What if We Nuke the Moon?

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  • 게시일 2020. 12. 14.
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    What would happen if we were to detonate a very very powerful nuclear weapon on the moon? Would the explosion knock its orbit towards earth, causing tidal waves and misery? Could the moon be destroyed, showering the earth in a rain of meteoric death?
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  • @kurzgesagt
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  • @hxjxrx08
    @hxjxrx08 3 년 전 +6437

    "Hey Ferb, I know what we're going to do today. "

  • @ultimate1931
    @ultimate1931 3 년 전 +2898

    "Ferb, I know what we are doing this summer"

  • @ynntari2775
    @ynntari2775 년 전 +427

    I *LOVE* the language you guys choose for this channel
    Instead of just "there's no sound in space", it is "without an atmosphere to give it a voice"
    "the atmosphere fights back"

    • @gabyyyyyyyyy
      @gabyyyyyyyyy 년 전 +19

      no voice to cry suffering

    • @Phoenix51291
      @Phoenix51291 년 전 +17

      ​@@gabyyyyyyyyy you shall seal the blinding light that plagues their dreams

    • @gabyyyyyyyyy
      @gabyyyyyyyyy 년 전 +14

      @@Phoenix51291 you are the vessel. you are the hollow knight.

    • @asher879
      @asher879 년 전

      KRplus commenter finds out about personification (we learn it in the 4th grade)

    • @ynntari2775
      @ynntari2775 년 전 +4

      @@asher879 good for you

  • @janhoehne478
    @janhoehne478 년 전 +82

    I think the most impressive part is that it would only leave a crater of 1km in diameter. There are so many bigger craters caused by asteroids and its just humbling to know how little we as humans are in the universe

    • @GraniteStateVictoria
      @GraniteStateVictoria 2 개월 전 +2

      It kind of had the opposite effect on me, I thought it'd just kick up a little dust and only affect a very tiny part of the moon, since I'm used to thinking of humans being so small to the point of having no power to affect anything beyond a human scale, but seeing all that would happen was actually a reminder of how scary nuclear weapons really are.

    • @WizardofRoblox
      @WizardofRoblox 2 개월 전 +1

      7:31

  • @kevintang9913
    @kevintang9913 3 년 전 +3625

    Nobody:
    Kurzgesagt: "Kaboom?"
    "Yes Kurzgesagt, kaboom."

    • @lovell8983
      @lovell8983 3 년 전 +65

      i understood that reference

    • @HORIZONNNN
      @HORIZONNNN 3 년 전 +22

      Its the way how I understood this reference 😂

    • @Fasya77YT
      @Fasya77YT 3 년 전 +3

      yeet

    • @secondlieutenan
      @secondlieutenan 3 년 전

      Hahaha

    • @xronge
      @xronge 3 년 전 +7

      One crossed wire one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate ONE ERRANT TWITCH! AND KABLOOIE!

  • @vhlong287
    @vhlong287 3 년 전 +1744

    Kurzgesagt: "Maybe we should not do that"
    Moon: Sigh of relief

  • @zCREz
    @zCREz 년 전 +224

    Remember kids, in alternate universes, all of the things on this channel happens at least once. And were not there to see it.

  • @ladyraynainutaisho3.26
    @ladyraynainutaisho3.26 8 개월 전 +11

    Gamora: No, no ones blowing up any moons.
    Rocket Racoon: Ah damn, how about just a little one.
    Gamora: I said no, and that’s final.

  • @integza
    @integza 3 년 전 +34757

    " Nuclear explosions might be big but space is bigger." Puts things in perspective I guess

    • @ges105sb6
      @ges105sb6 3 년 전 +1234

      Eh human stupidity is larger
      Yes. I stole that from albert einstein

    • @bobbodaskank
      @bobbodaskank 3 년 전 +604

      “Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.”
      - Douglas Adams

    • @technicallythecenteroftheu1349
      @technicallythecenteroftheu1349 3 년 전 +389

      The existential horror that that brings: all the destructive capabilities of humankind are less than a whisper when compared to the infinite universe, is basically why I watch this channel.

    • @parzival__1
      @parzival__1 3 년 전 +26

      Im ur fan Integza

    • @personeater747
      @personeater747 3 년 전 +150

      reminds me of those "the children are fast but elmo is faster" things

  • @BasicallyImCrap
    @BasicallyImCrap 3 년 전 +5048

    "hey ferb, i know what we're going to do today"

  • @Tairongo
    @Tairongo 년 전 +60

    Whoever was in charge of the sound design of this episode needs a raise.

