What If Our Universe Collided With Another One?

This pretzel-shaped collection of galaxies is our Universe. And it's about to collide with another universe. It might be fascinating to watch, but we should probably be worried about what's going to happen when they crash. How would it change the physics of our Universe? Is there any chance that we would survive? What would the collision look like from Earth? And has it ever happened before?

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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.

[ManufdGD]

Short answer we‘ll all probably die

Long answer: this is fkn interesting

[badbadfull]

I've heard about galaxies colliding, but universes O_O

[jolil]

If a giant asteroid can almost wipe out Earth, I don't even want to imagine how a universal collision would affect our Solar System

[AlexOddity]

Mad respect to the camera man filming the collision.

[JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

That's basically how every Crossover starts

[patkun]

“They banged each other”

If these Multiverse were growing up at the same rate, they could be siblings...

SWEET HOME ALABAMA

[thomasaquinas]

For all we know, our Universe is already parallel with one, or a collection of other Universes, sharing space/time but off by some dimensional, spatial, or chronological measure. Although another Universe might totally destroy our reality, it is equally possible that they co-exist or pass-by-night, having only an interaction via black holes, white holes, and other astronomical oddities.

[timeforyouradvent]

“Let’s just take a second to-“
Me: it’s already a second

[technoultimategaming]

2020: have you ever seen universes colide

Us: No

2020: Would you like to?

[sarahhunt]

The camera man won't be scared
He went out of his way to film the collision
A true man if you ask me

[samiyousaf]

Imagine if universes were these small ‘organs’ or part of a bigger being that we don’t know of yet ?

[hanthoomaungjustinstudent]

4:01 Mars: IM FLYING
Uranus: HANG ON BUDDY IM TRYING TO SAVE YOU

[manahilbaig]

what if: uploads
me :let me guess, we die

[howtobeat]

Who else watches things about the world ending instead of going outside and enjoying it while it lasts

[diallo]

It would be so cool to be living at a time where we have enough knowledge and resources to understand the universe and its existence.

[aranyasingh]

Meanwhile in alternate universe: what If our universe was a single entity

[Manananggal-oegs]

Marvel: "Avengers Endgame is the most ambitious crossover in the history".
Universe: " Hold my galaxies."

[mrmrmom]

The universe was probably trying to hug his brother universe.

[starplatinum]

2 universes: hey I’m everything



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Multiverse: hold my universes

[grandfisher]

3:53 I've seen this while lucid dreaming it was really terrifying!!!