Channel: What If

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: ow.ly/rMRZ30sfmaN It's an Earth sandwich! What if we placed our Earth between our Solar System's two asteroid belts: the Main Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt. How long would it be before one of these belts sent their asteroids hurtling toward Earth? And what kind of collisions could we see if these space rocks hit us? Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com/what-if-earth-was-sandwiched-between-two-asteroid-belts 00:00 Earth between asteroid belts 00:52 Two asteroid belts 01:25 Kuiper Belt 01:55 Thank you, Wondrium! 03:06 Astronomical units 04:26 New orbits 05:20 Space travel Questions or concerns? Contact us at underknown.com/contact Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Check out our other shows: How to Survive: bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Your Body on: bit.ly/your-body-on-show Crazy Creatures: bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: discord.gg/WzkQPB3nea Twitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: underknown.com Contact us at underknown.com/contact #WhatIf #AsteroidBelt #KuiperBelt