What If Earth Orbited the Sun at Light Speed?

Imagine Earth as a planet-sized spaceship, increasing its speed to light speed. What would happen if Earth started orbiting the Sun so quickly? Discover the effects and experiences from the ground. Transcript and Sources: https://whatifshow.com/what-if-earth-orbited-the-sun-at-the-speed-of-light/ Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: [email protected] 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: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show Crazy Creatures: https://bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Your Body On: https://bit.ly/your-body-on-show Origins of Food: https://bit.ly/origins-of-food Versus: https://bit.ly/versus-show WTF Did I Just Watch: https://bit.ly/wtf-did-i-just-watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-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: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: http://bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: http://bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: http://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: https://underknown.com Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ 00:00: Introduction to the concept of Earth orbiting the Sun at light speed.02:05: Current orbital speed of Earth.02:35: Potential effects of increased orbital velocity.04:53: Discussion on the energy required to increase Earth's speed.06:03: Exploration of the worst-case scenarios. #Earth #Sun #speedoflight #space #cosmos #planet-sizedspaceship #orbitalvelocity #energy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices