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It's AumSum Time.
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What If Dinosaurs never went Extinct?
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I would have new buddies.
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Haha.
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Dinosaurs would be much smaller today, do you know why?
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Because during that time.
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Angiosperms were beginning to take over from gymnosperms.
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Now, as compared to gymnosperms.
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Angiosperms are easier to digest and require a much smaller gut size.
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Thus, size of herbivorous dinosaurs would have reduced.
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And that would have gradually led to reduction in size of carnivorous dinosaurs as well.
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Scientists also think that dinosaurs might have become more intelligent.
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Because dinosaurs like Troodon.
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Who were considered smart.
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And had a large brain compared to their body size were beginning to evolve.
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But, what about us, that is, humans?
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Humans were able to evolve.
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Because the impact of the asteroid killed the dinosaurs.
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Triggered drastic changes in climatic conditions.
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Which led to mammalian evolution and eventually human evolution.
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Thus, had the asteroid never crashed, we probably wouldn't have existed.
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What If a Massive Solar Flare hits earth?
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I will use my AumSum shield and protect the Earth.
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Oh AumSum.
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Solar flares are sudden and massive eruptions of electromagnetic radiations.
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From the sun's surface.
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A massive solar flare which occurred in 1859 had minimal impact.
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But it would have massive disruptions today.
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Mainly because of our over reliance on technology.
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The earth's surface would be safe but our atmosphere.
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Would bear the entire brunt of radiation.
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That is, radio waves, x-rays, gamma rays, etc.
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Firstly, there would be a major disruption of power grids.
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Possible leaving cities or even countries without any electricity.
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Secondly, our good old radio communication would be down and out.
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Thirdly and most importantly, GPS & Satellite Communications would be hit.
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This would cause major problems for transportation and communication.
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Lastly, because of massive Auroras our atmosphere would look like a magnificent painting.
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What if all the Bees die?
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No ways.
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I will sell all my burgers and create a safe house for them.
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That's so cute Aumsum.
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There are more than 16,000 species of bees.
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Bees generally collect pollen and nectar from flowers for their survival.
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In this process they help pollinate majority of the fruits.
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And vegetable crops which are consumed in the world today.
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Some studies reveal that more than 90% production of cherries, blueberries.
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And almonds is a direct result of the pollination efforts of bees.
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Also, certain bees have evolved as per the size and structure of specific flowers.
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Hence if there are no bees, these plants would definitely go extinct.
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This will also have a catastrophic effect on the food chain.
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As the animals eating those plants will slowly but surely perish.
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Finally, because of the absence of natural sweetener like honey.
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Many people may switch over to an unhealthy artificial sweetener like sugar.
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What if the earth was Cube-Shaped?
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Holy Moly.
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Will my cute chubby round face also turn into a cube?
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Oh AumSum.
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Earth is spherical in shape because of Gravity.
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Earth's gravity pulls everything equally towards its center.
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And thus gives it a spherical shape.
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Now, if the earth was Cube-shaped.
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Firstly, it would look weird, right.
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Secondly, just like gravity.
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Our weight would be different at different places on earth.
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This is because the 8 corners of the cube.
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Would be much further away from the cube's center.
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As compared to the rest of the cube.
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But this would be good news for people who are over-weight and lazy.
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Now they can just go to the corners and voilaaa, their weight gets reduced.
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Thirdly, due to low gravitational force.
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The cube corners would have very less atmospheric cover & almost no water.
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Thus rendering them inhospitable.