The Mariana Trench, in the Western Pacific Ocean, is the deepest known point on the planet at 36,200 feet, almost three times deeper than the dark grave of the Titanic. So if we detonated humanity’s most powerful nuclear weapon in the trench. What exactly would happen? Kurzgesagt In a Nutshell analyzes the hypothetical scenario and offers a surprising answer.
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From the tip of Mount Everest to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, elevations on Earth span more than 65,000 feet. These elevations are actually super rare and the vast majority of our planet’s surface falls somewhere in the middle.
Earth’s outer shell is made of two materials, whose different densities and thicknesses give rise to the different levels. And if you wanted further proof, draw the Earth’s elevation on a graph and you get two distinct humps–two levels. Here’s more from MinuteEarth.
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Some of the creepiest and most bizarre creatures can be found at the bottom of the famed Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean at an incredible depth of 36,201 feet. Perhaps the weirdest is the telescope octopus, which cruises the trench at anywhere from 500 to 6,500 feet below the surface. The eyes are the first thing you notice on the octopus. They stick straight up through the sockets, which is how it got its name. Origins Explained features nine other strange inhabitants of the Mariana Trench.
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Our planet certainly is immersed in danger, as attested by the dire statistic that 93 percent of the people who ever lived are now dead. But what and where are the most dangerous places on Earth?
Take the Mariana Trench, the deepest part in any of our oceans located east of Mariana Island in the Western Pacific. If you were at the bottom of this trench, you’d be under seven miles of water. The pressure alone would crush your lungs. You’d be rendered unconscious in 15 seconds and dead in 90 seconds. In this edition of Vsauce, Michael Stevens previews our world’s many other dangerous locations that are definitely hazardous to your health.
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