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What If Series
by Canned Air Productions, LLC
There's a line between possible and impossible, a wall we can't break through or tear down. But what if we could climb to the top and take a look at the other side? What if the line between fiction and reality was just a little blurrier, and our world a little stranger? Join Jeramy, Jack, and Ryan as they look at twists on our reality and ignore the difference between what can and cannot be to ask, "What If…?".
Episodes
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What If Krampus Actually Existed?
In central European folklore, Krampus is a half goat / half demon entity who during the Christmas season punishes the children who have misbehaved over the past year. Though Krampus may have scared children for years, nowadays he's become more the focus of Christmas themed horror movies and…
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What If The Earth Stopped Spinning?
At the Earths equator, the planet is spinning at approx 1100 MPH. And its this spinning that creates and keeps the conditions necessary for our continued survival. But let say the spinning one day just stopped? Would the effects of this event be survivable , or would we be damned to certain doom?...
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What If Atlantis Had Been Found?
Over 2000 years ago the Greek philosopher Plato first spoke of the lost city of Atlantis, and since people have been searching to find its ruins. The legend of the lost city even bled its way into fiction, showing us time and time again across television and movies an under sea world bustling…
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What If Vampires Really Existed?
One of the most popular creatures to think that comes to mind this time of year is the Vampire. The lore of the vampire dates back to the late 17th and 18th centuries, and still to this day they are as loved and feared as ever. But what if these creatures were real and posed a daily threat to...
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What If Humans Didn't Have Size Restriction?
If you look at statistics, you'll see that human beings are gradually getting taller. Over the last 150 years the average height of people in industrialized nations has grown by about 4 inches. Though these changes are significant, they are barely noticed in the span of a lifetime. But what if…
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What If Dinosaurs Still Roamed The Earth?
65 million years ago dinosaurs were driven to extinction, leaving behind only their fossils to study. The Jurassic Park franchise has imagined a world where dinosaurs were brought back to life through scientific means, but today we're going to look at a world where they never left. How could…
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What If The Earth Was Flat?
For years it has been understood that the Earth is round, and over the years many different theories, tests, and pictures have shown this to be evident. But lets say the Earth was flat, what kind of differences would we see in the world around us? How does the Earth rotate around the sun? Could…
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What If Money Didn't Exist?
We spend our lives trying to get it and it seems like there's never enough of it. Everything we need to live normal, comfortable lives requires money. And here in the digital age of banking and shopping, its easy to get what you need quickly with the click of a few buttons. But What if the…
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What If The Thanos Snap Actually Happened?
We saw it in the comics and then we got to see it on the big screen, Thanos using the Infinity stones to erase half of all living life, and then our heroes bringing it all back 5 years later. As entertaining as the stories are, they make us wonder what a world would look like without 50% of the...
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What If War Was Still A Trial By Champion?
The world has seen its share of war. Over the decades, millions of lives have been lost defending their homes, religious beliefs, and freedoms, and with advancements in technology, war only stands to get deadlier. But what if we found an alternative to war that sent a single person into battle...
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What If Robots Raised Our Children?
Of all the challenges life has to offer, parenthood is probably one of the hardest. We try our best to raise our children in to well adjusted individuals, but despite our best efforts, they'll inherit some of the traits and behaviors we wished they hadn't. But what if we had a perfect artificial...
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What If Teleportation Technology Existed?
Over time, we've found ways to make traveling easier and faster. But despite how fast your car is, or how direct your route may seem, the quickest way to get from point A to point B is a straight line. But what if we could ignore the space between points and instantly appear wherever we want?…
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What If The Wheel Had Never Been Invented?
The wheel has been deemed one of the greatest innovations in history. Not only does it provide us easier modes of transportation, but its also been repurposed and reimagined for several other inventions that we use on a daily basis and probably don't even notice. Look at cogs inside a clock…
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What If A Wish Granting Genie Had Been Discovered?
We all have things we wish for. Whether its more money, better health, or even world peace, we all desire the things we sometimes can't have. But what if all the sudden we could have everything we desire? And how would everyones new found luck and wealth effect the world? In this episode, we look...
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What If People Didn't Need Sleep?
For most people, when the sun goes down it's time to let your body decompress and sleep. And no matter how much sleep we get, we always feel like we could use a little more. We've all pulled ourselves through a day where we got little to no sleep the night before, and typically as a result we…
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What If Super Powered Beings Actually Existed?
Who hasn't wished in their life for the ability to fly, be invisible, read minds, or have super strength? If you've never desired any of these powers, no doubt theres another power you have. Movies and comic books have made these type of abilities attractive for many years. How exciting the world...
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What If Bigfoot Had Been Found?
