The What If Show
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What If You Spent 5 Seconds on Uranus? ❄️💨
It’s icy. It’s violent. It’s stinky. And you would not survive it. Here is what would happen if you dared to set foot on Uranus for just 5 seconds. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
It’s icy. It’s violent. It’s stinky. And you would not survive it. Here is what would happen if you dared to set foot on Uranus for just 5 seconds. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
September 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What If You Spent 5 Seconds on Uranus? ❄️💨
It’s icy. It’s violent. It’s stinky. And you would not survive it. Here is what would happen if you dared to set foot on Uranus for just 5 seconds. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
It’s icy. It’s violent. It’s stinky. And you would not survive it. Here is what would happen if you dared to set foot on Uranus for just 5 seconds. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What If Jupiter and Saturn Collided? 🌌⚡
Two giant planets. One epic showdown. Who survives if the titans of our Solar System smash into each other? 👇 ( 1/10)
Two giant planets. One epic showdown. Who survives if the titans of our Solar System smash into each other? 👇 ( 1/10)
September 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
What If Jupiter and Saturn Collided? 🌌⚡
Two giant planets. One epic showdown. Who survives if the titans of our Solar System smash into each other? 👇 ( 1/10)
Two giant planets. One epic showdown. Who survives if the titans of our Solar System smash into each other? 👇 ( 1/10)
What If You Stopped Sleeping Forever? 😴🚫
We spend about a third of our lives asleep. But what if you never had to close your eyes again? Here is how staying awake forever would actually play out 👇 (🧵1/10)
We spend about a third of our lives asleep. But what if you never had to close your eyes again? Here is how staying awake forever would actually play out 👇 (🧵1/10)
August 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What If You Stopped Sleeping Forever? 😴🚫
We spend about a third of our lives asleep. But what if you never had to close your eyes again? Here is how staying awake forever would actually play out 👇 (🧵1/10)
We spend about a third of our lives asleep. But what if you never had to close your eyes again? Here is how staying awake forever would actually play out 👇 (🧵1/10)
What If You Got Swallowed by a Grouper? 🐟😳
Imagine diving in tropical waters when a shadow the size of a small car appears beside you. It opens its mouth and the ocean around you rushes inside. Here’s what happens if this giant swallows you whole. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
Imagine diving in tropical waters when a shadow the size of a small car appears beside you. It opens its mouth and the ocean around you rushes inside. Here’s what happens if this giant swallows you whole. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
August 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What If You Got Swallowed by a Grouper? 🐟😳
Imagine diving in tropical waters when a shadow the size of a small car appears beside you. It opens its mouth and the ocean around you rushes inside. Here’s what happens if this giant swallows you whole. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
Imagine diving in tropical waters when a shadow the size of a small car appears beside you. It opens its mouth and the ocean around you rushes inside. Here’s what happens if this giant swallows you whole. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What If Each Planet Replaced Our Moon? 🌕🪐
What if one night you looked up and saw Mars or Saturn where the Moon should be? Here's how that swap could turn Earth into a whole new world. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What if one night you looked up and saw Mars or Saturn where the Moon should be? Here's how that swap could turn Earth into a whole new world. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
August 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What If Each Planet Replaced Our Moon? 🌕🪐
What if one night you looked up and saw Mars or Saturn where the Moon should be? Here's how that swap could turn Earth into a whole new world. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What if one night you looked up and saw Mars or Saturn where the Moon should be? Here's how that swap could turn Earth into a whole new world. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What If You Were Born on Mars? 🪐🧬
Forget little green men. The first real Martians might be human, just not quite like us. Here's what could happen if people started being born and raised on the red planet. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
Forget little green men. The first real Martians might be human, just not quite like us. Here's what could happen if people started being born and raised on the red planet. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
July 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
What If You Were Born on Mars? 🪐🧬
Forget little green men. The first real Martians might be human, just not quite like us. Here's what could happen if people started being born and raised on the red planet. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
Forget little green men. The first real Martians might be human, just not quite like us. Here's what could happen if people started being born and raised on the red planet. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What If You Tried to Surf a Tsunami? 🌊🏄♂️
You see something rising in the distance. At first, it looks like a regular wave. But then you realize it’s massive. And instead of running, you’re going to surf it. Here’s what would happen 👇 (🧵 1/10)
You see something rising in the distance. At first, it looks like a regular wave. But then you realize it’s massive. And instead of running, you’re going to surf it. Here’s what would happen 👇 (🧵 1/10)
July 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What If You Tried to Surf a Tsunami? 🌊🏄♂️
You see something rising in the distance. At first, it looks like a regular wave. But then you realize it’s massive. And instead of running, you’re going to surf it. Here’s what would happen 👇 (🧵 1/10)
You see something rising in the distance. At first, it looks like a regular wave. But then you realize it’s massive. And instead of running, you’re going to surf it. Here’s what would happen 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What If You Were Alive When the Dinosaurs Died? 🦖☄️
66 million years ago, a mountain-sized asteroid was screaming toward Earth. You’re standing there, looking up. You think, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
66 million years ago, a mountain-sized asteroid was screaming toward Earth. You’re standing there, looking up. You think, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
June 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What If You Were Alive When the Dinosaurs Died? 🦖☄️
66 million years ago, a mountain-sized asteroid was screaming toward Earth. You’re standing there, looking up. You think, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
66 million years ago, a mountain-sized asteroid was screaming toward Earth. You’re standing there, looking up. You think, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
🧵 What If You Lived Before the Dinosaurs?
