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surprise that you’ll lose land your feet and start falling freely towards the eath’s center. Remember the movie ‘2012’ ??</p><ul><li><b>You’ll get sunburn instantly:</b></li></ul><p id="dff7">People relaxing at seabeaches will suddenly get a sunburn because of UV rays. The ozone layer in the stratosphere consists of Ozone gas. Ozone gas consists of three oxygen molecules. So without Oxygen, maybe you’ll get sun damages such as wrinkles, leathery skin, liver spots, actinic keratosis, etc.</p><ul><li><b>Combustion stops:</b></li></ul><p id="5196">Combustion happens because of Oxygen. For combustion engines, Oxygen plays a major role. If Oxygen vanishes, all the cars(except electric cars) will stop abruptly. Planes, helicopters in the sky will suddenly fall on the ground. Wow!! Complete pandemonium.</p><figure id="6985"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*AKxV-lpgHVEpbLnjCHl9Dw.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jmtorres16?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Joline Torres</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/traffic-jam?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><ul><li><b>You’ll be deaf all of a sudden:</b></li></ul><p id="a1a6">Oxygen consists of 21% of our atmosphere. That means we will lose 21% air pressure overnight. It is similar to ascending from sea level to a height of 100m in one second. Such a difference in altitude won’t allow eardrums to acclimate the pressure changes. If Oxygen suddenly disappears you’ll be shot by Barotrauma, which typically occurs with the change of pressure. Have your ears been ever blocked when your plane was gaining height? Similar experience but much stronger and more painful !!!</p><ul><

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li><b>Sky will be dark as night:</b></li></ul><p id="ad37">The surface of our planet receives sunlight after its particles are reflected off particles contained in the air. Particles like dust, air impurities, and most importantly, Oxygen molecules are the main particles that help light to bounce off. With less Oxygen, there are fewer particles for light to bounce off, which means that sky will be as dark as the night sky. There will be light, but that wouldn’t be as it was used to be. It would seem that light is coming from a point source.</p><figure id="8d7d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*o8DmroazwG5uwWcHBkBogA.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@rssemfam?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Russ Ward</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/dark-sky?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><ul><li><b>Untreated metals would weld together:</b></li></ul><p id="5f69">Because of the oxidation layer on metals, metals don’t get welded when they come to each other’s contact. In vacuum metals weld even in the liquid state. Without Oxygen, metals would start to bind towards each other.</p><h1 id="9b0e">What happens after 5 seconds?</h1><p id="fa17">5 seconds are over now. Do you think everything will be normal now? Hmmm, unfortunately no. With Oxygen back on the earth, seawater starts to get oxidized and a terrific explosion follows it on the seas. Pray for the fishermen in the seas!!!</p><p id="4747">Our earth will remain extremely cold for a long time.</p><p id="2e64">But it’s unlikely to happen ever. As we know, still now there is no sign of aliens in the whole universe.</p><p id="8560">Have a good day:)</p></article></body>

What if Oxygen vanishes for just 5 seconds

Here’s why you’ll lose your home

Photo by The New York Public Library on Unsplash

Imagine that a civilized alien species becomes able to detect us, and for them, Oxygen is very necessary, just like us. They are so developed species that they can hide them from humans and extract all of the Oxygen from just for 5 seconds.

How’ll it be??

  • You may lose your home:

Almost all of the building consists of concrete including your home too maybe. Oxygen acts as a binding agent to concrete. Without this, concrete is just dust. So, undoubtedly, the Hoover Dam or the Parthenon will be a distant memory only.

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  • You’ll start to fall freely:

Almost 45% of the earth’s crust consists of Oxygen. Without Oxygen, the earth’s crust will start to crumble and eventually becomes dust. And if this happens, it’ll be no surprise that you’ll lose land your feet and start falling freely towards the eath’s center. Remember the movie ‘2012’ ??

  • You’ll get sunburn instantly:

People relaxing at seabeaches will suddenly get a sunburn because of UV rays. The ozone layer in the stratosphere consists of Ozone gas. Ozone gas consists of three oxygen molecules. So without Oxygen, maybe you’ll get sun damages such as wrinkles, leathery skin, liver spots, actinic keratosis, etc.

  • Combustion stops:

Combustion happens because of Oxygen. For combustion engines, Oxygen plays a major role. If Oxygen vanishes, all the cars(except electric cars) will stop abruptly. Planes, helicopters in the sky will suddenly fall on the ground. Wow!! Complete pandemonium.

Photo by Joline Torres on Unsplash
  • You’ll be deaf all of a sudden:

Oxygen consists of 21% of our atmosphere. That means we will lose 21% air pressure overnight. It is similar to ascending from sea level to a height of 100m in one second. Such a difference in altitude won’t allow eardrums to acclimate the pressure changes. If Oxygen suddenly disappears you’ll be shot by Barotrauma, which typically occurs with the change of pressure. Have your ears been ever blocked when your plane was gaining height? Similar experience but much stronger and more painful !!!

  • Sky will be dark as night:

The surface of our planet receives sunlight after its particles are reflected off particles contained in the air. Particles like dust, air impurities, and most importantly, Oxygen molecules are the main particles that help light to bounce off. With less Oxygen, there are fewer particles for light to bounce off, which means that sky will be as dark as the night sky. There will be light, but that wouldn’t be as it was used to be. It would seem that light is coming from a point source.

Photo by Russ Ward on Unsplash
  • Untreated metals would weld together:

Because of the oxidation layer on metals, metals don’t get welded when they come to each other’s contact. In vacuum metals weld even in the liquid state. Without Oxygen, metals would start to bind towards each other.

What happens after 5 seconds?

5 seconds are over now. Do you think everything will be normal now? Hmmm, unfortunately no. With Oxygen back on the earth, seawater starts to get oxidized and a terrific explosion follows it on the seas. Pray for the fishermen in the seas!!!

Our earth will remain extremely cold for a long time.

But it’s unlikely to happen ever. As we know, still now there is no sign of aliens in the whole universe.

Have a good day:)

Earth
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