  • @hey_how_are_ya
    @hey_how_are_ya 년 전 +23

    I love the background music they used for this episode, it is an edited version of interstellars theme music. It is synced so well.
    If you haven't seen the movie I highly recommend it, everytime you watch it you learn something new about it.

  • @samtherat6
    @samtherat6 3 년 전 +2560

    “There is no safe viewing distance”
    *me nervously watching through KRplus on my phone screen*

    • @justsomeguy144
      @justsomeguy144 3 년 전 +70

      * me a charred corpse *

    • @nolanwestrich2602
      @nolanwestrich2602 3 년 전 +30

      It's like SCP-096 but it's also a nuclear explosion.

    • @stxrmzyfn9075
      @stxrmzyfn9075 3 년 전 +7

      OMG so true

    • @zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998
      @zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 3 년 전 +14

      @@nolanwestrich2602 that'd be so cool. Imagine an explosions that's shockwave would go through the screen, killing the watcher. And it'd only happen if it can kill someone

    • @AussieBleuu
      @AussieBleuu 3 년 전 +25

      *phone falls onto face*

  • @helmuthelmlos5067
    @helmuthelmlos5067 3 년 전 +1019

    Kurzgesagt
    "Nukes are bad"
    "Lets build a Moonbase"
    Lets Nuke IT"

  • @nbooth
    @nbooth 8 개월 전 +5

    Flaming Star of Nuclear Death is what I named my tabby kitten.

  • @ernievzla
    @ernievzla 년 전 +32

    This video is an achievement 👏🏻 👌
    The music, the science, the animation and the cool explosions. 😎
    Congratulations to everyone involved in it!! 🍻

  • @xandervalles8797
    @xandervalles8797 3 년 전 +1884

    “Maybe we should not do that”
    Kurzgesagt 2020

  • @t-dude352
    @t-dude352 3 년 전 +1487

    Some country in a war :let’s take this outside
    Moon: *heavy breathing*

  • @mr_flor
    @mr_flor 3 개월 전 +2

    I recently started watching your channel and every video so far gave me goosebumps.
    Idk, it's just something about how you make them: your visual style, dinamic, sound design, the voice of the narrator - all is a perfect combination for an astounding video!

  • @lapislazuli1320
    @lapislazuli1320 5 개월 전 +4

    I love your videos! They are very informative and entertaining. As someone who loves to constantly learn new things, your channel is a nice treat to enjoy in three different languages! I learned to understand German by watching your videos in english, then in german with english subtitles! Your spanish channel has greatly helped me improve my grades in spanish! Danke Kurzgesagt!

  • @asgard_
    @asgard_ 3 년 전 +265

    7:13 "This was our last video-" *YOU SCARED ME TO DEATH, DON'T DO THAT AGAIN*

    • @Xelaria
      @Xelaria 3 년 전 +1

      I kinda expected too say 12,020 but, it would bad if they didn’t.

    • @Xelaria
      @Xelaria 3 년 전

      @@NoobMaster-gn1us edit*

    • @NoobMaster-gn1us
      @NoobMaster-gn1us 3 년 전

      @@Xelaria cool

  • @Pokeydepanda
    @Pokeydepanda 3 년 전 +1416

    “What if we nuke the moon?”
    Dr. Eggman: “Pathetic.”

  • @carloskammani7997
    @carloskammani7997 년 전 +5

    Did you guys realize that in every episode at the intro the monkey is holds different things .. that's to tell you how much time they put into this .. I mean they could have just made it entirely the same and no one would be bothered but that little detail made me subscribe lol

  • @ali.___..mrlegendman

    02:31 "melts into glass" that should tell you how powerful it is.

  • @takakocaesar579
    @takakocaesar579 3 년 전 +840

    Kurzgesagt: “While bedrock is pulverized to rubble”
    Mojang: “Wait, thats illegal!”

  • @Zerathrax
    @Zerathrax 3 년 전 +816

    "This was our last video..."
    Me: WHAT NO
    "...of the year 12,020"
    Me: Oh... ok that's fine.

    • @windywendi
      @windywendi 3 년 전 +7

      Same reaction!

    • @synexiasaturnds727yearsago7
      @synexiasaturnds727yearsago7 3 년 전

      @RELIGIONS are not RACE, Homies! no

    • @Zerathrax
      @Zerathrax 3 년 전

      @RELIGIONS are not RACE, Homies! Yeah seriously wtf is that? I'm guessing some bot or person who keeps commenting then deleting the reply? Annoying as hell.

