What if the World turned to Gold? - The Gold Apocalypse

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Let us explore the scientific mystery of what would happen to you, if Earth suddenly turned into gold! The “Midaspocalypse”, based on the ancient tale of King Midas who was cursed so everything he touched turned into gold.

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[mstegosaurus]

"gold is about 20 times denser than a duck"

*takes notes furiously*

[justinquah]

"lets say Midas stumbles again."

He doesn't learn does he.

[jiggleflarb]

My new favorite Kurzgesagt quote: "if you learned anything, please let us know what it was"

[benjaminboonen]

"However, gold is very dense: about 20x denser than a duck"
One of my favorite Kurzgezagt quotes

[TheNewTravel]

I like how they take a random stoner idea and turn it into a well-researched and insightful video

[Shyguymask]

That was far more catastrophic and deadly than I was expecting...

[SofosProject]

Moral of the story: Magic is easy, the consequences are not.

[jackhazardous]

The idea that Midas just violently explodes the first time he uses his curse is too funny to pass up

[kevinbatan]

What i learned in this video:
*"Gold is about 20 times denser than duck"*

[badlydrawnturtle]

Near the end, I was like "good, everyone is already dead, so they can't illustrate more horrific death sequences."
And then the mountains had faces.

[thejesuschrist]

Thank you for FINALLY addressing magic.

[FabekFabeusz]

"Pressure quadriples, which is a bad thing if you like living". This channel is pure gold

[blueikeabag]

“Gold is 20x denser than a duck” that’s the info I’m leaving this video with

[anonymite]

My favorite quote:
“Which is a bad thing if you like living”

[cfv]

"If you learned anything in this video, let us know what it was"

Truly a masterful educator quote

[ReySilverskin]

Any discrepancies between the original myth and this interpretation can be easily explained with "Midas can't learn his lesson if the world is destroyed, so his gold touch only works on things the gods want it to work on."

When you use science to analyze magic, it simply fights back with more magic.

[badverb]

"If you learned anything, let us know what it was."

You guys are phenomenal. Please don't stop.

[chester]

“Gold is 20x more dense than a duck”

Citation needed

[autum]

“Hey whats going on with the physics engine?”
“The ducks are back at it... again...”