These are the asteroids to worry about

Stephen Hawking thought an asteroid impact posed the greatest threat to life on Earth. Thanks to Kiwico for sponsoring this video. For 50% off your first month of any crate, go to kiwico.com/veritasium50
For other potential world ending catastrophes, check out Domain of Science: ve42.co/DoS
Special thanks to:
Prof. Dave Jewitt from UCLA Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
Prof. Mark Boslough from Sandia National Labs
Scott Manley: / szyzyg
Ryan Wyatt at Morrison Planetarium
Prof. Amy Mainzer
Alexandr Ivanov for the opening shot of Chelyabinsk Meteor
Maps of Asteroid Impacts -ve42.co/Map
Time passing animation from Universe Sandbox - universesandbox.com/
Opposition Effect - ve42.co/Belskaya2000
Belskaya, I. N., & Shevchenko, V. G. (2000). Opposition effect of asteroids. Icarus, 147(1), 94-105.
Potentially Hazardous Asteroids - ve42.co/Perna2013
Perna, D., Barucci, M. A., & Fulchignoni, M. (2013). The near-Earth objects and their potential threat to our planet. The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 21(1), 65.
Survey of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids - ve42.co/NEOSurvey
Population Vulnerability - ve42.co/Rumpf2017
Rumpf, C. M., Lewis, H. G., & Atkinson, P. M. (2017). Population vulnerability models for asteroid impact risk assessment. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 52(6), 1082-1102.
Size distribution of NEOs - ve42.co/Trilling17
Trilling, D. E., Valdes, F., Allen, L., James, D., Fuentes, C., Herrera, D., ... & Rajagopal, J. (2017). The size distribution of near-earth objects larger than 10 m. The Astronomical Journal, 154(4), 170.
2020 NEOWISE Data Release - ve42.co/NEOWISE
National Research Council Report- ve42.co/Defending
Board, S. S., & National Research Council. (2010). Defending planet earth: Near-Earth-Object surveys and hazard mitigation strategies. National Academies Press.
Tug Boat - ve42.co/Schweickart03
Schweickart, R. L., Lu, E. T., Hut, P., & Chapman, C. R. (2003). The asteroid tugboat. Scientific American, 289(5), 54-61.
Gravity Tractor 1 - ve42.co/Lu05
Lu, E. T., & Love, S. G. (2005). Gravitational tractor for towing asteroids. Nature, 438(7065), 177-178.
Laser Ablation - ve42.co/Thiry14
Thiry, N., & Vasile, M. (2014). Recent advances in laser ablation modelling for asteroid deflection methods. SPIE Optical Engineering+ Applications, 922608-922608.
Yarakovsky Effect - ve42.co/Yara
DART Mission - ve42.co/DART
Nuclear 1 - ve42.co/Ahrens92
Ahrens, T. J., & Harris, A. W. (1992). Deflection and fragmentation of near-Earth asteroids. Nature, 360(6403), 429-433.
Nuclear 2 - ve42.co/Bradley10
Bradley, P. A., Plesko, C. S., Clement, R. R., Conlon, L. M., Weaver, R. P., Guzik, J. A., ... & Huebner, W. F. (2010, January). Challenges of deflecting an asteroid or comet nucleus with a nuclear burst. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1208, No. 1, pp. 430-437). American Institute of Physics.
Researched and Written by Petr Lebedev, Jonny Hyman and Derek Muller
3D animations, VFX, SFX, Audio Mixing by Jonny Hyman
2D animation by Ivy Tello
Intro animation by Nicolas Pratt
With Filming by Raquel Nuno
Music from epidemicsound.com "Stellar Dance" "Orbit" "That Notebook" "What We Discovered" "Out of Poppies" "Handwriting"
Images and video supplied by Getty Images

[@cocopuffs8646]

Wow it sure helps my anxiety to know that earth is basically standing in the middle of a dodgeball game and everything that I have ever known is at the mercy of a funny rock

[@bassycuh5401]

funny rock lmao

[@motifity3416]

The funny rock is living in your walls

[@letterh9900]

Haha funni rock

[@C0RVETTE]

Rock go brrrrrrrrr

[@wiggleboi4303]

Bruh.

[@karmakast806]

"Let me set your mind at ease" "Here's all the other ways you could die". Thanks, my mind is so at ease now.

[@David_Fellner]

It's like telling someone on a plane who's afraid of flying how much more likely they are to die in a car crash. Either way, it's fun for the person explaining it!

[@theknitby]

@joseph ka Hit the road, pal.

[@David_Fellner]

​@joseph ka If your church considers the guy who supported and protected a global network of child molesters a "true"leader, then I'll happily take my place in Hell. I bet they have great rock and metal concerts down there. Also, the Antichrist creating peace in Israel? Hell yeah! (hope you'll pardon the pun)

[@targanhunter1421]

We got a winner yesterday for the most emotional moment in HIMYM. But as usual, we are going to have a final poll between 2nd and 3rd place in order to make up for unlucky tournament placements. The candidates are: Never-Ending Second vs. You're all alone

[@erhanabdurrahman9381]

