If the World Lost Oxygen for an Hour
Imagine if all the Earth's oxygen disappeared, just for an hour. Could you hold your breath that long? What would happen to the atmosphere, and could Earth recover from this global suffocation? Explore the effects on your inner ear and the potential disappearance of the ozone layer.
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Timeline
00:00:Say goodbye to breathable air.
00:36:No oxygen for an entire hour.
01:46:Effects of rapid decrease in oxygen.
03:05:Buildings and metal affected by lack of oxygen.