    • @ShadowJonathan
      @ShadowJonathan 3 년 전 +2

      Eyyy, rimuru avatar

    • @Zerathrax
      @Zerathrax 3 년 전 +2

      @@ShadowJonathan I see you are a man of culture as well lol

  • @Big91Lex
    @Big91Lex 년 전 +2

    The music is so good, mad props for choosing it to create this awesome video

  • @EthanPacatte
    @EthanPacatte 10 개월 전 +4

    This channel is just pure genius. Animation, music, and sounds worthy of gods, and every video is on an actually interesting topic.
    💯💯

  • @liverbot4854
    @liverbot4854 3 년 전 +703

    "Maybe we should just not do that."
    You have no idea what plans I have in place.

  • @zuluactual839
    @zuluactual839 3 년 전 +778

    "No Atmosphere, No Mushroom"
    This is biologically true.

    • @aureavita8653
      @aureavita8653 3 년 전 +2

      @Deadpoppin the bot's saying nothing, but it's the Georgian Mkhedruli alphabet

    • @DISTurbedwaffle918
      @DISTurbedwaffle918 3 년 전 +4

      Remove the atmosphere.
      *this kills the mushroom*

    • @dont7142
      @dont7142 3 년 전

      Dont read my PROFILē PICTURè :)

    • @artisticbanana798
      @artisticbanana798 3 년 전 +3

      @@dont7142 I did all of your steps and I'm disappointed

    • @demoncloud6147
      @demoncloud6147 3 년 전

      I was expecting a ring around the earth formed by the moon dust !

  • @vivekanandasamantaray8031

    In future, the earth is taken over by warewolves and the last of humans try to destroy the moon. This is the tutorial for them.

  • @InoGamerz
    @InoGamerz 년 전 +18

    The animation is god tier but the music and sound effects are criminally underrated. Massive appreciation to all the team effort.

  • @DragonClaw95.
    @DragonClaw95. 3 년 전 +1582

    "Maybe we should just not do that."
    This one sentence could be used to solve so many problems.

  • @destroyer_cringe6618
    @destroyer_cringe6618 3 년 전 +1031

    "bedrock is pulverized to rubble"
    *impossible*

    • @pancakewafflez
      @pancakewafflez 3 년 전 +3

      how

    • @aiosquadron
      @aiosquadron 3 년 전 +89

      @@pancakewafflez It's a minecraft reference, in the game minecraft, bedrock is unbreakable no matter how strong your pickaxe is.

    • @electricalz_
      @electricalz_ 3 년 전 +40

      @@aiosquadron Bedrock actually has its own blast resistance level which is used to calculate how powerful of an explosion is needed to break blocks. No normal explosion in the game can break it but a nuclear explosion in the game, relative to the power of TNT, could honestly probably break it.

    • @elektronz123
      @elektronz123 3 년 전 +3

      U beat me to it

    • @alphagame2007
      @alphagame2007 3 년 전 +8

      Just use creative mode

  • @megagatlingpea2322

    i love how kurzgesagts response to nuclear weapons was just casually "maybe we should just not do that"

  • @MarcelPhilips
    @MarcelPhilips 8 개월 전 +193

    I admire the financial independence of people, But you can live better if you work a little more. After watching this I think there are people out there, on the extreme, who plan to die early just to be able to retire early. To each their own but to me, retirement isn't just about not having to work, it's about having the freedom to do whatever you might reasonably want, such as travel, buying things, enjoying life, etc. I don't think I could retire with less than $3m in income-generating investments, maybe $2m at the very minimum. I plan to work until I'm at least 45

    • @DavidAntony-gq7id
      @DavidAntony-gq7id 8 개월 전

      Nobody knows anything, you need to create your own process, manage risk and stick to the plan, through thick or thin while also continuously learning from mistakes and improving

    • @MarcelPhilips
      @MarcelPhilips 8 개월 전

      @@DavidAntony-gq7id Having an investment adviser is the best way to go about the market right now, especially for near-retirees, I've been in touch with a coach for a while now mostly cause I lack the depth knowledge and mental fortitude to deal with these recurring market conditions, I netted over $220K during this dip, that made it clear there's more to the market that we avg joes don't know

    • @DavidAntony-gq7id
      @DavidAntony-gq7id 8 개월 전

      @@MarcelPhilips Who’s the person guiding you

    • @MarcelPhilips
      @MarcelPhilips 8 개월 전

      @@DavidAntony-gq7id credits to *MARTHA ALONSO HARA*, one of the best portfolio managers out there. she's well known, you should look her up

    • @DavidAntony-gq7id
      @DavidAntony-gq7id 8 개월 전

      @@MarcelPhilips Thank you, I just checked her out and I have sent her an email. I hope she gets back to me soon.

  • @yaumelepire6310
    @yaumelepire6310 3 년 전 +3851

    Honestly, the blanket advice regarding nukes really is: "Let’s just not."

    • @zaidahmed5464
      @zaidahmed5464 3 년 전 +26

      what if we nuked pluto 😈😈

    • @jeremyscungio16
      @jeremyscungio16 3 년 전 +103

      @@zaidahmed5464 we wouldn't know what happened for a good amount of time

    • @zaidahmed5464
      @zaidahmed5464 3 년 전 +12

      @@jeremyscungio16 you're right but i said that because of Yaume Lebire profile picture ( just joking)
      although it would be interesting to know if pluto orbit would change if we nuked it because it's smaller than the moon

    • @bobatesomemayo
      @bobatesomemayo 3 년 전 +10

      this is why you were kicked outta the planet gang, pluto

    • @volcryndarkstar3283
      @volcryndarkstar3283 3 년 전 +14

      @@zaidahmed5464 same as on the moon but with more steam from flash-evaporated ice, plus Charon would be hit by debris.

  • @ludsi4385
    @ludsi4385 3 년 전 +987

    Best sentence in this video: „maybe we should just... not do that.“

    • @Merennulli
      @Merennulli 3 년 전 +18

      That seems to be the answer to most "what if we nuke..." questions.

    • @thekingoffailure9967
      @thekingoffailure9967 3 년 전 +1

      But what if someone finds a way to profit off of it? After all, profit is the only incentive in our economic system. Once you are rich enough you can just dig a massive underground bunker and hide from the negative effects

    • @GodwynDi
      @GodwynDi 3 년 전

      @@thekingoffailure9967 So an even more permanent and restrictive lockdown? Rich people have already shown they can't follow lockdown rules.

    • @deusexaethera
      @deusexaethera 3 년 전 +1

      Now hang on a minute, we can't just leave a perfectly good hypothesis untested. That's unscientific.

    • @marilynrivera7588
      @marilynrivera7588 3 년 전

      Yes

  • @Daniel-se3zm
    @Daniel-se3zm 년 전 +2

    Your videos are excellent, keep it up!

  • @sopupip
    @sopupip 년 전 +8

    2021 Kurzgesagt: Lets hope 2022 will be a BORING year!
    2022 Me: *are you sure about that?*

  • @thejesuschrist
    @thejesuschrist 3 년 전 +18896

    Thank you Kurzgesagt!

    • @MatthewLee8383
      @MatthewLee8383 3 년 전 +1777

      Amazing. The real, verified JC. I feel enlightened to have read your comment.

    • @dt610
      @dt610 3 년 전 +131

      Yos

    • @hagrid1642
      @hagrid1642 3 년 전 +105

      very cool

    • @Ghally
      @Ghally 3 년 전 +383

      Oh hey Jesus how's it hangin?

    • @thecinere4323
      @thecinere4323 3 년 전 +328

      Holy shit, it's Jesus Christ!

  • @Sethical
    @Sethical 3 년 전 +48347

    It would be the biggest bruh moment
    Edit: commenting this on every new Kurzgesagt video until the narrator says "bruh moment"

  • @astrolynxical
    @astrolynxical 4 개월 전

    Dude, I was NOT ready for that sick beat drop at 1:05 I swear. Hearing that music with a stereo headset made this video SO cool lmao
    Moment of appreciation for the background music on these videos 👏👏👏

  • @snarkfromhl
    @snarkfromhl 년 전 +3

    After watching this, I saw a dream where I was at the moon with my cousin, watching a nuclear explosion on the moon. It was pretty amazing but then we decided to quickly run back into our spacecrafts before radiaton started showing its effects.

  • @phantomwraith1984
    @phantomwraith1984 2 년 전 +1693

    Humans: **Shoots a nuke at the moon**
    The Moon, which has been hit by asteroids a hundred times more powerful than the Tsar Bomb: "Oh no. Anyway."

    • @stephenflint3640
      @stephenflint3640 2 년 전 +76

      I wish I had hands to scratch this new itch. Where the hell did it even come from!?

