What If We Dug Tunnels Between Continents?

Imagine what it would be like if you could wake up in your New York City apartment at 7:00 a.m., and make it to your job in London, England by 9:30 in the morning. That would be a possibility if we dug tunnels between the two continents. Just try not to get sick. Believe it or not, something like this is possible. How would we make a tunnel like this? How much would it cost?

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[andchi]

Next episode: What if the laws of physics didn't exist?

[chichan]

Imagine if we did built it _underneath_ the ocean floor, then a huge earthquake suddenly broke the tunnel, you would be kilometers below sea level and then the crust opens making you fall straight down to the mantle. Oof.

[amangrover]

*"That sounds like a story for another what if"*
Well that sounds like a what if video which will never happen!!

[crimsondevil]

*What If I had a Girlfriend*

Me: Let me DIE.

[denzeltan]

When you’re too early for the good comments

[weebxcore]

Before watching this im gonna guess the answer is *we die*

[yosixd]

let me guess, we'll die






*oh wait*

[rocksnot]

You're gonna have a real problem when your supersonic train tries to cross the Mid-Atlantic Ridge - which is MOVING,

[getyouracttogether]

What if this tunnel already exist and only few people along with aliens use it secretly ?

[Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

I could finally go visit my yeti cousins in Asia

[KingOfShadows]

4:19 Under an hour? But if we're limited to a speed of 2000km/h, wouldn't it take at least two hours?

[immortalsugimandudeguy]

Hi, Can you do a “what if” the “what if” channel did a face reveal

[atakanberkcanik]

Doesn’t like tectonic plates shift constantly. Would our tunnel be useable for 10 years or something

[jacoconut]

I was wearing headphones and neglecting my work to watch this so the train sound scared the sht out of me

[littlemulberryleaf]

"It's called the Channel tunnel or ....
*Chunnel* "
Me: That's cute

[Leugim]

Judging by your comment on trains being old school I guess you're american af

[insanemang]

Driving through a tunnel that spans under one of the most dangerous oceans in the world. What could go wrong. Earthquakes, shifting of tectonic plates, underwater landslides, immense shifting of pressure, etc.

[k_himank]

What about building floating tunnels above oceans

[ayushonkar]

Me:Ok c'mon you have a chemistry test let's study
YouTube:What if we dug tunnels between continents?

[TheGeneral]

What if Channel: "What we used 1.3 trillion dollars to build a high-speed train through trans-atlantic tunnel?"
Government: "What if we used 1.3 trillion dollars to build a border wall and a space force?"
Reality is often disappointing...