I seek refuge with God from expelled satan Holy Qur'an Chapter 67 - The Dominion 16. Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed? 17. Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane which flings rocks? But ye shall know the manner of My warning. 18. And verily those before them denied, then (see) the manner of My wrath (with them)! Chapter 16 - The Honey Bee 45. Are they who plan ill deeds then secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them, or that the doom will not come on them whence they know not? 46. Or that He will not seize them in their going to and fro that there be no escape for them? 47. Or that He will not seize them with a gradual wasting? Lo! thy Lord is indeed Full of Pity, Merciful! 48. Have they not observed all thing that Allah hath created, how their shadows incline to the right and to the left, making prostration unto Allah, and they are lowly? 49. And unto Allah maketh prostration whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth of living creatures, and the angels (also), and they are not proud 50. They fear their Lord above them, and do what they are hidden. 51. Allah hath said: Choose not two gods. There is only One God. So of Me, Me only, be in awe. 52. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth, and religion is His for ever. Will ye then fear any other than Allah? 53. And whatever of comfort ye enjoy, it is from Allah. Then, when misfortune reacheth you, unto Him ye cry for help. 54. And afterward, when He hath rid you of the misfortune, behold! a set of you attribute partners to their Lord, 55. So as to deny that which We have given them. Then enjoy life (while ye may), for ye will come to know. 56. And they assign a portion of that which We have given them unto what they know not. By Allah! but ye will indeed be asked concerning (all) that ye used to invent. Chapter 7 - The Place Between Heaven and Hell 96. And if the people of the township had believed and kept from evil, surely We should have opened for them, blessings from the sky and from the earth. But (unto every messenger) they gave the lie, and so We seized them on account of what they used to earn. 97. Are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath, upon them as a night raid while they sleep? 98. Or are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath upon them in the daytime while they play? 99. Are they then secure from Allah's scheme? None deemeth himself secure from Allah's scheme save folk that perish. 100. Is it not an indication to those who inherit the land after its people (who thus reaped the consequence of evil doing) that, if We will, We can smite them for their sins and print upon their hearts so that they hear not? 101. Such were the townships. We relate some tidings of them unto thee (Muhammad). Their messengers verily came unto them with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but they could not believe because they had before denied. Thus doth Allah print upon the hearts of disbelievers (that they hear not). 102. We found no (loyalty to any) covenant in most of them. Nay, most of them We found wrong doers Chapter 11- Prophet Hood 77. And when Our messengers (angels in man shape) came unto Lot, he was distressed and knew not how to protect them. He said: This is a distressful day. 78. And his people came unto him, running towards him and before then they used to commit abominations He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you (to marry). Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man? 79. They said: Well thou knowest that we have no right to thy daughters, and well thou knowest what we want. 80. He said: Would that I had strength to resist you or had some strong support (among you)! 81. (The messengers) said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of thy Lord; they shall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not one of you turn round (all) save thy wife. Lo! that which smiteth them will smite her (also). Lo! their tryst is (for) the morning. Is not the morning nigh? 82. So when Our commandment came to pass We overthrew (that township) and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another, 83. Marked with fire in the providence of thy Lord (for the destruction of the wicked). And they are never far from the wrong-doers.

[@Leokipo]

That guy was so chill talking about the devastating impacts of asteroids, so you can tell he's been researching them for a long time

[@afkpillow]

Same thought

[@Thanos-hp1mw]

This guy discovered Kuiper belt you know.

[@vivekkapoor6937]

Brother think of asteroid having momentum equal to weight× gravity×speed will fall on earth as fire ball due to atmospheric friction.

[@Leokipo]

@@vivekkapoor6937 I think you mean mass x velocity but yes it would be a lot of momentum

[@qnjqjason2823]

hij liegd alles aan elkaar! allemaal fake

[@DrKoneko]

I've been to the crater in Arizona and there's no way to convey how huge the crater is without seeing it in person. It's beautiful and haunting.

[@rikellis7871]

Not a crater, it's a volcano.

[@DrKoneko]

@@rikellis7871 literally called the meteor Crater, idk what you want me to tell you

[@qualicumjack3906]

Eh, the Grand Canyon was much bigger

[@DrKoneko]

@@qualicumjack3906 yeah, but the Grand canyon is less terrifying than a meteor Crater because at any moment one of those could crash anywhere on earth.

[@qualicumjack3906]

@@DrKoneko Thats not quite true

[@MonkeyGoatLicker]

Fun Fact: If it wasn’t for Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, the Earth would get hit all the time with asteroids. Jupiter’s rich gravity ALMOST always takes the blows.

[@maggieleegh6656]

I know:)

[@TheLuminousOne]

Juptíer is largést giant gas.

[@boorave]

Ohhhhh

[@vincentharris110]

NOT A FUN FACT.

[@xeryus3357]

@@vincentharris110 whys it not fun :(

[@MrGKTamil]

Hmm.. now i am prepared strong enough to face December 2020.

[@AjithkumarSekar]

Glad to find you here Mr GK 😀

[@spleens5980]

are you really ready for flash to go bye bye?

[@feiyuin4178]

No. No I don’t think you are

[@ezequielcastellanos6919]

Congrats on getting a lot of likes!

[@mabelcarpenter308]

"Now if you're concerned about the world ending..." Actually I am hoping for it.

[@jbrethous]

Derek, you are fantastic at what you do. You are among the top information sources, not on KZbin but in the whole of Internet. Respect to what and how you do it. Thank you.

[@garyryan7852WR]

LMAO There is no truth to any of it .

[@pandemicneetbux2110]

Yeah he's usually pretty good putting it in layman's terms too.

[@nesquix926]

@@garyryan7852WR You have absolutely zero clue what you are talking about. Keep replying on edited and out-of-context Instagram posts and other's horrible research to convince people that the Earth is flat. I don't know how you try to disprove this.

[@iamarizonaball2642]

Asteroid Kessler Syndrome might be a thing.

[@akshayreddyatchi1971]

correct he is such a schmuck@@nesquix926

[@marcelfermer5369]

This is one of the best examples of clear, rational, scientific thinking and presentation of a subject. Outstanding. Full marks.

[@Itsaboutthewaterlife]

Agree.

[@zacharyrademaker218]

But it's false it's simple to send things to space. We also now have lasers that move at the speed of light which is incredible. We made some thing that can lead to advanced capabilities of viewing our nearest galaxy within the galaxy. Super excited

[@warrior230]

Hats off to the cameraman who filmed all this space stuff for us.

[@mysterygamermgclues8864]

hope they got a raise.

[@MysticalStd]

Underated comment

[@chemicalauthor]

He should make a KZbin channel

[@skairymgaming2184]

He has held breath more than actors in nemo

[@john34261]

@@skairymgaming2184 i bet he's working for nasa and he records the astroids and nasa has a time machine since they recorded the dino's death day

[@deponentfutures]

Veritasium's videos now have better production than most documentaries i watched as a kid (and are more informative)!

