What If a Marshmallow Hit the Earth at the Speed of Light?

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A marshmallow meteorite hurtling straight toward Earth?
How would this sweet space object begin its descent toward our planet? Would the rapid speed of 99.9% of the speed of light, which is 299,792 km/s (186, 282 mps), cause the marshmallow to disintegrate in mid-air?
What would happen if a marshmallow traveling at light speed actually made contact with Earth?
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00:00 About marshmallows
01:40 Thank you, Grammarly!
02:39 Light speed
03:32 S’mores in space
5:10 Slow motion
06:51 Marshmallow meteorite
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@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

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@user-vk7zv3he1m 2 жыл бұрын

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@RaizenIVI 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ironcammandoo wtf

@Robbie-pc1dl 2 жыл бұрын

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@TheToiletCat1897 2 жыл бұрын

Do another what if tsunami video

@khalilahd. 2 жыл бұрын

At this point it feels like you guys are just making videos about all my weird dreams 😂😂

@ipfreely9245 2 жыл бұрын

I dreamt energy prices going up! 😅

@ipfreely9245 2 жыл бұрын

@Remarkably I really wish it were that easy. 🙏

@freudianslip2192 2 жыл бұрын

I want them to do my dreams! What if a gargoyle was bowling against a clown? Who would win?

@jetgroundanims9823 2 жыл бұрын

I dreamed of a banana robing a bank and a kid watching adult s thing

@ipfreely9245 2 жыл бұрын

@@jetgroundanims9823 what kind of adults things. Never mind I get the picture! 😏

@Brainhorn 2 жыл бұрын

Could a marshmallow go that fast without just completely disintegrating lol

@odysseus2k1 2 жыл бұрын

obviously not, but this is just speaking theoretically of course.

@kashawo 2 жыл бұрын

"what if"

@manavsanga 2 жыл бұрын

yes

@jemuzu0944 2 жыл бұрын

If marshmallow will hit the earth, I hope it lands in my mouth so I can get alien dna of marshmellow from different planet 😊😁

@daddyrammus 2 жыл бұрын

nothing with mass can move at the speed of light without disintegrating

@somecollegekid4425 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you guys had to make the beat slap while talking about a marshmallow ending us all. Also, I love the premise of the episode because it kinda sounds like whoever wrote the episode just got really high and was like "Dude..... What If a Marshmallow ended us all?"

@gregoryabiuso5182 Жыл бұрын

What If host: We’re going to make a video about a marshmallow ending the planet Music composer: Say no more

@neopagan1976 2 жыл бұрын

Being completely destoyed by a marshmallow. How embarrasing would that be for the human race?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bathead8788 2 жыл бұрын

Aliens: I wonder how this race went extinct? *random alien finds a youtube video made by What if* Aliens: That can happen?!

@neopagan1976 2 жыл бұрын

@@bathead8788 - And the next thing you know, those aliens are falling back in their cockpit chairs, laughing their cosmic asses off. Lmfao.

@TomThePuss 2 жыл бұрын

@@neopagan1976 wait hold on How do we know they have an ass?

@sparkyboom781 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine humanity surviving all that massive events and... being extinct because of a marshmallow :|

@hyundaisonata580 Жыл бұрын

Intergalactic s’mores just add a planet,chocolate, and marshmallow going at the speed of light.

@razzielr8632 2 жыл бұрын

A question still remains,how long that marshmellow has been in space?

@topg9712 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder If the 5 seconds rule applies e-e i would eat it tbh.

@topg9712 2 жыл бұрын

@Aayush Chury :( i guess its still edible? Ehh

@stanshepard2130 2 жыл бұрын

And that's an story for another 'what if' ?

@ollieVR970 2 жыл бұрын

80000,200056,7777 centuries.

@bathead8788 2 жыл бұрын

Answer: In the year -2022, Elon Bezos Musket Jeff sent a marshmallow into space.

@anastaciamouien858 2 жыл бұрын

I really love what if videos. They have answers in my 3 am thoughts. Here's another one of my thoughts, what if the ocean swallowed everything on land and some people managed to live in ships? How would it effect the evolution of mankind and the aquatic animals?

