What If Earth Was as Small as Pluto?

It's a small world after all, because today, we're shrinking Earth to the size of Pluto. But if our planet was this tiny, how would it alter the atmosphere? Why would the Earth get hotter? And how would gravity affect our water supply? Would we be tidally locked to the Moon? Would our planet still be habitable? Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com/what-if-earth-was-as-small-as-pluto/ 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/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Check out our other channels: How to SurviveApertureCrazy CreaturesYour Body OnOrigins of FoodVersusWTF Did I Just Watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet EarthThe CosmosTechnologyYour BodyHumanity T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere:InstagramDiscordTwitterFacebookWhat If in SpanishWhat If in MandarinPodcast 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 Earth Was As Small as Pluto?01:05: Living on a Pluto-sized Earth02:41: Air pressure and lack of gravity03:42: Tidally locked to the Moon04:48: Earth shrinking even more #Earth #Pluto #gravity #atmosphere #tidallylocked #habitability #space #cosmos #NASA #solarsystem See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d85f4e64c4b83e7e516ed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices