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EPISODE · Feb 7, 2025 · 12 MIN

What If We Nuked the Sun?

from What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities · host What If

Humanity’s nuclear arsenal is capable of destroying all life on Earth multiple times. But what if we sent these nukes to the Sun? We explore the feasibility, cost, and potential consequences of such a mission. Could we inadvertently destroy our only source of daylight? 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: 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/WzkQPB3nea 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 Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ 00:00: Sending our nukes into the Sun00:52: Fusion energy of the Sun02:07: Thanks Better Internet!03:11: Countries that possess nukes05:07: How much would it cost?06:49: Firing all the hydrogen bombs08:09: The antimatter bomb #nucleararsenal #Sun #nukes #fusionenergy #hydrogenbombs #antimatterbomb #space #cosmos #universe #galaxy #solarsystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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