What If South America Disappeared?

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Published on August 13, 2022 3:00:15 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_6MCNS44rA

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It’s been over 200 million years since South America broke off Africa into its own continent. But now it’s behaving very strangely. It’s taking on water and going down. How would this whole continent turn into a sinking ship? What effect would this have on the rest of the world? And how would you and everyone else manage to escape?

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00:00 South America disappeared?
00:43 Tectonic Plates
03:01 Tectonic plates getting stuck
04:37 Impact on the world

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