@allforsigrid9769 2 жыл бұрын

I think they already have a video about that. Thy compared it with waterworld

@bathead8788 2 жыл бұрын

Watch 2012, it will answer your question (apart from the evolution part)

@duardocaio235 2 жыл бұрын

@@bathead8788 p I o

@OfficialCubey Жыл бұрын

@@allforsigrid9769 bhi tvokids

@edm1896 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being killed by a marshmallow, that would be the worst and the most embarrassing moment of your life.

@RealDreadmania 2 жыл бұрын

And last

@brandonb7998 2 жыл бұрын

Y'all don't know how pissed off I would be to die by a marshmallow 😤 🤣

@187420666es 2 жыл бұрын

You wouldn’t even be alive to be pissed off knowing that you died by a marshmallow 🤣

@terrorblossom4829 2 жыл бұрын

But you would be dead

@haerinsjoy Жыл бұрын

😂 Funny one Brandon! You got me crackin 🤣🤣🤣

@AthenaGoddess 2 жыл бұрын

These are the important questions humanity needs to ask.

@XnonTheGod 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@thomasaquinas2600 2 жыл бұрын

No material object may travel at the speed of light. Now, if it was going 99.9999% of the speed of light, it would have so much force as to plow into the Earth, displacing matter dramatically. The sound would resonate long after the actual entry. The resultant ground effects, such as tsunami, earthquake, and lightning, should also be memorable.

@an0rangutan 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, the premise of a "what if" questions demands the acceptance of absurdities. Everyone knows an object with mass cannot travel at light speed, but this what if demands that we accept the premise.

@shiningarmour6805 Жыл бұрын

A lot of people that read 99.9999% immediately think "oh it's getting close!!!" but not really. The concept is that it takes _infinite_ energy to reach the speed of light, so any matter, to a tiny atom? Has _infinite_ kinetic power at that point. It could go 99.999999999999999999% and more, all of it just adding *exponentially* more power behind the tiny object. TL;DR: If you mention the speed of light WITH mass? Just think infinite energy hitting the planet, doesn't matter what size. Your imagination after something getting hit with UNLIMITED POWAAH

@johnwest6690 10 ай бұрын

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@johnwick04212 2 жыл бұрын

Me: What a marshmallow could do to us. What If: You sure about that

@Hi-ii1sl 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a perfectly cooked marshmallow in the middle of a crater

@allfeelingsarevalid9703 Ай бұрын

Or like hot chocolate so we could dip fruits or something in there 😆😍

@mpgingdl 2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I prefer cotton candy at the speed of light. How about a video about that?

@gladiator7496 2 жыл бұрын

That one guy: *Opens his mouth while looking upwards for no reason* That one marshmallow: I am about to end this man whole life

@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

Good one 🙂

@WatchSiRu 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatIfScienceShow Omg

@Mememaker839 2 жыл бұрын

Me seeing marshmallow falling from the sky :Also me saying “open wide” also me taking cover behind a building

@At1ksh 2 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: If u drop a marshmallow on a neutron star, It will explode with the energy of a nuclear bomb

@pocky-raisin 2 жыл бұрын

👁👄👁

@August_9_2024 2 жыл бұрын

What the f***

@godtoHrD 2 жыл бұрын

Prove it

@yello480 Жыл бұрын

@@godtoHrD 🗿

@rexwondera 8 ай бұрын

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@mamajune3864 2 жыл бұрын

What If makes videos on random topics so interesting. Appreciate the hard work. 👍

@elite_ace479 2 жыл бұрын

What if:watch out! There is a object going towards earth at the speed of light! Me: this must be slow motion x1,000,000

@dropshot1967 2 жыл бұрын

At 99,9% of the speed of light, the kinetic energy of a 7 gr marshmallow would be about 150.000 times that of the Chelyabinsk meteor. The power of the Chelyabinsk meteor explosion was several times that of the atom bomb on Hiroshima. I Don't think it will matter if it survives entering the atmosphere of the earth. The energy that will be released will do enormous damage

@roko8580 2 жыл бұрын

Does it mean someone out there in the space making marshmallow and dropping on earth 🤣

@erikL794 2 жыл бұрын

Finally you’re asking the real questions.

