Avatar's Pandora in Real Life is Terrifying

Avatar's Pandora is known as the wildest, most beautiful, and most deadly place in the galaxy. Ever wondered why the air could be lethal or what makes bodies glow? Discover fascinating elements and forces like tidal heating, and why a gas giant could devastate Pandora's surface. Plus, find out why Netflix might not be an option there. For the full transcript and sources, visit whatifshow.com/living-on-pandora/. Questions or concerns? Contact us at underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: here. Join this channel for perks: YouTube membership. Check out our other channels: How to Survive Aperture Crazy Creatures Your Body On Origins of Food Versus WTF Did I Just Watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: whatifstore. Suggest an episode: here. Newsletter: Subscribe. What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish What If in Mandarin Podcast Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: underknown.com 00:00: Avatar’s Pandora in Real Life is Terrifying00:41: Pandora01:30: Polyphemus03:00: Pandora's atmosphere04:48: The Alpha Centauri star system #Avatar #Pandora #JamesCameron #space #cosmos #solarsystem #tidalheating #gasgiant #AlphaCentauri See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d85f6e64c4b83e7e516f5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices