What if We Nuke the Moon?
Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell · Season 8 · Episode 20
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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Season
8
Episode
20
Air Date
15/Dec/2020
Air Time
—
Runtime
9 min
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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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