[@funandadventure7805]

... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmjIq4yQiNJ7mNU

[@bastienmillecam3183]

No 20 commercial breaks and the same sentence repeated about a hundred times. What a time to live in!

[@reculate3332]

@@bastienmillecam3183 Indeed

[@ivoryas1696]

B Phoenix They seemed like they were _always _*_kinda_* documentaries, but you do have a point!

[@brillyonbro9135]

think about that more carefully

[@Ermz]

I love how much you rescued this video's performance in the algorithm with a thumbnail flip.

[@tannoy2427]

With NASA's DART mission, I am glad we're making progress.

[@nicolausteslaus]

Nope

[@Julia_JJ]

@@nicolausteslaus lol, true tho

[@spikespa5208]

Make it a double DART. Asteroids travel in pairs, one being a decoy to distract us.

[@iammrbeat]

THIS WAS SO GOOD. I mean, now I'm freaking out, but the video was so good.

[@ciocia72]

ikr?

[@tygenwiese7370]

Yeah ur right

[@grumpy-dad3701]

@Timothy Martin and irradiate the prices that fall to earth in many chunks

[@TKUA11]

And people are freaking out about global warming. There’s bigger things to worry about

[@morganproductions1729]

Same mr beat

[@johnnyboy6338]

“To put your mind at ease, here’s some more likely disasters for earth”. This is like when you have a headache and someone offers to punch you as a distraction.

[@MrEp5]

fear mongering right?

[@somegirl558]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago]

*works every time

[@Aztesticals]

@@MrEp5 I mean if that scares you you gotta grow up

[@MrEp5]

@@Aztesticals No on the contrary. When this thing hits you wouldnt stand a chance anyway, so why worry in the first place. Just enjoy life as much as you can, while you can.

[@flixeyt]

About the foil and its reflective properties; wouldn't it be much more efficient to paint the object with a hyperreflective pigment/color? This doesn't solve how to get there with all the needed equipment, but I think it could work if someone figured that (very important) part out. A number of drones carrying paint could cover a large area in no time.

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

The DART experiment has shown that we do have the ability to deflect a asteroid with a high velocity impact. I know that happened after this video was made. It was an important experiment and a fun one to see live.

[@Deltathegoldenretriever]

Did they ever give us real factual information about the impact and how much it would move?

[@PowerScissor]

They changed the orbital periodnof the 2 bodies in relation to each other. Did they ever release any data on any changes in relation to Earth? Doesn't matter what happens if it's still heading to Earth.

[@sheldontucker4287]

But. DART works if we know in advance we are going to be hit. The meteor that hit Russia we did not see coming..You cannot redirect of you do not see it coming..

[@maximusdizon7267]

He's got a T-rex skull as a garden ornament. this guy is badass.

[@melodiefrances3898]

ROFL

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

I'm gonna have to make one from cement

[@connieprude3386]

Update: It hasn’t happened tomorrow yet I’m coming back every day to update this comment

[@nekopamm]

@@connieprude3386 good luck

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

He also discovered the Kuiper Belt! Not only is he a badass, he's a damn legend.

[@trollster7133]

“If you are scared of a meteor impact then this will put you at ease, *you can die a thousand more painful ways* “

[@AlexZander688]

Mankind is the greatest threat to life on Earth, not asteroids.

[@kyle18934]

A nuke on Yellowstone would be one easy way to screw up the planet

[@omarpikm2101]

@@kyle18934 This gonna be what caused the events of Pikmin

[@kyle18934]

@@omarpikm2101 idk if people would realize it was a nuke first, 9r just a lot of lava/insanity

[@turtlemaster2785]

@@kyle18934 id bet that when people start to figure out how to make anti matter missals then we would die

[@asdzt123]

Thanks for the video, your guest was amazing. If you can have him for any related topic that would be great.

[@YoussefDaher2.0_short]

Hey Derek these videos are so awesome I can learn by them

[@dfgdfg_]

Just what 2020 needs to end the year off with a bang.

[@epsilon1563]

_Softly_ don't

[@eruzen2272]

Right? I have my baseball bat ready to whack that bad boy back into outer space.

[@glenecollins]

Shut it... I suspect 2020 is taking suggestions.

[@thatboibook8601]

Lmao

[@mukrifachri]

They already sent down the monolith 5 years ago... Maybe if the dolphins start to disappear...

[@seya_2]

That scientist dude is definition of being cool and a nerd at the same time

[@Ttegegg]

And scaring us

[@dunne8394]

nool

[@kostamalidzan1701]

yeah my guy watched Jurassic World and decided to buy a T-rex head

[@lakshyab.]

Mizuhara

[@Cousins_Cats]

You know being smart doesn’t mean you’re a nerd, right?

[@hazlitt1]

GREAT VIDEO. LOVE YOUR CONTENT. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT VIDEO/ AUDIO GEAR YOU’RE USING IN THIS VIDEO. THANK YOU.

[@richardsonsmith2633]

such a great person, family man dad and a perfect channel too. thanks alot for being there for us!!!

[@kellycat1665]

"And if we saw one coming, what would we do about it?" Me: "Become cameramen."

[@joshuamedina7420]

What we're going to do about it is getting rip

[@TheSlothYt]

Yes that is the best thing you could ever do THEY ARE INVINCIBLE

[@Bubontent]

Fast as cheetas

[@Bubontent]

They don't need air

[@chromasis10]

Yes.

[@theslowmoguys]

Immense production value.

[@jeraldbonbon7253]

lol xd

[@azure2015]

hi

[@tablet2331]

Hi bro big fan

[@DaBestNub]

Racking up the likes

[@GewelReal]

Same as you guys

[@jeffcondis6592]

Thank you for the videos! I have an idea that may not be feasible. Would it be possible to build a rocket that could dock and use the asteroid material as propellant? Maybe, some sort of a nuclear heater that spits out rock gas?

