upper part of Earth consists of many solid parts, tectonic plates.

01:51:28 These plates collide with each other and divide.

01:51:31 And when one part separates from another, the magma immediately comes up.

01:51:36 So all volcanoes are these unstable fault sites.

01:51:40 If the Titanic had sailed over one of these areas during an eruption, many passengers

01:51:44 would have been saved.

01:51:47 Back in the parallel universe, you notice the Titanic starts sinking again.

01:51:51 The water is no longer bubbling.

01:51:53 The volcano has gone out.

01:51:55 In a matter of seconds, the ocean turns icy again.

01:51:59 Fortunately, you have your pumice lifeboat.

01:52:02 This is enough to wait for rescuers.

01:52:05 But let's imagine a situation with no underwater volcano and an iceberg.

01:52:09 A situation when the water was warm from the very beginning.

01:52:14 One of the engines in the motor compartment of the ship breaks down.

01:52:18 Several pipes burst because of increased pressure.

01:52:20 And now there's a crack in the ship's body.

01:52:24 Water is filling the lower decks.

01:52:26 The ship is sinking.

01:52:28 People evacuate on lifeboats.

01:52:30 There's less panic since the night is warm and no one is freezing.

01:52:34 Each passenger gets a life jacket.

01:52:36 The ship is breaking.

01:52:38 You understand that you have to jump.

01:52:40 The Titanic goes underwater.

01:52:43 Many passengers fall overboard in horror.

01:52:45 They dive into the dark ocean and immediately come to the surface.

01:52:49 Panic and complete chaos take over.

01:52:52 The ship disappears in the dark.

01:52:54 And finally, it's all silent.

01:52:56 A few minutes pass, and you notice there's no panic at all.

01:53:00 The water is warm.

01:53:02 Almost all passengers have life jackets.

01:53:05 Someone is floating on the wooden ship wreckage.

01:53:07 After a couple of hours, the water no longer seems so comfortable.

01:53:11 The ocean takes away your body heat.

01:53:14 To keep warm, passengers swim closer to each other in a tight circle.

01:53:18 Yeah, now it's quite possible to wait for another couple of hours till the rescuers

01:53:22 come.

01:53:23 People on lifeboats sail closer and take those who freeze on board.

01:53:28 Passengers take turns.

01:53:29 20 minutes in the water, then 20 minutes in boats.

01:53:33 It's essential not to take your clothes off.

01:53:35 Even a wet outfit helps keep your body warm for longer.

01:53:39 And when it seems that everyone is saved, somebody screams.

01:53:43 A girl in a boat looks scared.

01:53:45 She trembles with fear and points her finger into the black water.

01:53:50 Passengers try to see what's there and notice a triangular fin.

01:53:53 One, two, three.

01:53:56 There are so many of them!

01:53:58 The noise of the sinking ship has attracted a group of sharks.

01:54:02 And now, they are circling the survivors, hoping to satisfy their hunger.

01:54:06 They're swimming slowly.

01:54:08 It doesn't look like they're going to attack.

01:54:11 But you should keep your eyes open, as these fish are some of the world's most aggressive

01:54:15 and dangerous sharks, the bull sharks.

01:54:18 They can be agile, fast, and unpredictable.

01:54:21 They don't swim in the cold waters of the Atlantic, but the water in this parallel universe

01:54:26 is perfect for them.

01:54:28 The sharks are strong and sturdy.

01:54:30 They create the illusion of slowness to relax their prey.

01:54:33 They're called bull sharks because of their short, blunt muzzle, like that of a bull.

01:54:38 And they like to hit a target or other sharks with their forehead.

01:54:42 Several fish are ramming boats.

01:54:44 Someone falls into the water.

01:54:46 Fortunately, people help them back on board.

01:54:49 The sharks aren't going to retreat.

01:54:51 Chaos and panic ensue.

01:54:53 People are screaming and splashing the water with paddles to scare away the fish.

01:54:57 But it doesn't help.

01:54:59 One of the sharks opens its toothy mouth and clings to a boat.

01:55:03 At this moment, you notice more fins nearby.

01:55:06 A pack of great white sharks arrives at the party.

01:55:09 They are some of the most dangerous animals on the planet.

01:55:12 They're big, fast, and strong.

01:55:15 And their 300 triangular teeth lined in several rows are sharp as blades.

01:55:20 Great white sharks swim around the boats and scare away the bull sharks.

01:55:24 You fall off the boat and see a big fin approaching you.

01:55:27 Fear awakens the survival instinct in you.

01:55:30 You're trying your best to swim away from the shark as far as possible.

01:55:34 Of course, it's useless, since the shark is much faster and will definitely catch you.