    • @bouncydachon
      @bouncydachon 2 년 전 +57

      @@stephenflint3640 it comes from tiny bacteria called humans

    • @wa6488
      @wa6488 2 년 전 +1

      Yes

    • @mistermeatcake1785
      @mistermeatcake1785 2 년 전 +16

      the worst part about kurzgesagt are it's horrible mid-wit fans who pollute the comment section with their recycled reddit memes

    • @McBloccguy0
      @McBloccguy0 2 년 전 +10

      @@mistermeatcake1785 So? Is it a problem? It's just a joke bud, it's not a big deal like politic's bullshit

  • @AndroxVT
    @AndroxVT 3 년 전 +665

    Literally anything: [exist]
    Kurzgesagt: hey you, wanna EXPLODE?

  • @battlebrother2390
    @battlebrother2390 년 전 +1

    Awesome video - just like always :)

  • @diegomejia7716
    @diegomejia7716 6 개월 전 +1

    Thank you for this!!!!

  • @daffa-d3633
    @daffa-d3633 3 년 전 +2529

    "bedrock is pulverised to rubble"
    my life was a lie.

  • @RHYSCO51
    @RHYSCO51 3 년 전 +2421

    Moon: gets hit with the most powerful explosion ever
    Also moon: *tis but a scratch*

  • @georgiab3909
    @georgiab3909 년 전 +1

    "Maybe we should just not do that" is the answer to so many of the questions in life.

  • @utkarshmaheshwari5635

    that background music gave me chills!!!

  • @deulriepako869
    @deulriepako869 2 년 전 +4668

    Moon : Just vibing, doing nothing harm to no one
    Human : Hmm. Let's nuke that.
    Moon :

  • @RamiShreds
    @RamiShreds 3 년 전 +1062

    “This was our last video” *heart stops* “..of 2020”.

  • @pedrojorge1912
    @pedrojorge1912 9 개월 전

    Excellent video and my favourite soundtrack from Kurzgesagt.

  • @ultru3525
    @ultru3525 년 전 +1

    Can't get over the fact that each and every crater on the moon was created without making a sound.

  • @roswellkoen5631
    @roswellkoen5631 3 년 전 +1094

    Nuke: blows up on moon*
    Moon: back to what I was saying

  • @ThunderStruck115
    @ThunderStruck115 3 년 전 +428

    "Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!"

  • @aniasc0de932
    @aniasc0de932 년 전

    I haven't seen anyone mention Amphbia's finale yet, love the timing of this video, just a couple years before

  • @clownworld4655
    @clownworld4655 년 전

    The best use for the moon would be as a FOB for space travel since launching rockets is much easier than on earth and it’s obviously orbiting earth so super quick to communicate with, keep tabs on, and travel to and from when needed

  • @gmat5046
    @gmat5046 2 년 전 +5496

    Love how as it zooms out from the crater, the last frame shows waaaaay bigger ones.

    • @liamhansolo1464
      @liamhansolo1464 2 년 전 +29

      Lol

    • @cog_in_the_machine4303
      @cog_in_the_machine4303 2 년 전 +439

      Yeah thats kinda humbling
      Our most powerful weapon as a race and it barely compares

    • @Staramitas9027
      @Staramitas9027 2 년 전 +178

      “Pathetic.”

    • @gmat5046
      @gmat5046 2 년 전 +85

      @@Staramitas9027 more like adorable.

    • @RAHelllord
      @RAHelllord 2 년 전 +123

      There's a reason one of the most feasible and damaging weapons humanity will have once space exploration becomes a thing is to just drop large rods of heavily metal from orbit. The kinetic energy of just dropping something suitably heavy from orbit dwarfs every nuke we currently have or likely will have by now.

  • @Porcays
    @Porcays 3 년 전 +6468

    Me casually going on about my day and then Kurzgesagt WHAT IF WE NUKE THE MOON

  • @MrGriff305
    @MrGriff305 13 일 전 +1

    The Moon would think the new crater was adorable.

  • @TeraV
    @TeraV 년 전 +1

    "Maybe, we should just, not do that"
    Wow what a solution, that could solve everything!

    • @lmost
      @lmost 4 개월 전

      Start with breathing, eating food, and drinking water, then let us know how that worked out for you.

  • @ashimi8978
    @ashimi8978 3 년 전 +586

    "What if we nuke the moon?"
    "What if the earth got kicked out of the solar system?"
    "Can you upload your mind and live forever?"
    *Are they... are they planning something?*

    • @k.g.b.1150
      @k.g.b.1150 3 년 전 +38

      @FBI • Federal Bureau of Investigation We were also spying on your Amerika yet we also don't know a thing about this. How come?