@nemesisgamingstudios Жыл бұрын

2100 Son: I see a mass extinction on earth in 2022, How did that happen? Father: A marshmallow

@onlyalexs 2 жыл бұрын

this is the video we didn’t know we needed

@aldairmorales1107 2 жыл бұрын

Why not? :V

@cesarvictorino8624 2 жыл бұрын

What if Japan was the same landmass as China (not suddenly)?

@ddobry21 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to imagine a marshmallow making it through our atmosphere lol

@tonyhoable 2 жыл бұрын

it wouldn't

@ddobry21 2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyhoable That's why it's hard to imagine

@Cheese-a-nator1000 2 жыл бұрын

7:07 I love how they use the Godzilla meteor scene from Godzilla king of the monsters here well at least that’s what I call it

@RoxyMigurdiaR 2 жыл бұрын

Moving at a speed is impossible Helical engine :- Hold my beer

@lixscafe 2 жыл бұрын

A marshmallow causing this much damage **A literal marshmallow** 🗿

@KGM_Fighter 2 жыл бұрын

Lesson learned; never let your marshmallow escape your space station.

@user-np1qe4xy9y Жыл бұрын

*GOES TO HEAVEN* “Hey man, how’d you die?” Me: marshmallow🗿

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 2 жыл бұрын

A marshmallow heading toward earth? What nonsense but delicious

@Cruxify_ 2 жыл бұрын

I guess it wouldn't cause any damage because it has less mass or weight as we say it would be squished rightaway And as he said "it would gain weight" 🤔

@dark4875 2 жыл бұрын

Bro force = mass * acceleration see if the mello has a high speed it would hit really hard just like a bullet with less weight but it's really fast that it kills

@Cruxify_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@dark4875 that makes sense.

@l3ad3d 2 жыл бұрын

The atmosphere would smell amazing!!

@gameplayer5514 2 жыл бұрын

Him:- Makes this video Gray still plays:- 99.9% the speed of light. ROOKIE NUMBERS GODDAMMIT

@theyoungkaren Жыл бұрын

love how versatile your ideas are

@Geniusinventor 2 жыл бұрын

Hay What If, your videos are soo entertaining and educative. Thank you for this video I appreciate it a lot

@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we appreciate your support! 🙂

@Geniusinventor 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatIfScienceShow you earn my respect

@boy_ka84 2 жыл бұрын

I have the answer. If the marshmallows fell towards earth, the Earth's population will not be hungry anymore.

@Jassiepoohbear 2 жыл бұрын

Marshmallows have like no nutritional value so people unfortunately would still be hungry

@HeIsDante Жыл бұрын

In a very (and I mean very) distant parallel universe, there is a marshmallow movie at the speed of light

@leelee4982 2 жыл бұрын

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@fridaynightfunkinfan5627 2 жыл бұрын

Why a marshmallow of all things? That just kinda sounds so random.

@ethanstephens6775 2 жыл бұрын

I will never look at a marshmallow the same way ever again.

@BlAcK_sHiT 2 жыл бұрын

What if the lemon hit the earth?? We get fresh juice!!

@maszugsh9009 2 жыл бұрын

the feet squishing in the marshmallow goo got me fired from my job on the spot. Good job.

@ipfreely9245 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is great science. Maybe it's what killed the dinosaurs! 🦕

@armaan_7 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most random videos they've ever made

@zr.g2469 2 жыл бұрын

Out of all things you could've chosen, a marshmallow?? 😂

@sweetcandysugaarmy8480 2 жыл бұрын

Whis:"Lord Beerus! Please do not spit out your Marshmellow in space! It's disgusting!" Beerus:"Who cares! No one will get hit by it anyway!" (A few millisecond later on Earth) Yamcha : 💀

@mattball420 2 жыл бұрын

These videos about light speed objects just arent that exciting (but ima still watch it tho) because we know no object can move that fast. I'd rather see what would happen if an object of w.e size hit earth at the maximum speed that an object of that size could possibly move. That way our minds would percieve it as something that could actually happen and would seem more intriguing.

