in an attempt to solve to 13 thousand year old mystery of the mammoths
year old mystery of the mammoths
year old mystery of the mammoths extinction in North America
extinction in North America
extinction in North America investigators traced the fallout pattern
investigators traced the fallout pattern
investigators traced the fallout pattern of potential alien debris scattered
of potential alien debris scattered
of potential alien debris scattered across the continent they are trying to
across the continent they are trying to
across the continent they are trying to pin down the epicenter of what they
pin down the epicenter of what they
pin down the epicenter of what they suspect was an apocalyptic cosmic impact
suspect was an apocalyptic cosmic impact
suspect was an apocalyptic cosmic impact from specks of extraterrestrial dust a
from specks of extraterrestrial dust a
from specks of extraterrestrial dust a frightening picture begins to emerge the
frightening picture begins to emerge the
frightening picture begins to emerge the type of energies we’re dealing with are
type of energies we’re dealing with are
type of energies we’re dealing with are perhaps a hundred times out of nuclear
perhaps a hundred times out of nuclear
perhaps a hundred times out of nuclear bombs the intensity the heat would be
bombs the intensity the heat would be
bombs the intensity the heat would be incredible really all that stuff heading
incredible really all that stuff heading
incredible really all that stuff heading down range now we’re talking about
down range now we’re talking about
down range now we’re talking about millions and billions of bullets
millions and billions of bullets
millions and billions of bullets extending across North America
as the team matched the concentrations
as the team matched the concentrations of possible ET evidence the trail leads
of possible ET evidence the trail leads
of possible ET evidence the trail leads them back to a potential impact zone
them back to a potential impact zone
them back to a potential impact zone somewhere in the northeastern portion of
somewhere in the northeastern portion of
somewhere in the northeastern portion of the continent a region that at the time
the continent a region that at the time
the continent a region that at the time was encased in the vast Laurentide Ice
was encased in the vast Laurentide Ice
was encased in the vast Laurentide Ice Sheet
Sheet
Sheet the fact that no impact crater had been
the fact that no impact crater had been
the fact that no impact crater had been found began to make sense to them was it
found began to make sense to them was it
found began to make sense to them was it possible that thick layer of ice could
possible that thick layer of ice could
possible that thick layer of ice could have masked the blow to the earth to
have masked the blow to the earth to
have masked the blow to the earth to test their hypothesis
test their hypothesis
test their hypothesis they brought out the big gun at NASA’s
they brought out the big gun at NASA’s
they brought out the big gun at NASA’s hypervelocity impact lab using glass
hypervelocity impact lab using glass
hypervelocity impact lab using glass beads to simulate a comet or asteroid
beads to simulate a comet or asteroid
beads to simulate a comet or asteroid planetary geologist and chief triggerman
planetary geologist and chief triggerman
planetary geologist and chief triggerman dr. Peter Schultz fires pellets at
dr. Peter Schultz fires pellets at
dr. Peter Schultz fires pellets at nearly 12,000 miles per hour into an
nearly 12,000 miles per hour into an
nearly 12,000 miles per hour into an isolation chamber to break down the
isolation chamber to break down the
isolation chamber to break down the physics of cosmic impacts this is
physics of cosmic impacts this is
physics of cosmic impacts this is definitely a good suspect if you think
definitely a good suspect if you think
definitely a good suspect if you think about a murder case
about a murder case
about a murder case you go after probabilities events like
you go after probabilities events like
you go after probabilities events like this have happened before every time I
this have happened before every time I
this have happened before every time I do an experiment I imagine what goes on
do an experiment I imagine what goes on
do an experiment I imagine what goes on if something like that happened then
if something like that happened then
if something like that happened then gonna happen again
gonna happen again
gonna happen again we the next victims it makes it an
we the next victims it makes it an
we the next victims it makes it an imperative to find out if this really
imperative to find out if this really
imperative to find out if this really happened
happened
happened for dr. Schultz there are two possible
for dr. Schultz there are two possible
for dr. Schultz there are two possible scenarios for a life-altering impact
scenarios for a life-altering impact
scenarios for a life-altering impact that doesn’t leave an obvious crater his
that doesn’t leave an obvious crater his
that doesn’t leave an obvious crater his first shot simulates an air burst where
first shot simulates an air burst where
first shot simulates an air burst where moments before impact the comet or
moments before impact the comet or
moments before impact the comet or asteroid starts breaking up and
asteroid starts breaking up and
asteroid starts breaking up and exploding into multiple fireballs as it
exploding into multiple fireballs as it
exploding into multiple fireballs as it burns through the atmosphere see now you
burns through the atmosphere see now you
burns through the atmosphere see now you can see this coming down small fragments
