What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth?

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Today we are answering an age-old very scientific and important question: What if the moon crashes into earth? It’s more interesting and weird than you probably think. Let's start with the basics: Why isn't the Moon on its way to crash into us already?

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[deirenne]

"According to science, the Moon is big and very massive"
Spoken like a true master of sciencing 💜

[PAK_NG-Shorts]

“I’d like some planetary rings please!”
”That would be 1 moon.”
“Okay!”
<last conversation ever>

[GanonTEK]

First a Majora's Mask reference, then potentially a Doctor Who reference (Moon is an egg) and a Mumbo Jumbo himself with a Hermitcraft reference! I love this video.

[sottozen]

A little too high a price to pay in order to have a view like Saturn! Loved this one so much!

[Tapakapa]

Wow. This did not end the way I thought it would.

[gooseghost]

10:24 Not sure if this was already mentioned, but the organ playing in the background is just so perfectly chilling 😅

[Rupitash]

That Majora's Mask reference caught me off guard and I love it lol

Edit: The thing about the rock being squeezed explains why on the 3rd day in Majora's Mask, the earth shakes after every hour, it always had me confused as I at first didn't understand why the approaching of a large object would make the earth shake, finally learned why

[thatgun]

"According to science, the moon is big and very massive."
They really are answering the real questions here.

[Tuster]

Can you imagine if this was an apocalypse survival game, and at the end, the final scene is emerging from a bunker to the view of moon rings and the sunrise? That would be awesome.

[wisteriablossom]

My toxic trait is thinking I could survive this.

[DJun]

I keep coming back to this one. This is probably my absolute favorite Kurzgesagt video. Just wonderfully told

[McHeisenburger]

This episode was absolutely spectacular. The animation of the moon collapsing into a set of rings was extraordinarily well done.

[gettergee]

10:24 is so chilling. The image of Earth with rings around it paired with the sudden jarring dissonant organ chords is great cinematography. I love it.

[tsarplantinum]

4:31 the fact that the bird fed the pig instead of eating it is so wholesome

[holdenroberts]

"According to science, the moon is big, and very massive" Best line.

[pivotkid]

If only the plot of Moonfall was this good. The movie focused too much on why the moon was falling and not enough on the effects it would have on earth and civilisation.

[nakulaman]

This is a really interesting concept for a videogame. Every day you have to scavenge for resources before the tide comes, and as the tide grows taller, there are less and less resources. The game could end with the moon's disintegration.

[RollingFishball]

This is so cool! Although the process is so scary, but I hope someone can make some sort of immersive experience for the scenery after, that would be so cool to see!

[Wsp_y]

I love how the visuals during the Moons journey near the Earth are so similar to how Raft looks from a lore perspective