    • @Kriz10010
      @Kriz10010 3 년 전 +8

      @@nihalr_ who's joe?

    • @Newguyatwork
      @Newguyatwork 3 년 전 +3

      @Ani Baranwal oof

    • @oritsejolomiokirika9913
      @oritsejolomiokirika9913 3 년 전 +2

      Wow, some intriguing potential entries for my Shortlist of Random KRplus Channel Usernames!

    • @andrewwurth8998
      @andrewwurth8998 3 년 전 +7

      Hey I don't want to ruin it or anything but I enjoyed reading this comment thread and it was genuinely really funny. Sorry if I did end up ruining it

  • @skarabyll1458
    @skarabyll1458 3 년 전 +4654

    "First I wanna tell you about the sponsor that made this video possible: America"

    • @Marcus-vw9xx
      @Marcus-vw9xx 3 년 전 +11

      @@EarlTheGamerRevived you don't get the joke bruh

    • @EarlTheGamerRevived
      @EarlTheGamerRevived 3 년 전 +43

      @@Marcus-vw9xx I do I was just saying
      I laughed at this joke
      Because America plus oil and nukes = instant funny

    • @YourLocalGamerFan
      @YourLocalGamerFan 3 년 전 +34

      @@EarlTheGamerRevived salty, just move on lol

    • @EarlTheGamerRevived
      @EarlTheGamerRevived 3 년 전 +14

      @@YourLocalGamerFan I'm not salty.. why would I be salty about a joke

    • @AstralShot
      @AstralShot 3 년 전 +13

      @@Marcus-vw9xx nah he does, russia does gave more nukes though. And nasa wouldn't allow America to kill the moon

  • @qztip
    @qztip 년 전

    Thank you, I needed this laugh today.

  • @pokemagetech
    @pokemagetech 7 개월 전

    Alternative metaphor: trying to change the moon’s orbit by nuking it is like trying to move a truck by throwing a bang-snap/snapper* at it.
    *or whatever you want to call them. They’re maybe 1/2 inch across, wrapped in paper, and go off with a popping/snapping sound when thrown against a hard surface (or otherwise given a kinetic shock, like stomping on one placed on a hard surface).

  • @pedroscoponi4905
    @pedroscoponi4905 3 년 전 +490

    "In conclusion: Do not nuke things" is a good conclusion!

    • @cr3ater769
      @cr3ater769 3 년 전 +1

      i agree

    • @dopeywankenobi5033
      @dopeywankenobi5033 3 년 전 +3

      thanks for spoiling the video🙄😤

    • @Rhakjellg
      @Rhakjellg 3 년 전 +1

      I feel like this is an 8 year old comment when replies were just a dream. And i feel like im replying 8 years later to correct a word.

    • @stookie5932
      @stookie5932 3 년 전 +1

      @@Rhakjellg you got me confused there buckaroo

    • @anuragneelam8527
      @anuragneelam8527 3 년 전

      I agree

  • @markusguitarus9563
    @markusguitarus9563 3 년 전 +546

    "And a flaming star of nuclear death is born. So far so good."

  • @NguyenMinh792
    @NguyenMinh792 개월 전

    1:41 I love his intonation, it’s impressive

  • @pokefriend123
    @pokefriend123 10 개월 전 +1

    Any question involving Nuclear Radiation should always follow with “No”. Still a very cute animation!

    • @IDontBuyIt50
      @IDontBuyIt50 9 개월 전

      Was it wrong to use nuclear irradiated butter on my toast each day this week? Answer: Always NO.

  • @justinleong2589
    @justinleong2589 2 년 전 +3818

    Moon: Don't worry earth, let me help you absorb most of the astroid, and stabilizing earth rotation speed so you can have lifeforms
    Earth: Thank you moon. Very grateful to have a companion like you.
    Lifeform on earth: Let's nuke the moon.

  • @DEFCON5307
    @DEFCON5307 3 년 전 +408

    At the end i had a slight heart attack when they said: "This is our last video.......of 12020"

    • @FrancescoDondi
      @FrancescoDondi 3 년 전 +22

      Time flies when you're having fun!

    • @fathfez7991
      @fathfez7991 3 년 전 +3

      "This is our last video ..."
      *PANIK*
      "Of the year 12,020"
      *kalm*

  • @ThatOnePaulGuy
    @ThatOnePaulGuy 8 개월 전 +1

    “What is Eggman *Actually* Pissed on the Moon?”