01:55:39 You feel your foot touching the shark's nose.

01:55:42 The other foot gets into the toothy mouth.

01:55:45 You scream in horror.

01:55:46 After a second, the shark lets you go.

01:55:50 Great white sharks rarely attack people.

01:55:52 If they bite, it's just to test you.

01:55:55 After all, the shark's favorite prey is seals.

01:55:58 It simply loses interest if it realizes you aren't a seal.

01:56:03 But if the shark is starving, it doesn't matter to it what kind of prey you are.

01:56:07 Lucky for you, this one is not like that.

01:56:10 Those survivors in the boats have almost nothing to fear either.

01:56:14 Great white sharks don't attack them.

01:56:16 They can push boats slightly, but only to test them.

01:56:20 The great white shark is swimming away from you.

01:56:22 But a bull one appears, and it looks like it's hungry.

01:56:25 The shark is swimming towards you, opens its mouth, and…

01:56:29 A loud ship horn penetrates the water.

01:56:32 This is the RMS Carpathia that has come to the rescue.

01:56:35 All the sharks swim away scared.

01:56:37 All passengers are saved.

01:56:39 Back in our universe, another ship that had been nearby could have saved the passengers

01:56:43 much earlier.

01:56:45 But that's another story.

01:56:49 The food on the tables in the cruise ship's dining room seems freshly made.

01:56:53 It looks like everyone just picked up and left.

01:56:56 You panic and run outside to the main deck.

01:56:58 There are plenty of slippers and sandals lying around, but no people around.

01:57:06 You bend over the railing and see that the cruise ship is still moving.

01:57:10 There's not a single staff member in sight.

01:57:13 Your first guess is that they've all gathered somewhere for some reason, so you make your

01:57:17 way to the captain.

01:57:19 You walk through the long and maze-like corridors before you reach the control room.

01:57:23 The door is wide open and someone has set the ship to cruise control.

01:57:27 Some scenarios play out in your head.

01:57:32 Scenario number one is that while you were asleep, everyone else woke up and decided

01:57:35 to pull a prank on you, so they must be hiding somewhere on the ship.

01:57:39 When you freak out because no one is around, they'll pop out of nowhere and surprise

01:57:43 you with an awesome party and cake.

01:57:47 The second scenario you come up with is that while everyone was enjoying their cruise,

01:57:51 the ship accidentally entered the fourth dimension with everyone, including the animals on board.

01:57:56 But then, why did they leave you behind?

01:57:59 The third possible scenario is that everyone found a better cruise ship nearby and decided

01:58:04 to abandon the ship for a better one.

01:58:06 They just forgot to tell you, but why did they leave their stuff behind and their food

01:58:11 half eaten?

01:58:13 You try to figure out what the controls mean, but it's just a bunch of random gizmos and

01:58:17 flickering lights.

01:58:19 There is no pop-up manual to study, but there is pretty fast Wi-Fi.

01:58:23 You start your laptop and do a quick search on what some of these things mean.

01:58:27 You quickly figure out that the ship is in safety mode and has automatic sensors to detect

01:58:32 when the water gets too rough.

01:58:35 You open up social media and try to contact some people, but your phone doesn't have

01:58:39 a connection.

01:58:41 Only the laptop, which is connected via cable, works.

01:58:45 There's a radio to contact the mainland.

01:58:47 You ring in, but no one's answering.

01:58:50 Suddenly your notifications pop up.

01:58:52 You look at photos of your friends on vacation or back home, but they're not there.

01:58:57 Only the backdrop with no one in there.

01:58:59 Everyone has officially disappeared, except you.

01:59:03 You try one last time to contact the rest of the world, but nobody is answering.

01:59:07 You check out some of the cruise details and find out that the ship will need around 11

01:59:12 days until you reach the nearest dock.

01:59:15 After looking at the map, you see a small remote island that's only 4 days' trip away.

01:59:20 The cruise ship travels around 20 knots, which is around 23 miles an hour.

01:59:25 Meanwhile, you discover the ship and enter some of the fancy places.

01:59:31 The ads on TV just show an empty backdrop of the cruise ship without people, which makes

01:59:35 it look quite lonely.

01:59:37 On a 7-day cruise, a large ship can use over 9,000 pounds of lettuce and 45,000 pounds

01:59:44 of eggs.

01:59:45 In general, there are 2,000 steaks and 1,000 baked potatoes consumed per day on a cruise

01:59:51 with more than 1,000 people.

01:59:53 There is so much food and ingredients on the ship that you can technically last for years.

01:59:58 You reach the receptionist's desk and talk over the intercom radio to make official announcements.

02:00:04 "Hello?