[@xermionthesecond4396]

A mass driver! That's somrthing that we've been theorizing about for a while.

[@drivewaystar6485]

"The oldest thing you'll ever see." That's a cool thing to be able to say.

[@vergilbaberuthofbaseball5983]

The queen of England is older

[@petermanalang4185]

isn't the sun older tho or even the other stars in the sky

[@poida1674]

I almost thought he was talking about himself for a minute, then I remember how old the universe is.

[@jaydenkong2283]

@@divine308 not every atoms, the universe is infinitely expanding creating new atoms and it’s probably rare that the original atoms are us

[@kavinelamurugan8407]

@@jaydenkong2283 no the universe is expanding but atoms arent being created. More like they are just moving apart. atoms being created breaks just about all of our laws of physics more specifically thermodynamics

[@acethefiredragon8525]

Asteroid 1: Alright, I’ll be bait, while u go in from the back. Asteroid 2: Roger that.

[@leathegrape4756]

XD lol

[@smartart6841]

Whats the back

[@denisepasses4155]

This comment is so underrated

[@Th3Crowned0ne]

Haha nice one

[@yuzu494]

the classic madara

[@flitterZisRiaS]

props to the cameraman for filming the dinosaurs while a masive extinction event was going on

[@asparagusoffice]

press freedom has gone too far. violating the laws of spacetime is only the beginning

[@paulrandig]

I start to think that evacuating a city can be done quickest if you let the people walk. You close all roads exept for transport of those who can't walk. In a week's time, you could reach another big city walking. If people flee in all directions, the masses thin out. So, if you have many evacuation centers all around the city in a distance of a five days walk, you can transport the people from there.

[@maxonite]

Thats what I was thinking… If the roads are blocked then any reasonable person would simply start walking. A few days is more than enough time to make it out of a city on foot

[@ahobimo732]

The idea of a kilometres-wide chunk of iron getting so hot that it becomes - not just a liquid, but a GAS - is genuinely hard for me to imagine.

[@shukrantpatil]

plasma buddy .

[@sciencerscientifico310]

Yeah, falling at 60,000 kmph!

[@anonydun82fgoog35]

That's when you realize that the "velocity SQUARED" component of kinetic energy starts to get seriously ridiculous at very high speeds. And the law of conservation of energy states that if you are slowing down, that energy has to go SOMEWHERE. And if you slow down all of a sudden, well you get the energy all of a sudden too :)

[@aetherdivision]

Yeah that was pretty crazy to think about

[@kamisama9715]

and when it hits, its back end will still be several kilometers in the sky.

[@bluelijah]

This scientist is such a legend. He has a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite, a men in black chair, and a t rex skull

[@insertname5009]

He’s either a supervillain or the coolest grandpa/family relative

[@aaronlopez3720]

I remember a few years ago, I got to go to a friend's house, and his parents were archeologists, it's probably the craziest house I've ever been to. It was a flat of 3 floors, the basement was full of meteorites of all sizes, some with the size of a tennis ball, some with the size of a chair, and let me tell you they were heavy, they needed a crane to carry those. Then they had the entire house filled with different artifacts (coins, masks, etc.) and... someone skeleton in the living room that they were studying. Yep, quite an interesting house.

[@jotarothegay6285]

Aaron López That's so cool! I wish I had those parents.

[@cameronscanlan1620]

He discovered the Kuiper belt too

[@Tempst]

@@cameronscanlan1620 what's his name ?

[@weekdaycycling]

Wow! The Kiwico ad is so captivating, I had to watch it multiple times. It's fantastic!

[@michaelchen2718]

14:31 well that's just lovely. It's 12:49am and I am watching this.

[@rootntootn6shootn]

I could sit there all day and listen to that dude tell me about space while sitting in an egg chair

[@Ieatexpiredgrapes]

Yes

[@boonewalker3973]

I listened to this guy in my egg chair for so long I produced enough heat to soft boil it

[@kipbush5887]

I know that sippy cup he has on the sill.

[@jamiewulfyr4607]

Nanu-Nanu.

[@flamesforlife9348]

I agree

[@adamdeshields8621]

15:07 Earth: Nukes asteroid. Asteroid: Call an ambulance. Asteroid: But not for me.

[@harsh4898]

lmao

[@icvetnic]

Trump: Let's make a wall in the sky.

[@amonal42]

1 megaton bomb has more than enough energy to blow up an 1 km asteroid. Asteroid Benu for example has 0.25 km radius, 78 000 000 000 kg mass and 0.2 m/s escape velocity can be blown apart with less than 1 ton of TNT!

[@dannygjk]

@@amonal42 LOL! source?

[@Vasharan]

@@icvetnic Nah, a magic sharpie will be enough to fix it. "This asteroid is a Democrat hoax!", while the sky is literally on fire.

[@cheekiblin690]

It's scary that we still aren't that good at detecting asteroids, but the size of the universe and all the objects within space makes it so hard to predict. The idea of wrapping tin foil around an asteroid seems like something out of a science fiction comedy movie, but it's cool that the radiative properties of some metals are something to think about when entering outer space.

[@SupremeDP]

The fact that we don't have a rocket that could deflect an asteroid, but plain old photons could, is quite funny to think about.

[@sighfly2928]

I also find it weird that Space X haven’t mentioned this with their ‘Occupy Mars’ goal. If it’s difficult for us to detect from Earth, surely Mars is even more difficult? Imagine investing all that money only for your colony to be wiped out by an asteroid before it gets fully going.

[@Vote_By_Mail]

I didn't get how the foil thing (unrealistic as it is to begin with) would do anything to a spinning asteroid of fairly uniform composition. Maybe it's spinning VERY slowly (days) and then we'd have to only wrap (the correct) half of it? Lmao ok. I'm ok with asteroid catastrophe anyway tbh.