  • @ronintabano1246

    At min 3:03 the music is timed so perfectly that it's like a quick Time event somewhat

  • @CleetusGlobin
    @CleetusGlobin 3 년 전 +162

    7:28 “you birbs.” This is so wholesome-sounding and I love it!

  • @eutopiarhythms8743
    @eutopiarhythms8743 3 년 전 +564

    Earth: is literally in existential crises
    Kurzgesagt: What if we nuke the moon?

    • @hamter8707
      @hamter8707 3 년 전 +3

      future-planning, my friend.

    • @GhostGlitch.
      @GhostGlitch. 3 년 전 +1

      I mean nothing matters were all going to die let's make the biggest fireworks ever right?

    • @KrulKrulSprietSpriet
      @KrulKrulSprietSpriet 3 년 전

      2021: Keep talking I am interested..

    • @boscochou9710
      @boscochou9710 3 년 전

      Hah, hah, hah, hah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.

    • @pranavvelpula12
      @pranavvelpula12 3 년 전

      Sometime in distant future:
      A random 9 year old is throwing tantrum on a nearby moon by explodind it.

  • @imperium1592
    @imperium1592 8 개월 전

    Fun fact: the tsar bomba was supposed to be 100 megatons but they realized it could just light up the atmosphere

  • @epicgamer447balls6

    This is why I love youtube. You open the app and theres a video asking “What if we were to just nuke the fcking moon?”

  • @bluepie9583
    @bluepie9583 3 년 전 +1118

    I can’t say it enough this is the most high quality thing I have ever watched for free

    • @sethrichard8474
      @sethrichard8474 3 년 전 +17

      "Lemmino" is also a very high quality yt channel, you should check it out

    • @sethrichard8474
      @sethrichard8474 3 년 전 +4

      @Akshay Shastri yes i have, his videos just got better over time, favourite is the mh370 or db cooper video

    • @sethrichard8474
      @sethrichard8474 3 년 전 +1

      @Akshay Shastri it's "the vanishing of flight 370"

    • @xenomorph383
      @xenomorph383 3 년 전 +9

      Dude you NEED to check out “melodysheep”

    • @ll-cm5jt
      @ll-cm5jt 3 년 전 +7

      Bro, you should check out PewDiePie.

  • @noble_crusader5786
    @noble_crusader5786 3 년 전 +538

    “You can’t just shoot a hole in Mars”
    - sammuel Hayden

    • @cmath4871
      @cmath4871 3 년 전 +8

      The hell we can't.

    • @xeanderman6688
      @xeanderman6688 3 년 전 +27

      "Would you like me to disable the safety protocols?"
      - VEGA

    • @crowbar4976
      @crowbar4976 3 년 전 +6

      Literally all of mankind: *We'll see about that.*

    • @ForestRaptor
      @ForestRaptor 3 년 전 +1

      @@crowbar4976 It's only a matter of precision and quantity. There will be one to figure it out and usually another to test it >.>

    • @infestedlie561
      @infestedlie561 3 년 전 +1

      I read it as sammuel hyde and thought it it was a "he can't keep getting away with it joke"

  • @kjul.
    @kjul. 8 일 전 +1

    "Hey Ferb, I know what we're going to do today. "
    "Hey Ferb, I know what we're going to do today.
    "Hey Ferb, I know what we're going to do today. "
    "Hey Ferb, I know what we're going to do today. "
    "Hey Ferb, I know what we're going to do today. "
    "Hey Ferb, I know what we're going to do today. "

  • @Your_favorite_seasoning

    This question is probably the best possible example of "curiosity killed the cat," just without satisfaction bringing it back

  • @skenjamin7683
    @skenjamin7683 3 년 전 +161

    “Maybe we should just not do that”
    The classic phrase.

  • @TJToons
    @TJToons 3 년 전 +2499

    This channel’s been a silver lining to this year :)

  • @thelavaman
    @thelavaman 년 전 +6

    5:42 "The larger the plasma gets the cooler it becomes and the less energy it has to make interesting or terrifying things happen".
    spoken like a true scientist

  • @Litthopedion
    @Litthopedion 3 년 전 +217

    "No atmosphere, no mushroom"
    Sad Mario noises

    • @sadenuttie2234
      @sadenuttie2234 3 년 전

      @@TranslatedPunjabiSongs why would you say it then

  • @fast1nakus
    @fast1nakus 2 년 전 +3680

    Knowing humanity I'm honestly surprised that we haven't exploded something on the moon yet

    • @DarkDragonPath
      @DarkDragonPath 2 년 전 +339

      xD We did actually!! Quite a few times in fact!
      Part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (12-17) and the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (11) included 3 geophones and an array of explosive charges set to varying distances and detonated in sequence to study the interior composition and structure of the moon!
      NASA also purposefully sent the 3rd stage of the Saturn V, the S-IVB on a collision course to the moon on nearly all lunar missions for similar reasons.