can see this coming down small fragments
can see this coming down small fragments that’s the first arrival that hits the
that’s the first arrival that hits the
that’s the first arrival that hits the power if you were close enough to see
power if you were close enough to see
power if you were close enough to see that that would be the last thing you
that that would be the last thing you
that that would be the last thing you ever saw
we had a cloud of debris and there and a
we had a cloud of debris and there and a cloud interact with the atmosphere
cloud interact with the atmosphere
cloud interact with the atmosphere heating it up tremendously slammed into
heating it up tremendously slammed into
heating it up tremendously slammed into the surface and created a very shallow
the surface and created a very shallow
the surface and created a very shallow crater with thousands and thousands of
crater with thousands and thousands of
crater with thousands and thousands of smaller impacts nearby and it’s gonna be
smaller impacts nearby and it’s gonna be
smaller impacts nearby and it’s gonna be extremely easy for a little bit of time
extremely easy for a little bit of time
extremely easy for a little bit of time on the earth with all that water and
on the earth with all that water and
on the earth with all that water and wind we can erase the evidence and so
wind we can erase the evidence and so
wind we can erase the evidence and so we’re left with nothing but the traces
we’re left with nothing but the traces
we’re left with nothing but the traces of this disaster the airburst experiment
of this disaster the airburst experiment
of this disaster the airburst experiment showed that by diffusing the energy at
showed that by diffusing the energy at
showed that by diffusing the energy at the point of impact the blast might have
the point of impact the blast might have
the point of impact the blast might have left a less obvious crater but as the
left a less obvious crater but as the
left a less obvious crater but as the debris cloud is ejected downstream the
debris cloud is ejected downstream the
debris cloud is ejected downstream the consequences would be no less deadly
next dr. Schultz preps the chamber for a
next dr. Schultz preps the chamber for a shot into a block of ice simulating a
shot into a block of ice simulating a
shot into a block of ice simulating a two mile thick section of the Laurentide
two mile thick section of the Laurentide
two mile thick section of the Laurentide ice sheet
man we smashed this and you notice that
man we smashed this and you notice that there’s a very little crater hardly any
there’s a very little crater hardly any
there’s a very little crater hardly any crater at all the projectile actually
crater at all the projectile actually
crater at all the projectile actually went through and hit the bottom but the
went through and hit the bottom but the
went through and hit the bottom but the critters extremely shadow the main thing
critters extremely shadow the main thing
critters extremely shadow the main thing we found out in the experiment is is
we found out in the experiment is is
we found out in the experiment is is that the ice acts as a shield and it
that the ice acts as a shield and it
that the ice acts as a shield and it absorbed a lot of the energy a lot of
absorbed a lot of the energy a lot of
absorbed a lot of the energy a lot of the damage as a result the earth may not
the damage as a result the earth may not
the damage as a result the earth may not haven’t been scathed the ice could have
haven’t been scathed the ice could have
haven’t been scathed the ice could have cracked it could have crumbled when the
cracked it could have crumbled when the
cracked it could have crumbled when the ice melted it would have hidden the
ice melted it would have hidden the
ice melted it would have hidden the evidence perfectly for the mammoths
evidence perfectly for the mammoths
evidence perfectly for the mammoths beyond the immediate impact zone it’s
beyond the immediate impact zone it’s
beyond the immediate impact zone it’s not the first strike that counts
not the first strike that counts
not the first strike that counts it’s the devastating wave of heat and
it’s the devastating wave of heat and
it’s the devastating wave of heat and shrapnel that spewed out from ground
shrapnel that spewed out from ground
shrapnel that spewed out from ground zero
zero
zero we can see the streak come in the vapor
we can see the streak come in the vapor
we can see the streak come in the vapor plume come off ejecta heading downrange
plume come off ejecta heading downrange
plume come off ejecta heading downrange and we see these big giant blocks that
and we see these big giant blocks that
and we see these big giant blocks that begin to break off do the shock wave
begin to break off do the shock wave
begin to break off do the shock wave when you think about an impact do you
when you think about an impact do you
when you think about an impact do you think about getting hit by the
think about getting hit by the
think about getting hit by the projectile what’s much more dangerous I
projectile what’s much more dangerous I
projectile what’s much more dangerous I think is all that stuff heading
think is all that stuff heading
think is all that stuff heading downrange carrying with it
downrange carrying with it
downrange carrying with it vapor dust hot gas in broiling most of
vapor dust hot gas in broiling most of
vapor dust hot gas in broiling most of North America that’s the stuff that’s
North America that’s the stuff that’s
North America that’s the stuff that’s very scary
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