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What If Seeds Could Grow in Your Stomach? #Shorts

What If Seeds Could Grow in Your Stomach? #Shorts



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Ever wonder what would happen if you accidentally swallowed a watermelon seed? Could a watermelon vine grow in your stomach? How could something so small survive the destructive pool of acid that sits in your stomach? How big would it grow? And would growing fruit in your body mean you’d never have to make another trip to the market? Or would it result in a very long stay in the hospital?

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What If You Were Trapped in a Meat-Eating Plant?

What If You Were Trapped in a Meat-Eating Plant?



Nature has many lethal predators that would love to eat you. Most of these are animals. But what about plants? Well, there’s one plant that thrives in boggy areas and has a taste for insects, The Venus Flytrap. So what would happen, if a giant one trapped you? Could you survive? How long would it take to be fully consumed? Do Venus Flytraps actually like the taste of humans?

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What If the Coronavirus Mutated?

What If the Coronavirus Mutated?



Imagine the day when we finally overcome the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve rolled out a vaccine to contain the virus, and everyone is able to go outside again and return to their normal lives.But then we find out, just as we’ve been reuniting with all our old friends and returning to work, that there’s another strain of COVID-19 has been lurking around. And it’s one that we aren’t prepared for. Could this lead to a second wave of the pandemic? Would our original vaccine have any effect on it? Could a new strain be even deadlier than the original?

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What If You Ate a Brick of Dry Ice?

What If You Ate a Brick of Dry Ice?

Dry ice is one of the coldest substances on Earth. This is what it does to a flower. And check out what it does to this action figure. Now, what would happen if you swallowed dry ice? What would it do to your skin? How much could you eat before it hurts you? And how would it affect your stomach?

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What If You Jumped Into a Pool Full of Honey?

What If You Jumped Into a Pool Full of Honey?

Is your speed in water unmatched? Does your breaststroke leave your opponents in the last place? Maybe you’re ready for a different challenge. So, what if you jumped into a pool full of honey? Would you sink to the bottom? Could you eat during your swim? And is honey just bee spit?

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What If You Spent 24 Hours Lost at Sea?

What If You Spent 24 Hours Lost at Sea?

This man is about to dive 20 m (65 ft) off the top of a cruise ship. What will happen to his body when he hits the water? Well, luckily for him, and others, the impact of hitting the water wouldn’t be the worst part of going overboard. The worst part would be what could come next: being lost at sea. Even if you’re wearing a life jacket, surviving all alone in a giant body of water until someone rescues you will not be easy. What would be the biggest threat to your survival? How could fish eyes save your life? And how long would you have before the water starts breaking down your skin?

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What Happens If You Only Eat Raw Meat?

What Happens If You Only Eat Raw Meat?

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Have you ever heard of the raw meat diet? That’s right, a diet that consists of eating raw meat all day, every day. Most of us have been taught to avoid raw meat like it’s the plague, but is it really that bad for you? These people seem to be doing all right, I guess. What would be the best way to eat raw meat? How would it affect your body? And what are the benefits of this diet?

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What If You Only Drank Coca-Cola?

What If You Only Drank Coca-Cola?

Coca-Cola can do some pretty strange things. And the ingredients inside of it might be even more bizarre. Just imagine what it’s doing inside your body after you drink it. Now take that one step further, and imagine only drinking Coca-Cola for the rest of your life. What effects does Coca-Cola have on your body? What would this do to your teeth? And how bad would replacing coke with water be?

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What If You Stopped Brushing Your Teeth?

What If You Stopped Brushing Your Teeth?

This man didn’t brush his teeth for over two years. And unfortunately, he had to get a lot of his teeth removed due to them decaying.This is what would happen if you stopped brushing your teeth for two years, but what would happen if you stopped forever? How much bacteria lives inside your mouth? How could this affect your overall health? How long could you last before your teeth fell out?

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What If We Never Aged?

What If We Never Aged?

Do you remember when you used to look forward to your birthday? For a while, getting older was exciting. Every year made you smarter, faster, bigger, and stronger. You could do more in a day. And as bedtimes became more lax, you could do more in a night too. Golly, is it 4 p.m. already? What the [beep] happened? Aging, that’s what happened. Don’t like your birthday anymore? Tired of feeling tired all the time? And weaker? And smaller? And slower? Cheer up. We can fix that for you.

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