[@longnoseboi]

@@Vote_By_Mail it'd be constantly pushed away from the sun by photons from the sun. doesn't matter if you have to wrap the whole thing, sunlight is still only coming from one side

[@CultReport]

@@sighfly2928 it'd be more likely for mars's violent atmosphere to destroy a colony than an asteroid

[@mikewyer33]

For anyone coming here after the DART mission: Page 73 of the linked report on Planetary Defence (detection and mitigation) says that Kinetic Methods are feasible. Since David Jewitt was on the steering committee for that report, I'm pretty sure he knew this. It's interesting that the video only shows non-kinetic methods and why they are unlikely to work. Bit misleading, that.

[@artemis7913]

"We're really not that good at detecting asteroids before they're going to hit us." Well. That's comforting.

[@owenhalverson9119]

Yep look at the dinosaurs 🦕 🤣 😀 😄 😧☠

[@gabrielrivero1304]

@@owenhalverson9119 what

[@owenhalverson9119]

The dinosaurs got hit with a meteorite and all died but that meteorite was like 6 miles wide hopefully we can detect something that big before it gets to close

[@mrjleex]

@@owenhalverson9119 They also said that they couldn't alter its trajectory which means it would hit the planet but you would know about it beforehand which would be rather upsetting. Best not to know.

[@owenhalverson9119]

Yes we could all die from old age disease car crashes or get crushed by a giant meteor

[@simphu]

Derek: What if a large astroid hits Earth? 2020: Write that down....

[@Civsuccess2]

Still have about a month.

[@simphu]

That’s a lot of days for 2020 to plan something evil :(

[@aliasgerchallawala4582]

2020: haha asteroid go boom

[@bigsmoke1295]

@@aliasgerchallawala4582 lmao underrated

[@KillSchwill]

2020 isn't over yet. Anything could happen.

[@sinisterminister9920]

Yooo I really like the way my fella with the meteor collection talks, very calming 😂

[@EastCoastShorts]

Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.

[@asparagusoffice]

risk mitigation is the entire point of civilization

[@reecehowes61]

love how at the end he like don't be worried about an asteroid killing everyone there's a million other ways we could all die and half of them are humans killing themselves

[@jankees4037]

You should have gotten the lesson, start living undersea, or in a cave. The people in Coober Pedy Australia might look ancient, but they are prepared for the future! Even though it also gets frikking hot in central Australia.

[@Mr.Memers]

Idea of how to stop an asteroid: Step 1: Grab a man Step 2: Grab a nuke Step 3: Grab a gun Step 4: launch that man onto the asteroid Step 5: Try placing the nuke in the middle of the asteroid Step 6: Sacrifice yourself And explode the nuke Step 7: Build a statue of that man and praise the statue of the hero

[@prima808]

Yeah, but when Stephen Hawking says an asteroid "is the greatest threat to human existence", I listen!

[@ilovehomies]

@@Mr.Memers this is not a movie reference.

[@crumply5959]

@@prima808 nah us killing ourselves is the most dangerous threat to our existence. We have so many ways to get rid of astroids that its not a big deal.

[@primal_guy1526]

Earth: WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE Jupiter: I gotchu homie

[@lowt1ier_ongod1021]

Shut up

[@es10_]

@@lowt1ier_ongod1021 no u

[@zawa_101]

bruh

[@senakuma9985]

Jupiter is the oldest child being a punching bag

[@otaku-trash7436]

I heard that Jupiter gravitational pull is strong and pulls most asteroids

[@danielbowman9330]

I love this dudes energy, just chillin at his house with no shoes on talking about stuff he presumably loves

[@marksamuelsen2750]

There’s an Aviation Airway that goes directly over the crater in Arizona and I’ve flown over it at least 15-20 times and it certainly is amazing to see. I just wonder how insane the explosion was when it hit? It looks like it hit straight down. BOOM

[@19billdong96]

Derek: and 10kms? “10kms are a thousand times more hopeless.” The end of humanity never sounded so funny

[@thegongoolzler2677]

Lmao

[@angryyoungman4389]

You know what's more Funny, We're more prepared to get killed by Humans then the Real Dangerous Phenomenas in the Universe which can wipe out Humanity😂 I mean we can't save ourselves from Corona Virus which is originated in China and we boast that we have Intelligence agencies and Nukes😂😂

[@anand_lalu]

@@angryyoungman4389 Indeed!

[@angryyoungman4389]

Aliens may have designed a Trueman Show for themselves and made us as participants😂, Now we have to rise from this Capitalism Self Eating Snake and Killing each other. We have to Go outside Earth and Live in search of Actual Life.❤️

[@venky193]

hahaha.. this one actually cracked me up :D ROFL

[@jackkoh6229]

“And this can happen tomorrow?” “Yeah.” **Hopeless Laughter**

[@Utilisateur8855]

"It doesn't hit Earth" *"Hopeful Laughter"*

[@bananaknife3504]

@@Utilisateur8855 "its radioactive and 'Melts' earth"

[@eh4068]

@@bananaknife3504 hopeless crying laughter

[@nox-o6126]

"It can destroy the earth even if it is at the other half " Hopeless cries

[@googlgfacef218]

it wont happen. BIG bro China has our back. Right? Wuhan propulsion lab?

[@static697]

6:08 this is such a terrifying representation of how miserably vulnerable our situation is.

[@Zsy6]

You've gotta give Barringer some credit for sticking with his mining operation.

[@somewhatnotable8099]

lmao the people in the beginning just like “Oh yeah, that’s pretty cool. Anyway off to work.”

[@lumpiangtoge6480]

Normal day in Russia

[@luzgomez4639]

"A normal day in russia."

[@Yaboikvk]

@@luzgomez4639 you have a good point

[@auliaakbar4197]

@ッyoitzpat "bruh PhewwwwwPhewwww just said that"

[@lumpiangtoge6480]

@@auliaakbar4197 Bruh PhewwwPhewe just said that

[@HumanExperience-EN]

Asteroids in a nutshell: low-probability, high consequence.

