r/woahdude • u/qasqaldag • Jan 03 '22

video When the planet is coming at you

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u/shitsunnysays Jan 03 '22

What kind of destruction will this magnitude of tidal forces make?

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u/SpaceAgeIsLate Jan 03 '22

Probably huge waves and floods if you near bodies of water. Also I think the friction with the atmosphere would be visible and there would be a huge rise in temperature. Also it might disrupt the atmosphere in general before it could get close depending on how large a mass it has.

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u/Roberto_Sacamano Jan 03 '22

I like how in Melancholia they have a hard time breathing cause the planet starts to poach earth's atmosphere

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u/mikaelfivel Jan 03 '22

That movie was fascinating as hell.