@xposedtech 2 жыл бұрын

this is why i am subscribed for mysterious but exciting videos about weird things

@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support! Stay tuned for more. 🙂

@xposedtech 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatIfScienceShow Omg you replied 😱 I love ur vids keep up the work!

@deutschekanadische 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatIfScienceShow What if all the oceans turn into maple syrup?

@anime_editor3383 Жыл бұрын

"what if a marshmallow hit earth at the speed of light?" "It can't"

@Aqua_Hoshino929 2 жыл бұрын

If a marshmallow hit the earth i would eat it immediately once it landed.

@emmanph8565 2 жыл бұрын

I'm craving for marshmallow💀

@mclovin1463 2 жыл бұрын

What if space was full of air?

@UnknownUser049 2 жыл бұрын

You dead,air pressure will make kill you lol and the sun would get bigger by a lot

@farziltheweebo4841 2 жыл бұрын

Then it wouldn't be the vaccum anymore

@michaeldunne2079 2 жыл бұрын

Something going that fast would go through the atmosphere so quick, it wouldn't have any time to do anything

@Sleepyboi_U Жыл бұрын

I can imagine someone in space yeeting a marshmallow from the moon, right towards earth and this would probably be the outcome

@Kitty.R.K 2 жыл бұрын

I didnt know a marshmellow could harm the earth so much!!! 😱 I thought it was harmless!!! 😊

@cosmo1149 2 жыл бұрын

I'm scared of Marshmallows now 😂

@jeremycyrecuaresma6511 2 жыл бұрын

smores at the speed of light when air compresses it inside our atmosphere

@almightysmite 2 жыл бұрын

4:08 Mr.Marshmallow is having fun in space today.

@BlackSnowyKisses 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew I needed this video.

@anshumanupadhyay8073 2 жыл бұрын

Well he did answer my bed time thought 😂😂😂😂

@WhatIfScienceShow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🙂

@conspiracycorner1084 2 жыл бұрын

This video treats the marshmallow like an everyday asteroid or comet At Light speed models have shown 2 outcomes 1 It passes through the planetTo it destroys the planet you simply can't fathom that amount of kinetic energy a piece of sand going at light speed can take out a planet

@ozzynomicon2817 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever been shot in the face with a small marshmallow from a pvc marshmallow gun? Yeah. That travels pretty quick and hurts lol

@bullychannel508 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos they always brighten up my day

@billyjames9315 2 жыл бұрын

It would melt before it got to earth. Saved you guys time.

@LennardA320 2 жыл бұрын

It is possible that objects/mass or in space language: matter can travel faster than light. We found the ends of some most big galaxies spin faster than light. Galaxys are enormous and some are not half but tens of times greater so everything what is at the end of the long stretched galaxy moves so incredibly fast that researchers found that they break the speed of light.

@nigelkraus2812 2 жыл бұрын

Ay he be spitting facts

@sans2510 2 жыл бұрын

Astronaut: hey bro i got one for u Other astronaut: thanks man. Oh shoot i dropped it. Astronaut: end of the world.

@emanuelfrroku8050 2 жыл бұрын

What if the Sun collapsed with a water bubble as big as the Sun itself 😶

@nigelkraus2812 2 жыл бұрын

Thats the story for another what if

@Erickthevrkid 2 жыл бұрын

That is crazy that a marshmallow could hit the earth 🌎

@autumnburchell6994 2 жыл бұрын

I like how he used godzilla as an example of a meteor from 2019

@bathead8788 2 жыл бұрын

Noone: The People at What if: What If a Marshmallow Hit the Earth at the Speed of Light?

@LukesVibe 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking why don't humans use the core of other planets to fuel rockets, it would make us faster, we might be able to harvest stars! All we would need is heat proof stuff Lol

@hayleymurray3644 2 жыл бұрын

If that’s just a marshmallow then what would happen with the largest asteroid recorded?