[@goldnutter412]

haha tru tru Humans too.. we have nothing to fear but fear itself So our egos... hurting each other and hence risking going back to the dark ages.. no thankyou ! Go NASA ! go humanity

[@genthefrog18]

@@goldnutter412 oh boy, you are still on the shallow water of the existentialism iceberg

[@ManojKumar-xo9mw]

Probably a kurzgesagt: in a nutshell video

[@mukrifachri]

We've put in low-probability events regularly in designing things, ie. earthquakes (normally for 2500 years return period), winds (from 300 up to 3000 years return period), we've even started to protect against tsunamis (or at least the Japanese are trying). I wonder what kind of asteroid sizes falls into those occurency.

[@AbbasKhan-ey9kv]

Well it's 2020

[@mattsnider2667]

3:00 Is that Vangelis' "Creation du Monde" playing in the background?! Having Carl Sagan-Cosmos flashbacks. :)

[@katinkafrauke2148]

very nice video I must say. Forgive me, am I the only person financially feeling this economic collapse. It may not be about the video, but I think if I came here to share, I would get some attention. Like I'm really trying to feed my family and pay my bills with my average salary, I really wish I could see other lucrative ways to keep up to date

[@ferdihendrik8086]

to be honest you are not the only one but trading paved the way for me two years ago

[@katinkafrauke2148]

Trade? please can i get more information about this?

[@ferdihendrik8086]

Crypto trading is a digital currency investment that can bring you good profits over time. I would recommend Joseph Sabatier met him in Florida and my life just wasn't quite the same

[@regulaueli6216]

I have heard so much about crypto trading and seen so many people that it has changed their life. I had to invest in it too, so I have something to fall back on in case I lose my job

[@daviniafelipe4412]

oh come on, he doesn't need much publicity because he's made a name for himself. I want to say that John Joseph is not a new name in the market. I especially enjoy trading stocks with him.

[@Buff_MC]

15:02 it is really cool watching this video after the testing that shows you can alter the trajectory of an asteroid. Really cool stuff

[@yewstew8312]

I like how the guy casually walks into his living room with the heart of a 4.5 billion year old planet

[@Kinnaj53]

xDDDD

[@jeffblackjack2]

and he almost tossed it like a baseball loll

[@doapin6240]

Ah yes, one of the best things you can flex

[@etan...]

And the fact that he puts flower pots in a trex skull...

[@jeffblackjack2]

@@etan... that is not a real t-rex skull, right?

[@arileblance6963]

My movie research says that Europe wouldnt be affected anyway, since everything happens in America

[@User5260jo]

At the beginning of this video, where did those asteriods fall??? You are not paying attention. No idea where the Eiffel Tower or Russia are on the map???

[@marcoeire44]

@Jasper it's the bee from bee movie hahaha I loved that movie "here comes the sun dun dun dun du"

[@marcoeire44]

The west is the best GOTT MITT UNS

[@Daniel1.1]

@@User5260jo The asteroid was as heavy as the Eiffel tower, it did not land near the eiffel tower, listen properly.

[@EattingMeatSince82]

@Jasper the bee movie *YoU LiKE JazZ?*

[@TheFox83333]

The funny thing is that you have more chance of being hit by a ten kilometer asteroid than you do winning the lottery.

[@MrAtncc1701]

This guy is just so likable and cool! So nonchalant about the devastation that could come.

[@shyamjakhete2285]

"if u are worried about if the world is going to end by asteroid,let me set your mind at ease, there are thousands of catastrophes that can end the world'

[@shyam.upadhyay]

Yeah, like when 2 Shyam named people say Hello to each other. Also don't start with double quotation and end with single.😂

[@S....]

@@shyam.upadhyay The lack of second quotation mark is a metaphor for "not really an end".

[@shyam.upadhyay]

@@S.... Oh! Nice👍🏻

[@richiel5557]

I love how the scientists basically said "well when the asteroid is a problem, we'll figure it out then" true procrastination in its finest

[@pavel9652]

The complete sentence would be: well when the asteroid is a problem, we'll figure it out then how to spend the trillions USD required to stop it. It is all about money and resources that would have to be spent and might not be needed for millions of years. Although smaller impacts do happen more frequently.

[@richiel5557]

@@pavel9652 just a joke buddy! But yes the actual logistics involved are extremely complicated.

[@richiel5557]

@@pavel9652 its a joke man! I understand the reason they are putting asteroid defense on the back burner. Like you said the logistics would be expensive and taxing for any government. And being proactive is not Our (humans) strong suite.

[@pavel9652]

​@@richiel5557 No worries! ;) There are tons of demanding comments questioning the science and scientists on the internet these days, so I just try to address the misconceptions as I see them ;)

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

And maybe if it's too late then, the excuse "The dog ate my research" will still work.

[@moiraatkinson]

What an amazing find this channel has been! So informative. Maybe we need to build underground shelters if we know a populated area is at risk of annihilation? Borrow an idea from Tornado Alley lol.

[@Lootbot90]

I just love the humility this man demonstrates with his knowledge. I’d love to have a teacher like him.

[@19billdong96]

Scientists: if an asteroid approaches there’s nothing we can do 2020: *you have my attention*

[@neelamverma8167]

2020: Christmas presents

[@Scribe13013]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHOsh3ynoMakd5I

[@tbrown3356]

Maybe this will get your attention. Space is fake. globeterminator.com/no-vacuum-of-space/

[@PaulL42654]

"We don't have a big enough laser" Styropyro: hold my diode

[@DevilishGuts]

LMAO

[@interestingyoutubechannel1]

This is totally Elon Musk's calling, he would be all over it.

[@jordanranstead3016]

he will make it handheld

[@elonmusk352]

@@interestingyoutubechannel1 Did you just called me?

