What If You Touched the Sun?

Calling all daredevils. You’re traveling through our Solar System when suddenly, you have the opportunity to reach out and touch our biggest and brightest celestial body.
Touching our Sun would require a heat-resistant spacesuit, the strongest sunscreen, sunglasses and a lot of courage.
The risks of touching the Sun are high. You could be instantly obliterated if you touched the Sun.
Could you take the heat?
Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com/what-if-you-to...
00:00 Sun composition
01:42 Journey to the Sun
02:45 Outer layer
03:52 Chromosphere
04:50 Photosphere
05:30 Convective zone
06:15 Touching the Sun
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Congratulations

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Congrats

[@saikrishnanpm6972]

3 years of cryosleep... Surviving through all those cores... Just to turn into ashes... Wow... Thats something to take into my bucket list❤️😍

[@prajwalpatil7632]

Take me for the trip also 😂😂

[@saikrishnanpm6972]

@@prajwalpatil7632 U r welcome bro.. 😂

[@DippyIsTrulyDrippy]

I don’t think that’s a good idea you’ll die before you reach it.

[@metal_closet]

Me: sun vs semi truck

[@justuraveragecunt9005]

U good bro?

[@khalilahd.]

That’ll be the last thing we touch 😭 That would be one heck of a way to go though 😭

[@allen57]

a good death is it's own reward

[@MrJosh-he2iy]

@@allen57 There should be more common sense in this video

[@Thereal_Pranabindu]

@@allen57 Kryptonian.

[@ucheunachukwu89]

These guys are too damn good at narration … and they’re imparting knowledge as well.. kudos 👍🏾👍🏾

[@snehadeepbose9007]

You know one thing, by looking to this subject it's pretty much obvious what is going to happen and that's very simple but it's your presentation which creat the temptations that's not avoidable

[@theaceofspades485]

I would assume there is nothing from this earth that could resist the heat of being close to it.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Artificially generated magnetic field, but the energy required would be huge.

[@blizzard1198]

But that megnatuc field won't stop the heat

[@margaritamarquez6698]

Great video what if your my favourite educational channel ever! Thanks for all the knowledge.

[@unisbhattarai80]

Thanks for solution of every questions in our mind🙏

[@lombardo141]

I wish you also listed where you got the cuts to those scenes you used for illustrations. Some of them I want to check out myself.

[@jenswonderfulworld6369]

I think I know a few (most pretty obvious though lol) 1:57 2001 2:45 Aliens 3:02 Constantine, 2005 (I believe) 3:10 Hulk (2003) 4:20 Sorcerer's Apprentice 6:04 The Core, 2003 (Pretty sure) Not much, but I hope it helps!

[@lombardo141]

@@jenswonderfulworld6369 thanks man. I know most of them actually but this particular one got me curious 2:20

[@Amarie1525]

I always wondered for awhile what would happen if we got to touch the sun. Thank u for this video :) Suggestion: what if all satellites exploded at once?

[@johnsamuels958]

There is an another video they made here

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

Thanks for watching! We've already made that episode - you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4Gcmn9ujtKbqpo

[@silentassassin47]

here's your answer shortly: YOU DIE 💀

[@moonlightgaming3067]

I really like your videos! I always have been wondering about what if a White Hole and Black Hole collided, a 20-magnitude earthquake, and other what-if videos! Thank you for answering all my questions using a short video! Suggestion: What if there was no water on Earth?

[@LittleRentonators]

Great video! I love your videos. I have a suggestion, what if communication didnt exist?

[@Firoz900]

Wow! Learned many things about the sun. Thank you.

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

Thanks for stopping by. Stay tuned for more! 🙂

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0:40 WhatIf: IYAAAOUCH!!!!😱🔥🔥🔥☀️very awesome act😂😂👍✨

[@victroplayz4157]

I love learning facts about space thanks for the info

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

Thanks for watching!

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Keep going,you are doing great!!😀😀

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Thanks for taking my advice 😀

[@joana.a4981]

Very interesting, thank you!

[@fahimredwan]

Love your videos

[@shishiramaternityclinic]

Very awsome video ia m actually still in school. I watch all your space related videos. And i wish they taught all this at school.

