What If History Took A Different Turn? 5 Alternate Realities That Will Break Your Brain

What If The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit The Ocean Instead?

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago struck the shallow waters of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. But what if it had arrived moments earlier or later and plunged into the deep Pacific or Atlantic instead?

The impact would have been completely different. Instead of pulverising sulphur-rich limestone and sending deadly gypsum into the atmosphere, the ocean would have absorbed much of the force. Less sulphur meant less global cooling. More plant life would have survived. And if more plants survived, larger herbivores survived—and the dinosaurs that ate them survived.

In this timeline, dinosaurs might still rule the Earth. Small, furry mammals wouldn’t have had the chance to evolve into primates. Humans? We probably wouldn’t exist. A few minutes difference, and the Age of Reptiles never ended. You wouldn’t be reading this. You wouldn’t exist at all.