What If Earth's Core Stopped Spinning?

31/12/2025 9 min
What If Earth's Core Stopped Spinning?

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Deep under the Earth's surface, there's a scorching hot ball of metal. Scientists just discovered that something very wrong is happening to it. Did Earth's inner core really stop spinning? What apocalyptic events could this trigger? And are we doomed to become as lifeless as Mars?
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00:00: What If Earth's Core Stopped Spinning?00:36: Earth's Layers02:10: How Could Earth Become Like Mars?03:53: Negative Impact on Earth06:08: The Reality
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