THE WHAT IF LIBRARY
PICK A QUESTION, ANY QUESTION.
All of our investigations start as hypotheticals but end in real science. Inside each entry you’ll find our predictions, the concepts we learned in our exploration, the full worked reasoning, and a final verdict. Scheduled entries are waiting for a meeting.
ASTROPHYSICS
WHAT IF EARTH WERE AS DENSE AS A NEUTRON STAR?
Earth would become impossibly small, but the consequences reach far beyond that. Explore how extreme density affects gravity, spacetime, and life on our planet.
PLANETARY SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
They say catching lightning in a bottle is supposed to be near impossible, but what if it was possible? Is it a viable energy source?
WHAT IF WE HARNESSED THE POWER OF ALL LIGHTNING
Could you sit on your windowsill and skip breakfast? Biochemistry isn’t the problem, but the surface area of humans may be a challenge.
WHAT IF HUMANS COULD PHOTOSYNTHESIZE?
NEUROLOGY
Who would prevail in a war—ants or humans? It all comes down to which has greater important in war: manpower or amount of men. Come find out the answer!
WHAT IF ANTS HAD HUMAN-LIKE INTELECT?
Would this just be a minor inconvenience, or would the world end?
WHAT IF HUMANS’ HANDS AND FEET SWITCHED?
WHAT IF GENERATOR