According to Wikipedia, "Bigfoot or Sasquatch are said to be hairy, upright-walking, ape-like creatures that dwell in the wilderness and leave footprints." For over 60 years, Bigfoot has continued to scare and mystify people of all ages. There are countless believers hunting and hoping to…
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What If Pictures and Video Had Never Existed?
If you didn't take a picture of it and upload that picture to facebook, twitter, instagram, and everything else, did it even really happen? Not in today's world. We're so driven by visual media that it's consumed our thoughts in ways we can't even count. Even that is probably an understatement....
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What If People Could Breathe Under Water?
The ocean; not just the majority of our planet's surface, but the evolutionary cradle of all life. There's something alluring about it, even with all its dangers. Everyone remembers days spend spent poolside in the summer, or their first trip to the beach. Some flat-out live for the sea, spending...
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What If We Shared The World With Kaiju Monsters?
We've been fascinated with monsters since cavemen first painted on walls. It makes sense if you think about our start; running from the things that want to eat us while we chase the things small enough to eat. We were born into a world of monsters, and it left an impression that lingers today.…
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What If People Could Fly?
When our primordial ancestors hauled themselves up from the depths and clamored onto dry land, they probably looked up at the sky and sighed. We're all about what we can't have, and flying, though achievable through expensive and extreme measures, is still something we can't manage on our own....
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What If Nudity Was The Societal Norm?
Clothing has always been, and always will be, one of the primary ways we as people identify who we are. Its unlikely you'll see a well groomed person in a business suit and assume they're homeless, or a person in ripped and tattered clothing and assume they are the CEO of a huge corporation. Our...
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What If Humans Could Duplicate Themselves?
I can't tell you how many times I've wished I could be in two places at once. If I could stay at home and laze around all day while another, less important, me went to work? Sounds a bit like paradise. Closer to hell, however, for that overworked duplicate. In this episode we're exploring a world...
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What If Fast Food Never Existed?
At what point did fast food stop being fast, and just start being food? The service is still quick (on good days) and the experience (hopefully) convenient, but it's not the last resort or infrequent treat that it used to be. Citing exactly zero sources, because we're not exactly a scholarly...
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What If Shrinking Technology Existed?
We make our technology smaller, our houses bigger, and all the while space becomes more and more scarce. Do you ever wish you could shrink down all the junk in your basement? The car in your garage? Those boxes of clothes you really should donate but always forget to? How much easier would life…
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What If We Could Control The Weather?
It's no wonder the ancient world saw signs in the weather. A brutal storm or enduring drought could only be a sign that the gods are upset, right? If the harvest is great, and the weather fair, well, we must be doing something right! It wasn't a foolproof system, though. No matter how many...
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What If We Could Suppress Our Fear?
In the modern world, fear is more of an inconvenience than a motivator. If something frightens you, you can probably just avoid it. Sure, doing so is an imperfect solution, and for some fear remains a tremendous obstacle in their lives. It is not, however, the bulwark against extinction it used…
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What If Pangea Still Existed?
It was such a big deal when we started crossing the oceans that we called it the 'age of sail'. I think that says a lot about how much the water keeps humanity separated. It's different now, sure, with the rise of internet and long-distance communication making vast gulfs manageable. Still, whole...
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What If We Could Raise The Dead?
The dead stay dead. It's something that defines our whole world. We fear death, we prepare for it, we recover from it, we stave it off when we can. Almost everything that makes us human comes back to death, and how much we try to avoid it or inflict it upon those we feel we must. Everyone has…
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What If The Fountain of Youth Had Been Discovered?
Why did they call it the 'new' world when explorers landed in the Americas? Was it just because it was unlike their home? Or was it the possibilities it presented; what treasures, dangers, and miracles where hidden within the unexplored country? I think it was a little of both. Not only was it...
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What If Animals Could Talk?
We're so used to the divide between man and animal that it's a basic part of life. Even religion acknowledges a fundamental difference. If you call a person an animal, you're basically calling them lower than human (but if you call them dog it means you're friends. Isn't that bizarre?). What's…
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What If We Started A Podcast?
Hello and welcome to the first episode of our new series! In this episode, we just wanted to give a quick introduction of ourselves and let you in on a bit of our podcasting background. We are incredibly excited about this series and want you to be there with us every step of the way. Let us know...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
There's a line between possible and impossible, a wall we can't break through or tear down. But what if we could climb to the top and take a look at the other side? What if the line between fiction and reality was just a little blurrier, and our world a little stranger? Join Jeramy, Jack, and Ryan as they look at twists on our reality and ignore the difference between what can and cannot be to ask, "What If…?".
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Canned Air Productions, LLC
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