What If's video: What If Jupiter and Mars Switched Orbits

The delicate balance of the entire Solar System exists in a gravitational dance between planets. Swap the orbits of two of them and you could end up wreaking all kinds of havoc. What would happen to a rocky, red planet stuck between two gas giants? How would Earth react to a gigantic new neighbor? And why would a big shift in gravity trigger an asteroid apocalypse? Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/what-if-jupiter-and-mars-switched-orbits/ 00:00 What If Jupiter and Mars Switched Orbits? 02:05 Thanks Better Internet! 03:16 The position of Mars 04:38 Changes on Earth 06:17 Objects of the asteroid belt Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Check out our other channels: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show Crazy Creatures: https://bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Your Body On: https://bit.ly/your-body-on-show Origins of Food: https://bit.ly/origins-of-food Versus: https://bit.ly/versus-show WTF Did I Just Watch: https://bit.ly/wtf-did-i-just-watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: http://bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: http://bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: http://bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/