02:00:05 Hello?"

02:00:07 With a sound of crickets.

02:00:08 "Ok, if this is some kind of prank, it's not funny.

02:00:12 You can come out now.

02:00:13 I'm going to the under deck for some snacks."

02:00:16 You wait for an answer, but no one is coming.

02:00:18 You decide to go to the lower decks of the ship, but before you head down, you check

02:00:22 out the ice skating rink with no one there.

02:00:26 You slip on some ice skating shoes and go for a little spin.

02:00:29 It feels good with no one to bother you or tell you what to do.

02:00:33 After that, you check out the game room and play some arcade games.

02:00:37 You use the coins from the counter and play for hours.

02:00:40 The sun begins to set, so you decide to have a refreshing drink and enjoy the view.

02:00:45 You sit on the top deck where only the VIPs are allowed and grab the biggest sunbed to

02:00:49 lay on.

02:00:51 It's so quiet that you can hear the ocean waves.

02:00:54 You fall asleep there and wake up the next morning because of the bright sun.

02:00:58 You walk around, trying to see what to do.

02:01:00 You grab a golf club and start swinging.

02:01:03 You get the balls into the ocean and keep playing until you get bored.

02:01:08 You realize that you got sidetracked with the activities and want to go to the lower

02:01:11 decks of the ship.

02:01:13 You check out the staff-only entry with a pass that you found lying around.

02:01:17 You start descending to the bottom.

02:01:19 It's getting darker.

02:01:21 The power isn't working, so you grab a flashlight and look through the rooms.

02:01:27 Crew members usually live in a dorm-style room with shared bunk beds.

02:01:31 They have a common area for eating staff meals and have access to other recreational activities.

02:01:36 The kitchens that serve the main restaurants are also located in the bottom areas.

02:01:41 All the rooms look the same.

02:01:43 There's a lot of noise coming from the engine room, which makes it creepy.

02:01:47 The pipes are clanking and popping sounds bust from random places.

02:01:51 The lights are flickering.

02:01:53 There are shadows following you as you're moving with the flashlight you picked up from

02:01:57 one of the rooms.

02:01:58 You're scared.

02:01:59 You call out to see if there's anyone there, but all you hear is your own voice echoing

02:02:03 through the corridors.

02:02:05 You're lost.

02:02:07 You try to find your way back to the top decks, but everything looks the same.

02:02:12 You start running and panicking.

02:02:14 You trip over something and lose your flashlight.

02:02:16 It's very dark.

02:02:18 You wave your arms around and try to find your way out.

02:02:21 You put your hands on the wall and try to navigate around.

02:02:24 You see a bright light at the end of the corridor.

02:02:27 You walk towards there.

02:02:29 You end up reaching one of the central kitchens with plenty of food lying around.

02:02:33 There are dozens of fridges and a whole kitchen dedicated to desserts.

02:02:37 Your stomach growls from hunger.

02:02:40 You eat some of the most exotic and top-of-the-line food that can cost up to a thousand dollars

02:02:45 per dish.

02:02:47 You spend the next few days gobbling up the yummy treats, playing golf, and partying on

02:02:51 the dance floor.

02:02:53 Three days later, you maxed out most of the fun stuff of the cruise ship.

02:02:56 While basking in the sun, you see an island in the distance.

02:03:00 You grab your binoculars and notice the dock where the ship is heading to.

02:03:05 You quickly head to the control center and see the map.

02:03:08 It needs 30 minutes to arrive, but you don't know how to park the cruise ship.

02:03:14 You end up lowering the anchor to stop the ship.

02:03:17 You'll then use the rescue boats for rowing to the island.

02:03:19 You gather some supplies and food and row.

02:03:24 Maybe someone on the island can help you out.

02:03:26 You descend and row to the shore.

02:03:28 You enter the city, but it's empty.

02:03:31 People have left their cars in the middle of the road during their commute.

02:03:35 You head to the police station to see if you can get some answers, but nothing.

02:03:40 Months later, you've explored the whole island and saved plenty of food from the cruise ship.

02:03:46 After five years, you've taken complete control over the island and learned how to drive the

02:03:50 cruise ship properly.

02:03:52 You haven't seen a single person since that day on the cruise ship.

02:03:55 It's like everyone picked up and evaporated.

02:03:59 Ten years later, you're sitting in the radio tower.

02:04:02 You have a full-grown beard and fields of crops all over the island.

02:04:06 You haven't stepped foot on the cruise ship for three years.

02:04:09 Suddenly, you catch some signal on the radio in Morse code.

02:04:13 Someone from the mainland is trying to contact you.

02:04:16 You decide to get back on the ship and make your way there.

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