    • @Toastedguyig
      @Toastedguyig 2 년 전 +12

      Yes

    • @HyprHotshot
      @HyprHotshot 2 년 전 +62

      And then you realized you haven’t done much research

    • @sebaom3
      @sebaom3 2 년 전 +10

      Hope we do a lot, love nuking stuff

    • @gregorymalchuk272
      @gregorymalchuk272 2 년 전 +21

      Some of the early Soviet Union moon probes self-destructed and blew a bunch of little hammer and sickle medallions all over the place.

  • @RafaelMunizYT
    @RafaelMunizYT 년 전

    I always thought about blowing up the moon, but really blowing it up to pieces. glad to see I'm not the only weirdo contemplating this idea

  • @SuperPaperMarioMovieGuy
    @SuperPaperMarioMovieGuy 2 개월 전 +1

    "Trying to move the moon with a nuke is like trying to move a truck by blowing on it."
    That should not be half as funny as I found it.

  • @FerTapNoCap
    @FerTapNoCap 3 년 전 +445

    Kurzgesagt two years ago: "We should build a moon base"
    Kurzgesagt today: "We nuked the moon"

    • @xanhfei
      @xanhfei 3 년 전 +17

      They already make video about building a mars base. So next will be "We nuked the mars"

    • @starmirastarmira4420
      @starmirastarmira4420 3 년 전 +7

      someone conquered their moon base

    • @Griffin12536
      @Griffin12536 3 년 전

      Well, nukes don't exist to NOT nuke human beings. Where there are people, atrocities will follow.

    • @maddmann2702
      @maddmann2702 3 년 전 +4

      step one: build moon base
      step two: nuke moon base
      step three: collect insurance
      step four: profit

    • @jebkerman5422
      @jebkerman5422 3 년 전

      @@xanhfei we also have: "Let's build a Dyson swarm", soooo.........

  • @soamjena
    @soamjena 3 년 전 +3259

    This channel is undoubtedly my new favorite. Cannot imagine the amount of work behind this production.
    KUDOS to the team!

    • @MatheusGraf
      @MatheusGraf 3 년 전 +18

      Then welcome! I really recommend watching every one of their videos, you won't be disappointed 😊

    • @christopherhayden3911
      @christopherhayden3911 3 년 전 +3

      Same I love it

    • @thegrayyernaut
      @thegrayyernaut 3 년 전 +10

      If you check out their earlier works and watch the newer videos, you can tell for sure how much they have improved the animations over the years. :3

    • @brucetennyson5035
      @brucetennyson5035 3 년 전 +4

      Watch “The Egg”

    • @number_8903
      @number_8903 3 년 전 +4

      You should watch Captain Disillusion he puts twice the amount of effort into his videos

  • @j.503
    @j.503 8 개월 전 +2

    Let's leave the fucking moon alone, why don't we?

  • @BB-uo1qy
    @BB-uo1qy 8 개월 전 +1

    I say that moon has been looking down on us for too long

  • @yufanwang675
    @yufanwang675 3 년 전 +966

    "So maybe we should just... not do that."
    Me: Very great idea.

    • @benurm2390
      @benurm2390 3 년 전 +14

      So let's nuke mars instead
      - Elon Musk

    • @polaropposites9498
      @polaropposites9498 3 년 전

      Bruh this is straight wrong no offense, if you detonated every single explosive ever on the moon it wouldnt have that effect

    • @yetming4662
      @yetming4662 3 년 전

      @@polaropposites9498 wym?

    • @polaropposites9498
      @polaropposites9498 3 년 전

      Every single bomb ever made wouldnt do anything to the moon

    • @garethhughes1209
      @garethhughes1209 3 년 전 +3

      Me: you two are crazy

  • @everwonderedproductions362

    Kurzgesagt video: Exists
    Earth: Sweats heavily.

  • @hearthatbird
    @hearthatbird 8 개월 전 +1

    Don't let Oppenheimer see this

  • @julianx2rl
    @julianx2rl 8 개월 전 +1

    Missed opportunity for a Sonic Adventure 2 reference.