@redranjer 2 жыл бұрын

Erea 51: *captures an alien* Aliens: FIRE THE LIGHTSPEED MARSHMELLOWS! ITS PAYBACK TIME BOIS!

@ahmedeverydayadventures.4867 Жыл бұрын

Great. Now I’m never eating marshmallows again

@deadmanold 2 жыл бұрын

The impact would be none, anything that travels at the speed of light, it's mass has to be zero. If that's hypothetically possible then there would be no collision damage.

@TheKittyClink 2 жыл бұрын

corrected to 99.99% speed of light to account for mass

@5ultan29 2 жыл бұрын

When you run out of ideas!

@iolanute8835 2 жыл бұрын

How to make a marshmallow go the speed of light: PUT A WARPDRIVE.

@danielyt1162 2 жыл бұрын

Video idea: what if we filled earths oceans with liquid nitdrogon

@joebaker478 2 жыл бұрын

Hey What If, what if a large asteroid hit Yellowstone?

@Leo-pd4fc 2 жыл бұрын

I love Marshmellow's music. ❤

@kpone2453 2 жыл бұрын

I thought marsh mellows exist on earth only but you helped me that it exist on space thank you so much god bless you🥰

@TheSilliestPumpkin Жыл бұрын

this is how you say you ran out of ideas without saying you ran out of ideas

@cranberryeater7459 2 жыл бұрын

*Answer* NO! Mass cannot travel at a speed of light. Only massless particles.

@neoleonor2713 2 жыл бұрын

“Watch out it’s a object going at the earth at speed of light”. CIA: NO ITS MARSHMELLOW. NASA: SHUT UP ITS LIGHT

@Smartest_ Жыл бұрын

If a marshmallow were to hit the Earth at the speed of light, it would have a catastrophic impact on the planet. The speed of light is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second, which is incredibly fast. When an object travels at such a high velocity, it carries a significant amount of kinetic energy, which is released upon impact. The impact of a marshmallow traveling at the speed of light would be equivalent to the explosion of a very large nuclear weapon. The energy released upon impact would be enough to vaporize the marshmallow and create a massive explosion. The blast radius would be enormous, and it would likely cause widespread destruction, including massive fires, tsunamis, and a "nuclear winter" effect, where dust and debris would block out sunlight and cause temperatures to drop. The impact would likely cause mass extinction of species and human death tolls would be in the billions. It's worth noting that it's not possible for an object to travel at the speed of light, as it violates the laws of physics. The speed of light is considered a cosmic speed limit, and it's impossible for any object with mass to reach it. Overall, if a marshmallow were to hit the Earth at the speed of light, it would have a catastrophic impact on the planet and would likely cause mass extinction. Since it's not possible for an object to travel at the speed of light, this scenario is purely hypothetical.

@RangerRicky 2 жыл бұрын

Bro yall be making the most ridiculous situations and I see it while I'm looking for something to watch and now that I saw the tittle ya got me thinking " ok but like, what happens??"

@jane2988 2 жыл бұрын

First off, if there was that much green on the earth at 2:55, then that would mean there are no houses and buildings.

@gamering2354 Жыл бұрын

that looks normal kind sir

@nigelkraus2812 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine it just got hit by an asteroid ☄️ in that case it would be LMAO

@imaperson45yearsago41 2 жыл бұрын

Ah well the marshmallow would need to go through the earths shield.

@l3ad3d 2 жыл бұрын

(Comment Reply) Yes it could if it was gradually brought up to speed. Same goes for a space craft. Structural integrity is a funny thing tho and I don't agree with the statement "the faster you go, the heavier you become"! As thrust pushes the mass forward the mass pushes back esentually gravity is created right so you now become heavier however does the craft or marshmallow actually become heavier. If you could pause time, pluck the mellow out of light speed while it retains all the physics of being in light speed, because the physics don't change when time is paused, weigh it and then weigh it again at zero speed paused or un paused. Will it actually be heavier or is it just the g force making it look that way??