What If the Earth Stopped Spinning for 5 Seconds?

Hang on because we’re about to screech to a halt. That’s right. The Earth is going to stop spinning for five seconds. How much damage would this sudden stoppage cause? What would you experience in different parts of the world? And when the Earth starts spinning again, would it still be habitable? How would the day and night cycle be affected? Why would there be strong winds?

00:00 Earth Stops Spinning for 5 Seconds
00:40 Earth's Rotation
01:45 Strong Winds and Consequences
04:04 Earth Transforming Into a Sphere

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[ExrezyYT]

Normal people: Alright, 5 seconds isn’t that bad.

What If: Explains the end of the Earth

[Francisco]

There's a book titled Blindness which I read some years ago, written by Jose Saramago. The book depicts very well several situations after an entire population went blind. I'd like you to make a video on What if everyone on Earth was blind? That would be awesome!

[RivaStyx]

In those exact 5 seconds my boss would still require me to keep on working

[sabrinabarrero]

my toxic trait is thinking id survive this cuz its only for 5 seconds

[darria]

This is so interesting yet scary to think about

[peterparker-gxnf]

I like the way they ended every episode and tied another scenario with "But that's a story for another What If."

[SCADOOSH]

The woman getting hit in the face with the fish @5:17 was hilarious!

[southernfriedheathen]

I didn't know this existed. I've always wished there were videos/books/etc.. for the "what if" scenarios I think up in my head. I'm so glad I came across this!!!

[aminemeskini]

What If the Earth Stopped Spinning for 5 Seconds?
answer: we all die

[alexanderemese]

If the earth stands still for 5 seconds, the same thing happens as a bus or train suddenly brakes. All moving objects are thrown in the direction of the earth's rotation. The speed at the equator 40, 000 km / 24 hours is about 1700km / hour. You have to hold on tight.

[charlesfrancois]

Putting our time and effort in activities and investments that will yield a profitable return in the future is what we should be aiming for. Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it.

[aktoedits]

Man keep the content up love the vids:)

[mracoustic]

Everyone would go hertling at 1, 000 mph

[chirag_]

I was hoping you'd cover a sudden instant halt as well as a gradual one

[brigadierop]

Only 1 sec is enough to wipe out everything

[Psalmchild]

What if the earth had a firmament, and was established on pillars, was completely unmoving, and the sun, moon, and stars moved overhead in a rotation? Oh wait….

[matheww]

Love how you mentioned the wind... but not how you and every object around you is still moving at ~1000mph. The wind wouldn't kill you, but you slamming into the nearest object would turn you into a puddle.

Now... What would happen if the earth decelerated to a stop??

[jakalmoni]

Just popped up in my recommended list this morning. I'm familiar with the channel and I love it. On a chance click I discovered that at 2 minutes and 37 seconds is a clip from inside a house suffering destruction from the derecho that we suffered last year. That house and that storm happened here in my hometown of cedar rapids. I've seen that clip hundreds of times while watching the news here during and after that storm. Quite a surprising thing to randomly discover on a random click this morning. Another reason I just love "What If"!

[isyaboimateo]

Do what if apophis hit the earth Next
This in order
0:00 Information
0:54 Asteroid Hit
2:00 How much humans died
2:15 50 Minutes After
3:23 3 Hours After
3:45 2030(1 Year after)
4:12 When the asteroid stops
5:00 Progess of a asteroid smash
7:05 End

[suriyoon]

The speed of our earth is 1670 km / h. So we are all moving at this speed. If the earth suddenly stopped, we would lean forward at this speed due to the inertia of motion. If an object is thrown at this speed, it will go into space.