[@elonmusk352]

Hold my rocket engine

[@stevensrocks798]

Have a look at the Younger Dryas impacts circa 12,450BP and again at 11,600BP. First one hit the Laurentide and Cordilleran ice sheets in North America, causing widespread devastation like in the Washington Scablands as well as hitting far flung places like Greenland and even Abu Herera in Syria. The second, caused by fragments of the first, hit the mid Atlantic about 2000 years later, both impacts can be linked to Ragnarok and also the destruction of Atlantis.

[@Zanockthael]

18:20 "Let me put your mind at ease. We're almost certainly all going to be dead from some other global catastrophe in a hundred years, so there's no need to worry about 10km asteroids." Well, thanks. I feel much better now.

[@glenmorgan4597]

That would be cool

[@kallvt]

"If you're worried about this terrible thing, here are thousands of other terrible things"

[@MuscarV2]

@Gmail X wtf? No, very much not. You really pulled that out of your ass. And you managed to misspell too, well done dimwit!

[@elonmusk352]

Spacex and I am here to save you all

[@srelma]

@@elonmusk352 you just wanna send a million of us to Mars. How much did you pay Veritasium to make a video that life on earth is doomed?

[@TheReligiousAtheists]

It's more like "If you're worried about this unlikely to occur terrible thing that we have no control over, here are a thousand likely to occur terrible things that we do have control over".

[@theendurance]

@Gmail X no, the chance of dying from COVID is far higher

[@yedmavus]

"So It could happen tomorrow?" "Yes it can!" (Chuckles- I am in danger.)

[@Joel-pl6lh]

Hey there twin brother

[@yedmavus]

@@Joel-pl6lh Noice

[@colinsmith407]

Your profile picture made me think that there was a hair on my screen, and I spent like 2 minutes trying to get it off.

[@suhb.subb0h]

This is why I use dark mode

[@SirTipsi]

@@colinsmith407 It's hard to believe one would be dumb enough to spend 2 minutes trying to get a virtual hair off his screen.

[@-Heartz]

Meteor: Hello 😏👋💥 Russians:🤷‍♂️ We wrestle bears🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶

[@jasongraham731]

A video about exactly what the dinosaurs experienced would be really interesting…

[@jinx.love.you.]

There is one Kurtegerzal in a nutshell. Analyzed the impact - very well made

[@shivamchouhan5077]

@@jinx.love.you. kurzgesegt*

[@nicolausteslaus]

@@jinx.love.you. Kurzgesagt is a bs bill gates propaganda

[@Malva597]

Petition to call asteroids "planet crumbs"

[@gretchenmorfea5988]

You’ve got my vote

[@monkemonke9048]

Same

[@cosmicrider5898]

I disagree.. Its a longer word

[@jinni6271]

“Space crumbs”

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

All in favor?

[@wyldstealer]

“allow me to ease your mind with a hundred other things that could happen”

[@ChristianJohnENunez]

stfu , you dont even care

[@elonmusk352]

Biden will destroy the earth with ease

[@ChristianJohnENunez]

@@elonmusk352 i agree with you!

[@letterslayer7814]

@@ChristianJohnENunez salty boy

[@seb1520]

@@ChristianJohnENunez That literally doesnt surprise anyone lmfao

[@leov666]

Actually, cities occupy a tiny percentage of the Earth's surface and are unlikely to get hit directly. However, 71% of the Earth's surface is oceans, and a water impact could result in a megatsunami that would wipe out entire coastal cities even thousands of miles away.

[@Vote_By_Mail]

You're already dealing with a 1-in-a-100million+ event; your other "tiny percentage" things start goin out the window.

[@TheH8redd]

Not only one Tsunami, but multiple. If an asteroid impact the ocean, it will create a "Hole" where there is no water, which is the first tsunami, then water will rush in to fill the hole, causing a bulge in the center so high that when it falls back down, it will create another tsunami, this, however won't create a hole, but it will create a depression in water lever where water will rush back in, causing another bulge, less high every time. So we can count on at least 3-5 tsunamis in a row, with olny a few hours in between. Each tsunami will be less high and powerfull than it's predecessor, but even the last one will make the one that hit japan and the one that hit indonesia a couple of years back look like ripples.

[@jcb3393]

14:40 - what about setting up space mirrors (like the JWST) to reflect the light of the sun and focus it on the single point of the asteroid? We need to get to work on it right away, because we're gonna need a lot of mirrors and a hell of an efficient targeting system.

[@joryjones6808]

"Asteroids might be the greatest threat to life on Earth." 2020: Takes notes vigorously.

[@Hollyweed1]

Hastingly* (1 month left)

[@musicloverforever8475]

There are so many metal objects up there thousands of them

[@fakename287]

"arstoids"

[@lukilsn]

Arecibo: collapses

[@joryjones6808]

@@fakename287 *Asteroids

[@crowandraven2133]

I want that chair that dude has in his house. Looks hella comfortable lol.

[@qdarice7644]

I was thinking the same thing lmao

[@IcePike]

Looks like Darth Vader's chair

[@chickfalley4205]

Looks like the Vectors chair from the Despicable Mi

[@ChefShaneLA]

You can get it at ikea

[@suhritkanumuru6456]

the next day an asteroid will wipe it out.

[@hellfire5108]

The production value of this channel i s just out of this world.

[@Anthony_L]

I take solace in knowing that even if there’s a catastrophic asteroid out there that will eventually hit earth, I know it’s out of all our control and space is so much bigger than all of us. Interesting for sure

[@I.Fumblebee.I]

"Let me put your mind at ease, there are many more ways to die."

[@narsreenjohnson4966]

YES FROM A VIRUS FASISM AND A VAX THAT WILL CAUSE INFERTILITY www.zerohedge.com/medical/ex-pfizer-exec-demands-eu-halt-covid-19-vaccine-studies-over-indefinite-infertility-and

[@imarchello]

@@narsreenjohnson4966 From wikipedia: Zero Hedge or ZeroHedge is a far-right libertarian financial blog. Over time, Zero Hedge expanded into non-financial analysis, including conspiracy theories and fringe rhetoric that has been associated with the US radical right and a pro-Russian bias.