[@SuSZIlla]

I wish the Best of luck to everyone who thought this was a good idea! R.I.P

[@christiabacon8001]

So cool,up close it looks a 🔥 burning!

[@TSierra]

I love this channel🔥

[@kartiksharma9046]

Ikaris from Marvel: First time?

[@poopsickle2411]

Me who have 4 assignments to make Notification: what if you touched the sun Me: That's what I need right now

[@user-jz1ik4nw2g]

Good job.

[@mighty.youtube]

You are helping me with my science work

[@kyootmahati2990]

😀Surprised that there's a whole 7 plus minute video on this particular topic as I had already reasonably assumed that you'd vaporize instantly many miles before you'd even touch it. BUT this was a very interesting video nonetheless! Great job, guys.

[@ynoten]

Damn, you directly copied the top comment. Thats low....

[@randomguy-gb9ge]

Stolen

[@tactifyfn]

Shoutout to the cameraman💪🏽

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@yeojinfromlewna]

Thanks for helping pass my science test this is gonna help me a lot

[@vivianpender-vq9jf]

Fascinating and interesting

[@Xeno_Bardock]

The Sun is positively charged and the plasma is constantly in arc mode discharge. Photosphere is where almost all the fusion, heat and light generation occurs. Electric field of the Sun reaches all the way to heliopause which is negatively charged, electric field accelerates solar wind as it reaches heliopause. Cycles of Sun are driven by galactic birkeland currents going in and out of the poles.

[@wobbly_bubbly1235]

You probably copied this from a website lol

[@siren_gaming8565]

This takes “the sun is a deadly laser” to a whole new level

[@macwelch8599]

I would melt in 2 seconds

[@Pancake_lover_niko]

Touch it for 1 second and you are safe

[@Pancake_lover_niko]

@uno reverse card man 0.5 seconds then

[@lbkboyjacobm152]

@@Pancake_lover_niko no 0.1

[@cosmo9916]

Actually 5x10^-3 seconds is fine

[@tamilselvichandrasekaran5738]

Yes I like your videos they're amazing 👏

[@Cesarrios77]

Amazing video man you really make a fantastic job making these video, and taking about your video can you one day make a video about what if you eat takis all day that will be good

[@thungkhen436]

Big fan here...it is very interesting to learn new things about space here 😊 Suggestion : What If we nuked the sun

[@irisdragonborncelestehamme157]

Amazing it's so interesting

[@rolandpablo6945]

nice video

[@Reelmoana]

Aaaah, the sun☀... Pretty awesome 💙💙

[@TheOrigamiGenius]

5:08 That would be the perfect introduction to hell

[@kimbratton9620]

That's one hot 🔥 topic!😄

[@senor_bubble7755]

Hehe

[@ejazcm]

your videos are soo ineresting

[@tamilselvichandrasekaran5738]

I learn a lot

[@blacklotus2445]

Nice question.... Like reaching the sun isn't a problem at all

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

2:51, The Corona... This things being around us for 2 years... :(((

[@mattzegarelli2753]

These videos are so cool!! But why does everything have to be explained in Meters, Kilometers Kilograms and degrees Celsius??

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Him: Ahh the Sun Also em: Damn, Son

[@MeyersFamily15]

Yes

[@D-Gamer-br7ue]

Yo what game was that in the beginning it looks dope

[@remainanonymous93]

If I touched the sun it would burn a lot less than the sarcasm my mother in law throws at me.

[@senor_bubble7755]

Oof that one stings

[@denizen9998]

It's amazing that matter can even exist under these conditions.

[@Galaxyman166]

cool video keep going ur doing a good job👍

[@entertainingnewspaper]

45th comment and love your videos I'm a space nerd and your videos are so entertaining to watch

[@HenriqueGazoli]

What if videos are the Best !!!!! 🇧🇷👍👍

[@buddhikathilina9142]

I knew it, what if will upload this kind of video about sun, after watched ‘’what if you fell in to Jupiter’’ vedio😎

[@ionsskills616]

Nice

[@pointOut0]

After seeing this my eyes burn 🔥

[@007_hot_af]

WOW!

