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  • 6/5/2025
OGood thing Earth is not twice as large, because if an apple would fall on a person's head it would give them serious head injuries instead of ground breaking ideas. 😅
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00:00Size matters. Let's make Earth twice as large.
00:03It now has a diameter of roughly 25,500 kilometers and is eight times as heavy.
00:08It now rotates 32 times slower, meaning one day lasts more than a month.
00:13The force of gravity is twice as strong, and since weight is determined by gravity,
00:17all objects on Earth would be twice as heavy.
00:19Your life expectancy would decline as your heart would now have to pump twice as hard
00:22to circulate blood in your body.
00:24The weight of trees and plants would cause them to fall over.
00:26This also concerns the plants we depend on for food, leading to massive food shortages and starvation.
00:32For animals, the situation is similar.
00:34Hunting becomes more difficult, especially for larger animals, as they're slowed down by increased gravity.
00:39Over the course of many generations, nature would find a way to deal with these changing conditions.
00:43The bones of humans and animals will become thicker and stronger.
00:46At the same time, our bodies are getting smaller, adapting to the increased force of gravity.
00:51Also, the overall height of vegetation would decrease to ensure a sufficient supply of water and nutrients.
00:55Overall, we would live in a very different world, showing that Earth's...

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