If You Hibernated for 100 Years

Pack your bags because you’re traveling through space to see Alpha Centauri. There’s just one problem. It’s going to take 100 years. But is it possible to sleep through the trip? Get comfy because you’re going nighty-night for an entire century. What technology would you need? What would happen to your body while you’re asleep? And what sort of stuff could be waiting for you in the future? Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com/hibernating-for-100-years Questions or concerns? Contact us at underknown.com/contact Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/join Check out our other channels: How to Survive: bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: bit.ly/aperture-show Crazy Creatures: bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Your Body On: bit.ly/your-body-on-show Origins of Food: bit.ly/origins-of-food Versus: bit.ly/versus-show WTF Did I Just Watch: bit.ly/wtf-did-i-just-watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Twitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-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: underknown.com Contact us at underknown.com/contact 00:00: What If You Hibernated for 100 Years?00:51: Hibernation03:11: Cryogenics03:58: Waking up in a new century05:15: Would you survive? #hibernation #spacetravel #AlphaCentauri #cryogenics #future #body #technology #hypotheticalworlds See show notes: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices