EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 8 MIN
Earth Reaches Boiling Point for 5 Seconds
from What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities · host What If
Get a free What If Top 10 book when you sign up for our newsletter: https://underknown.com/newsletter/ Get ready for serious burns and the instantaneous death of organisms. Let’s turn up the heat and bring the entire planet to a boil for five whole seconds. How would this apocalyptic heat wave affect the environment? What would this do to all living things on Earth? Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/earth-reaching-boiling-point-for-5-seconds/ Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join 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: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish What If in Mandarin Podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ 00:00:00: What If Earth Reached Boiling Point for 5 Seconds?00:00:43: Average temperature on Earth and boiling point00:01:35: Temperatures suddenly going up00:02:48: What would it do to you?00:04:02: Life after the worst heat wave #WhatIf #Earth #boilingpoint #heatwave #environment #temperature #climate #hypothetical See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d85fae64c4b83e7e51703 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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