Forget the T. rex. We're going back 300 million years, before the age of dinosaurs! When Earth was a wild, alien world full of volcanic chaos, monster cockroaches, and creatures with sails on their backs. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
Forget the T. rex. We're going back 300 million years, before the age of dinosaurs! When Earth was a wild, alien world full of volcanic chaos, monster cockroaches, and creatures with sails on their backs. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
June 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🧵 What If You Lived Before the Dinosaurs?
Forget the T. rex. We're going back 300 million years, before the age of dinosaurs! When Earth was a wild, alien world full of volcanic chaos, monster cockroaches, and creatures with sails on their backs. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
Forget the T. rex. We're going back 300 million years, before the age of dinosaurs! When Earth was a wild, alien world full of volcanic chaos, monster cockroaches, and creatures with sails on their backs. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
🧵 What If You Fell Into a Black Hole?
You're drifting through space looking for a new home for humanity… Then you spot it: a black hole. You think, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
You're drifting through space looking for a new home for humanity… Then you spot it: a black hole. You think, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
May 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🧵 What If You Fell Into a Black Hole?
You're drifting through space looking for a new home for humanity… Then you spot it: a black hole. You think, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
You're drifting through space looking for a new home for humanity… Then you spot it: a black hole. You think, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What if you landed on Proxima Centauri b? 🌌🚀 Let’s take a 165,000-year trip across space to the closest exoplanet we’ve ever discovered... and maybe meet aliens! 👽 (🧵1/10)
May 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What if you landed on Proxima Centauri b? 🌌🚀 Let’s take a 165,000-year trip across space to the closest exoplanet we’ve ever discovered... and maybe meet aliens! 👽 (🧵1/10)
April 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What If You Landed on Kepler-22b?
Imagine stepping off your ship and feeling nothing. No wind. No sound. Just the soft crunch of alien soil beneath your boots. Welcome to Kepler-22b — 600 light-years away, and eerily Earth-like. But is it livable? Let’s find out 👇 (🧵 1/8)
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Imagine stepping off your ship and feeling nothing. No wind. No sound. Just the soft crunch of alien soil beneath your boots. Welcome to Kepler-22b — 600 light-years away, and eerily Earth-like. But is it livable? Let’s find out 👇 (🧵 1/8)
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April 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What would happen if Earth started spinning at the speed of light? Would we be able to hold on? 🌍🤯
Watch this episode of 'What If' to find out! 👇
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Watch this episode of 'What If' to find out! 👇
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April 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What would happen if Earth started spinning at the speed of light? Would we be able to hold on? 🌍🤯
Watch this episode of 'What If' to find out! 👇
#WhatIf #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Earth #EarthScience
Watch this episode of 'What If' to find out! 👇
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April 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What If All of Antarctica’s Dormant Volcanoes Woke Up? 🌋❄️
Imagine one of the coldest, most remote places on Earth… suddenly ablaze with volcanic fury. Dormant giants beneath miles of ice, erupting in unison. Here’s what would happen 👇 (🧵 1/10)
Imagine one of the coldest, most remote places on Earth… suddenly ablaze with volcanic fury. Dormant giants beneath miles of ice, erupting in unison. Here’s what would happen 👇 (🧵 1/10)
April 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What If All of Antarctica’s Dormant Volcanoes Woke Up? 🌋❄️
Imagine one of the coldest, most remote places on Earth… suddenly ablaze with volcanic fury. Dormant giants beneath miles of ice, erupting in unison. Here’s what would happen 👇 (🧵 1/10)
Imagine one of the coldest, most remote places on Earth… suddenly ablaze with volcanic fury. Dormant giants beneath miles of ice, erupting in unison. Here’s what would happen 👇 (🧵 1/10)
What would happen if you went on a road trip on the world's longest road? 🤯🛣️ Find out in our latest episode!
