Things You Were Lied to About Space

If you've always thought our star was a bright yellow ball of fire, you were wrong. For starters, it's not yellow. It's green. Sort of. But that's not the only thing you were wrong about. Is Mercury the hottest planet? Is there any sound in space?

00:00 1. The Sun is Yellow
01:30 2. The Sun is on Fire
02:07 3. Explosions in Space
02:30 4. You Can't Count the Stars
02:52 5. You Can't Fly Through an Asteroid Belt
03:42 6. You Instantly Freeze in Space
04:10 7. You Explode in Space
04:50 8. Space is Cold
05:45 9. Mercury is the Hottest Planet
06:35 10. The Solar System Stays In Place
07:10 11. Planets Orbit the Sun
07:58 12. Earth Is a Sphere
08:29 13. There Is No Sound in Space

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[raytracer]

The rockets are launched closer to the equator not because there is less gravity, but because you need velocity to escape the gravitational pull. You get some extra speed at the equator because the planet spins, while on the poles there is no velocity added.

[Smilingcrittersall]

If you didn't come from TikTok Raise your hands ✋😊.

[D_Quinn]

Nobody ever told us the sun was burning. We absolutely got taught the fusion process of stars.

[trianglminds]

This video is a great reminder of how much misinformation and misconceptions exist about space, even among people who are interested in space exploration. It's important to always question what we think we know and to seek out accurate information. Interesting Vid!

[PureYang]

The sound of the black hole at the end sounded creepy a hell. You can really hear the void of nothingness there.

[alyabdullah]

That sound coming from the black hole at the end of the video was really terrifying.

[D_Quinn]

Space ships like in Star Wars would still be able to explode in a ball of fire. The amount of oxygen they contain on-board to allow for long distances of deep space travel would make that possible

[xetothex]

The sun is not ‘green’ if you are talking about visible light, it appears white because it emits all wavelengths. The peak frequency is green wavelengths yes but it does not at all appear green but white. You know it is white because you can split the wavelenghts of light it produces with a prism and see all wavelengths

[SoulForge_Astrology]

The audio clip of a black hole is recorded in radio waves and converted into sound frequencies we humans can hear. It may sound very different inside that cloud, if indeed it could be heard at all

[onesandzeroes]

The sound made by a black hole is exactly what I would have expected 😊

[ColEssence]

Okay if that is what a black hole really sounds like .. consider me completely and undeniable horrified.

[kevinabiwardani]

I love this kind of debunking videos, especially about the space. Keep it up What If!

[DonOmarRamiro]

2:28... Hold up... What about the oxygen ON the ship? Thats exploding AHAHAH :D :P

[wretchedabyss]

It's the lack of pressure that knocks you out in space, same thing happens in airplanes when the cabin depressurizes. But if you're in the solar system you'd want to be behind a planet or moon because any exposed skin would boil on contact to direct sunlight. You should be a bit more worried about that than running out of air.

[g-lani]

I thought I was going to hate this video thinking you weren't going to say anything related to your title or thumbnail like some other channels with videos related to space, but I didn't hate it you talked about and talked about so much more. This was a really good video What If, keep at it. ❤️

[delosei]

Wow iv learned a whole lot in a single video than a science syllable back in sch

[mikeburkhart]

2001 A Space Odyssey got the Asteroid Belt right, in one scene two little asteroids go pass the Discovery on it's way to Jupiter. Most of the Asteroid Belt is actually empty.

[DragonflyJones-]

Hearing a black hole is insane it gave me chills!

[altonallen]

The problem we have is because Most people always taught that " you only need a good job to become rich". These billionaires are operating on a whole other playbook that many don't even know exists.

[LiamborninDC]

I like how the first part talks about how the sun is green but then throughout the rest of the video the graphics show it as red, yellow and/or white.