What If the Earth Was Always Facing the Sun?

A scorching hot never-ending day on one side and a permanent frozen night on the other. This is what our planet would be like if it was tidally locked to the Sun. How would your life be different on this Earth? Where would you actually be able to survive? And what would happen to your sense of time?
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00:00 Tidally locked to the Sun
00:44 Rotation and revolution
03:43 Life on Earth
06:35 Living deep underground
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I like this topic!!! I hope What If sees it.

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There's only really two ways for that to be achieved. A. The Earth is ejected out of the Solar System and becomes a wandering planet between the stars. Then the surface temperature would fall to near zero degrees Kelvin across the whole surface of the planet. Probably around 3K. B. A massive amount of green house gases are released into the atmosphere turning the Earth into a hot house planet like Venus. With all the water in the upper atmosphere as cloud cover. When it rains the water never reaches the ground as the lower atmosphere is to hot. So, the temperature globally would be over 300C worldwide with only slight variations in temperature. Neither scenario would be good!

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The north pole has a 0-23.5° sun angle for 182.5 days straight, and at its warmest, has an average temperature of 36°F (2°C) which is about 4 months into the day. So if the sun angle is low, it would actually be quite chilly if there was never ending sun.

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[@richard35791]

@@WhatIfScienceShow Isnt that simple, human will be condensed in border between light side and darkside (forever sunrise and sunset), for example in newyork at 5 :00 pm and shanghai at 6:00 am (and human will war to get that land)

[@derekjones2604]

Do a 10+ earthquake on the San Andreas Fault or Another Mt Vesuvius major eruption 10× worse than the first eruption?

[@humanbeings3611]

It will create two pressure zone . High pressure in sun area and low pressure in night area . Strong winds will blow from high to low pressure area may cause storm like winds in zones where the line of day and night meet.

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What If the Earth Was Always Facing the Sun? short answer: we all die long answer: we will all be dead super long answer: all of humanity will be gone.

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Not really

[@aymanehomrani9471]

@@AnupSingh-kw3ww we might survive but not for long

[@Curt_Randall]

the earth is always facing the sun though.

[@aymanehomrani9471]

@@Curt_Randall not every part of it though

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As an overnight vampire, I'd live on the night side.

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Great presentation and narration

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A suggestion. What if our ocean was made of lava and the Earth core made of water?

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the water would probably evaporate, all the pressure and heat

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I would enjoy more what if about the other planets.

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My suggested video "what if earth is tidally locked" :))

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[@Igor39K]

I have a crazy idea: What if all Celestial Bodies had a mind of their own?, what if they could come to Earth disguised as humans and live among us secretly? Imagine them getting all together for a reunion to talk about us😂 Or you accidentally bumping into someone not knowing that you just bumped into an human version of the Earth itself.

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Why does it feel like a Marvel Movie? 😂

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@@rawclipz3909 Why Marvel?

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

That's an interesting thought. 🙂

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@@WhatIfScienceShow If you say so😂

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@@Igor39K it sorta reminds me of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, so yeah, it's a Marvel movie

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What if all the planets in our solar system were exactly like earth,could that even be possible?

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Love it

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What if a day on Earth suddenly became 36 hours long

[@NathanDav42]

Definitely thought of the scene in “Chronicles of Riddick” where they have to run for it on Crematoria.

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that chase scene is definitely fiction! The timing is not real time, and where he rescues the girl by swinging on the rope 😂

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Can you do "what if there was only ONE tectonic plate?"

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[@cuduniverseTrioOffical]

Another suggestion : what if Earth was 2x smaller

[@Jimmyjim3641]

I think I’d have to live in between…but then again, tropical every day probably wouldn’t be that bad☺️

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Lol exactly

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[@CesareVesdani]

An extreme Earth would make life on Earth impossible.

[@jahairaarroyovelez3253]

This topic would make a good apocalyptic movie 😂😂

[@nottochan1721]

What if earth start rotating opposite of its rotation

[@daniel.sandberg.5298]

Earth is already always facing the sun.

[@DragicornGames]

My thoughts exactly. The title should be "What if one side of the Earth was always facing the sun?"

[@daniel.sandberg.5298]

@@DragicornGames You mean tidally locked, I think.

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7:08 How About the Supervolcano, that Pinatubo is VEI 6, also it happened before i been existed

[@kavithakannan7215]

I've always wondered what if we have 360 degree sun?

[@santanamae3033]

We could have if we orbited a binary star system ( 1 planet orbiting 2 different stars)

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According to this man, if somebody hit the earth with a hammer at full force, the whole earth would get demolished😂

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Suggestion: What If Uranus Collided with Neptune?

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This can be used as title for new post apocalyptic anime movie

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now lets see "what if earth only had cold temperatures"

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The first thing that came to my mind when i saw the thumbnail was the battle between Akainu and Aokiji in One Piece.

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Is this a reupload?

[@DJ.__]

If I remember correctly the rotation of earth causing hot air to rise and cool to sink as it rotates which then causes wind

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Mount Pinatubo!!!

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You said welcome to the twilight zone like very creepy boi

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top suggestion: what if the demon core was used?