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April 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
What would happen if you went on a road trip on the world's longest road? 🤯🛣️ Find out in our latest episode!
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#WhatIf #SciFi #ScienceFiction
What would happen to your body if you ingested snake venom? 😰🐍 Watch our latest episode to find out!
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#WhatIf #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Snakes #SnakeVenom
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
What would happen to your body if you ingested snake venom? 😰🐍 Watch our latest episode to find out!
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#WhatIf #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Snakes #SnakeVenom
What If the World Lost Oxygen for Just 5 Seconds? 🌍💨
It’s just five seconds. No big deal, right? Wrong. VERY wrong. Here’s what would happen in that tiny window of time… and why you wouldn’t like it. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
It’s just five seconds. No big deal, right? Wrong. VERY wrong. Here’s what would happen in that tiny window of time… and why you wouldn’t like it. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
March 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What If the World Lost Oxygen for Just 5 Seconds? 🌍💨
It’s just five seconds. No big deal, right? Wrong. VERY wrong. Here’s what would happen in that tiny window of time… and why you wouldn’t like it. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
It’s just five seconds. No big deal, right? Wrong. VERY wrong. Here’s what would happen in that tiny window of time… and why you wouldn’t like it. 👇 (🧵 1/10)
How can you defend yourself against a bear attack? 🐻😱 Watch this episode to find out!
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March 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How can you defend yourself against a bear attack? 🐻😱 Watch this episode to find out!
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Watch @popsci.com on your smart TV! 🚀📺 bit.ly/watchpopsci You can catch live rocket launches, inspiring documentaries, + so much more! #WatchPopSci #PopularScience #FASTTV #RocketLaunch #Plex #Science
March 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Watch @popsci.com on your smart TV! 🚀📺 bit.ly/watchpopsci You can catch live rocket launches, inspiring documentaries, + so much more! #WatchPopSci #PopularScience #FASTTV #RocketLaunch #Plex #Science
What If You Were Swallowed by a Whale? 🐋💀
You’re out on the open sea when suddenly—BOOM! Darkness surrounds you, the air is thick, and you realize… you’re inside a whale. Can you survive? Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵1/7)
You’re out on the open sea when suddenly—BOOM! Darkness surrounds you, the air is thick, and you realize… you’re inside a whale. Can you survive? Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵1/7)
March 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What If You Were Swallowed by a Whale? 🐋💀
You’re out on the open sea when suddenly—BOOM! Darkness surrounds you, the air is thick, and you realize… you’re inside a whale. Can you survive? Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵1/7)
You’re out on the open sea when suddenly—BOOM! Darkness surrounds you, the air is thick, and you realize… you’re inside a whale. Can you survive? Let’s find out. 👇 (🧵1/7)
What would happen to your body if you ate every element on the periodic table? 🧪😰 Watch this episode to find out!
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March 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What would happen to your body if you ate every element on the periodic table? 🧪😰 Watch this episode to find out!
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For 153 years, you’ve been able to read Popular Science—first in print and then online. Now you can watch us on TV, too.
We’ve partnered with Underknown to launch a streaming channel. Here's how to tune in: 👇
For 153 years, you’ve been able to read Popular Science—first in print and then online. Now you can watch us on TV, too.
We’ve partnered with Underknown to launch a streaming channel. Here's how to tune in: 👇
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March 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Recently, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that President Trump aims to eliminate income taxes for Americans earning under $150,000 once the budget is balanced. But what would happen if we eliminated income tax? Let's find out together (🧵1/7) #WhatIf
March 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Recently, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that President Trump aims to eliminate income taxes for Americans earning under $150,000 once the budget is balanced. But what would happen if we eliminated income tax? Let's find out together (🧵1/7) #WhatIf