[@PonyFoot123]

imarchello it never occurred to you to actually look at the contents of the article. Rather, you wiki the website for the spoon fed “truth”

[@BryanLee]

Are these anti-vaxxer commenters Putin's bots or actual goddamn idiots?

[@FierceFire14]

@@BryanLee both, they just don't know they are either

[@shawon265]

No one’s gonna talk about all the cool graphics? Your upload frequency has gone up, visuals are amazing and content is as informative and enjoyable as always. Good for you, Derek!

[@scienceium5233]

yeah !

[@elonmusk352]

Lol he got help from various high tech companies including Google

[@AntsAntsAndAnts]

@@elonmusk352 Doesn’t take out the fact that it’s still cool as heck, and provide fun educational content for us.

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

Yeah he has a good team now and it is a win for all of us. My thanks to all of his patreons

[@elonmusk352]

@Dan M hi Jesus what's up

[@michaelchen2718]

17:30 it just gets better and better.

[@TechyCatz]

We had a small asteroid land here in Mississippi. If felt like a mini earthquake. I can’t imagine the impact of a huge one.

[@serene_ck]

"And this could happen tomorrow?" "Well it could yeah" *awkwardly laughs together

[@theonlymiyamotomusashiv2]

-2020 has entered the chat

[@allenkennedy99]

Sleep well

[@thedab156]

It’s a bird, It’s a pl-

[@EnemyAtom65]

As the asteroid approached Chelyabinsk, residents of the asteroid watched in horror as Chelyabinsk approached them.

[@stenya]

Would be great if you could make a second part to this video. Here we are, 2 years later, and there is the NASA's DART mission and the news: Oct. 20, 2022 - The DART spacecraft successfully impacted the asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, reducing the period of the asteroid's orbit by 32 minutes. Scientists considered a change of 73 seconds to be the minimum amount for success. This article has been updated to reflect the latest data and images from the impact. - and compare this success to the ideas in this video (nuke, rocket, kitchenfoil, evac)

[@asparagusoffice]

love it when the caveman solution works perfectly

[@AttilioAltieri]

The old man seems to be almost happy when he talks about mass destruction

[@JustScrapHD]

he is a true asteroid fan. Even cheering for the asteroids to make it though the atmosphere lol

[@terryfuldsgaming7995]

Thought experiments are fun for people with brains...

[@lindgrenmarcus]

I think he has just accepted how fucked we would be if a big asteroid hit earth...

[@Kempeth]

That's the face of saying "it's much more likely to happen in YOUR lifetime than mine..."

[@brainretardant]

Have u seen bill gTes talk about covid aka SARS

[@zhuoliu3939]

“And this could happen tomorrow” It’s 2020 and this is what you decide to mention :|

[@Sora-lr8pm]

It would be epic if everyone celebrates 2020 is finally over but a 800m asteroid hits their city, 2020 ends literally with a bang

[@mediaworld5209]

I don’t..know if that would be epic ..

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

@@mediaworld5209 That would be fuckin scary lol

[@Sora-lr8pm]

@@fridaycaliforniaa236 it would be very fast that you won't have any time to feel pain nor scared

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

@@Sora-lr8pm Yup actually =)

[@voicetube]

I think one of my main takeaways from this video is that I definitely want a ball chair.

[@scarlettbrooks-gw1nx]

great video and interesting video

[@duskelli2929]

"let me set your mind at ease. there are many other potential catastrophes that could end humanity."

[@inactive6200]

that means there's more ways to die! :) thanks

[@jimmieparker8093]

Women???

[@duskelli2929]

@@jimmieparker8093 yeah likely.

[@Rahul-mm2yu]

@@duskelli2929 🤣🤣

[@Thijs0318_]

#1 wy man live longer that women

[@sacrom5398]

Asteroid extinction events are not exactly common 2020: ok bet

[@amartyaasengupta8187]

Lol

[@3mon3y94]

Hmm.. now i am prepared strong enough to face December 2020.

[@raghavkamath]

2020 : Are you challenging me?

[@happywhile8159]

Noooo

[@celestinosilva8681]

So basically... Its 2020 final boss battle but we skipped all the tutorials and we are way under-leveled and under-geared.

[@revoltiz1]

Where did the dust and rocks come from? In the beginning?

[@vincenty747]

I love that the best option in attacking an oncoming asteroid is to wrap it in foil like you're going to bake a potato 🤣

[@suomi1483]

A wise man once said "Don’t worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing, is gonna be alright."

[@brieflynoted1]

Bob Marley, miss that guy..

[@cocopuffs8646]

Imma sue you once the world ends

[@jakob_playz4425]

POV you watch too much dhar man

[@sprooceyy8860]

correction. “Don’t worry, ‘cause every little thing, is gonna be alright.”

[@flameodex6385]

Is that a avengers reference

[@AAvfx]

I love to see the space animations. Well done, production team & animators!

[@thesilentastrophotograper6594]

I am here before this becomes popular

[@amogus3899]

sus

[@bogosbinted5579]

Bogos binted

Why do I see you commenting in every single video?

[@QuartuvLarry]

Mmyes, with all manner of fiery explodey-‘splosions IN SPAAAACE🙄🙄🙄

[@acetechnical6574]

This video didnt remind me of a Kickstarter pitch at all! Good job.

[@aliefrat]

6:24 Awesome chair man.

[@capsey_]

"Cover asteroid with a large amount of cooking foil" Humanity: You wanted to fry us down? Ha-ha, Uno Reverse Card!

[@AxxLAfriku]

Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest KZbinr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear kan

[@capsey_]

@@AxxLAfriku Lmao, why am I kan?

[@willmungas8964]

@@capsey_ that’s your first question out of that whole comment? Lmaoooo

[@megamanx466]

@@willmungas8964 Apparently they couldn't argue with the rest! 😆

[@wh0isgeorgee270]

@@capsey_ братан, я щас реально рад. Всё-таки есть Русские кроме меня, которые хорошо знают Английский.