[@UfoJakester]

Hey, I also past a science test, thank you

[@Englishsea24]

You wouldn't get anywhere near the sun before you started melting

[@lol-ec5hj]

How did we come to obtain all this info if we've never gotten that close to the sun?

[@ghostsivi4891]

2:19 very cool clip

[@randomdude4360]

I got a question, what if the sun turned into a solid? And what would it take to accomplish that?

[@saranorton1357]

Store it inside the freezer

[@spider-man5265]

@@saranorton1357 XD NICE ONE LOL

[@PlanetGuy901]

Sun's mass would have to decrease very dramatically for it to get a solid surface. This means it would have to be a lot less massive and less big. This would cause Earth to have no heat or light from the rocky sun.

[@alphaparticle1331]

Him: fusion Video at that moment: fission

[@Mike-wz5gs]

Can someone please help me with the title of the movie at 5:22 . Thanks .

[@howardgilman5698]

Well what would we feel if we touched the sun, hypothetically, based on it's structure?

[@GuilhermePereira-te9bi]

Based on what they said, I don't think there's any "solid" or "liquid" surface to be touched, just like clouds.

[@monsterjammikey4989]

This is great by even with all the tech you would need to survive in space and all the fire suit you need you still couldn’t survive

[@Great_TOAST]

What if: "What happens if you touched the Sun?" Me: *"You go to heaven"*

[@TheRatLiker]

I always do this everyday. I touch it's photons everyday.

[@yoursosalty]

You have to pass every test in your life your so smart

[@P1Insane]

I was planning on touching the sun but after watching this I changed my mind.

[@carlhita2602]

Just wanna ask? Where’s that scenes from? 2:20

[@irakdallen8818]

That random Nutty Professor scene just made my whole week and now I want to find and watch the movies. Lmao

[@girishvarma25]

Make a video on what if we had 48hrs in a day instead of 24hrs in day

[@WolfenSG]

It's like in MC Hammers song... You just "Can't touch this" ;)

[@noyel.k.philip2049]

I GOT A NEW RELEVENT TOPIC...WHAT IF OUR BRAIN ONLY FOCUS ON RELEVENT DATA..5 minutes ago I got this idea..please make a video

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

What if, all the object have a gravity in the universe is disappear? Includes star, planet, and even black hole... Maybe just disappear for one second... But, it must have had a big impact.

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

Interesting thought. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

@@WhatIfScienceShow Your welcome... :) I'm very curious... 😂😂😂

[@BCSTAR954]

I saw the title and was gone say something about the movie Sunshine yet that clip of the movie within 5 seconds of the video

[@jwood8769]

This guy turned a 2 second answer into a 7 min video

[@CesareVesdani]

There is no possible way that you could touch the Sun with your space suit.

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[@thornadotrigger3073]

its cooler here than at the sun. The heat is like stepping on to a planet full of lava hotter than a volcano.

[@Charlieplayz457]

I love space stuff

[@fros881]

It's best channel

[@colinbrown3170]

What if the sun started consuming the planets atmospheres ?

[@F5Storm1]

We'd all be dead

[@AsifAli-dh5vl]

I was planning for traveling to the sun but after watching this video .It's better to stay at home 😆😪

[@ThrawnBuildsLego]

Hers a good video idea What if we Terraform Pluto

[@NotrealR9]

Now I feel like touching grass is not as dangerous for discord mods

[@woojinschicken]

"You touched the sun" Me. Aa yea you touched yourself

[@user-xd7et5qy2j]

Short answer : before u even goes to closer to sun ur already dead

[@cmboyt]

can anyone tell me where 2:20 clip is from

[@avejoe]

A new twist on "Feel The Heat" and "A Brighter Day" indeed.

[@farhatulmahmud]

this is what you call touching grass to the next level 😂

[@Gabriel-kg7uv]

I think I know what happens.. But I'll watch this video anyway 😁

[@cosmo9916]

Wait but if your space ship can go 163 km/s and sun is 149,000,000 kms away it would only take about 1 million seconds to get there And 1 year is 31 million and 536 thousand seconds So it would actually take 1/31th of a year to get there

[@couple_shots4591]

Video idea: What if we didn’t ask. 🤷‍♂️ perfect 👍