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Suggestion:what if Mercury became Earth's moon?

[@chandrasekharthimmapathrun7459]

suggestion, what if the earth cooled down by one degree celcius

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What if Pangea never broke up?

[@apara2005]

They did this video.

[@ladyselenafelicitywhite1596]

I think they covered that.

[@dangaming6177]

Video idea: What if the speed of light and speed of sound switched

[@atk2597]

Do a spin-off of this… would we still have seasons if Earth was tidally locked? The 23 degree angle of earth has to come into play. Cuz ya know, 8:30 in summer is bright with sunlight, but 5:00 in winter is dark. And, earth would still be going around the sun, with its axis tilt.

[@Emiel_Regis_Rohellec_Terzieff]

It be like that on Islandia

[@calebpage9768]

Idea: what if dinosaurs were not extinct (Jurassic Park Reference)

[@darex9947]

Can you do a video on what if humans had chlorophyll instead of melanin in our skin and hair?

[@richard35791]

Isnt that simple, human will be condensed in border between light side and darkside (forever sunrise and sunset), for example in newyork at 5 :00 pm and shanghai at 6:00 am

[@randomcommenter5413]

0:24 twilight Zone or death graveyard☠️

[@eyezerocool]

Could you guys do an if the worlds oceans were to become carbonated like soda?

[@iluvdurt5523]

We’d have to go to the middle I guess

[@45474]

another suggestion: "what if the earth is alone"

[@adz108]

Im thinking 🤔 it would be like a planet thats in the movie riddick Too cold 1 side too hot the other people live in the middle

[@danielgriffin8213]

I believe that the rotation of the earth is the cause of the extreme storms. So if we were tidal locked, I don't think the wind would be as strong.

[@jayjtrainer]

wouldn't storms be really common in the "Goldilocks Zone," making it the not so habitable zone?

[@manoz6194]

There are thermo power stations with giant mirrors pointed at a tower

[@yeezuscrust9630]

can you do “ what if all of earth was land “ now that would be interesting 🧐

[@gcf276]

Maybe we all die because there is no water

[@salmanfarruz]

@@gcf276 what if all of earth is land but all underground there's water. So you extract water from the ground.

[@auahahahahhaa3150]

@@salmanfarruz food chain collapse leads to world hunger

[@45474]

no

[@cjg8763]

The earth would be more like a warmer version Mars. Dry and barren. Or perhaps a cooler version of Venus, with no ocean to absorb gases spit out by volcanoes over the eons it would just keep building up.

[@djm356]

yes.

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suggestion, what if everyone in the world (that has available running water faucets) turned on their water for 10 seconds

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I'm Incharge Here !

[@Blu3Dope]

It's probably a little too late by now, but maybe next year 'What if it was independence day every day?'

[@gdking0139]

As always 50 people are first

[@kyleReaperX]

Hate to break it to you but earth is always facing the sun

[@scorpionarthur]

Well, it's always facing the sun, just with different sides... 😅✌

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Can you do a what if there was no such thing as pollution?

[@l.p4251]

In between the hot side and the cold side(terminator zone): i dont feel hot or cold

[@JohnDoe-zu4bm]

Can I suggest? “What if someone can read and absorb all of books and knowledge in the world?”

[@gcf276]

Suggestion: What if the earth was the only planet in the solar system. Idk if it changes much tho.

[@yourfav06]

if I remember well it does

[@stupidstuff3193]

You should do one about vampires

[@v1ncewhite764]

Here is suggestion: what if some body fell from the moon to the earth at light speed?

[@bibekchulyadyo1362]

The temprature of dubai almost killed me

[@memes4life237]

Actually earth changes to the another line then it gets winter but if it goes close to the another line of the sun then it would be summer or spring

[@hanashen6396]

I guess we can live like that after all. 9:00

[@Smartest_]

If the Earth were always facing the Sun, the side facing the Sun would experience constant daylight, while the side facing away from the Sun would experience constant darkness. This would have a major impact on the planet's climate and weather patterns, as well as on the distribution of life. The side facing the Sun would experience extreme heat and arid conditions, making it uninhabitable for most forms of life. On the other side, it would be extremely cold and dark, which would also make it difficult for life to survive. The lack of a regular day-night cycle would also disrupt the natural rhythms of plants and animals, as well as the weather patterns that depend on the temperature differences between the day and night side. This would likely lead to a collapse of the planet's ecosystem. Additionally, the lack of rotation would prevent the atmosphere from circulating, leading to a buildup of greenhouse gases on the sunny side and a severe lack of it on the dark side, resulting in a runaway greenhouse effect on the sunny side and a permanent ice age on the dark side. In summary, if the Earth were always facing the Sun, it would be a vastly different and uninhabitable planet.

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Jet wind?!

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What If: What If the Earth Was Always Facing the Sun? Me: 🤔 It doesn't?!

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What If Earth Flew Outside The Universe Faster Then The Speed Of Light

[@adrianantico3750]

Before watching the video I would assume everyone lives where it’s between nautical and civil twilight

[@LHPuia]

What if people really had super powers like marvel/dc