The Dinosaur Impact, Minute by Minute
A six-minute vector-animated science story that turns one asteroid impact into a sequence of escalating, measurable consequences.
By @kurzgesagt for kurzgesagtRuns 12:01
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Why it works
The first 77 seconds build a lively, peaceful world, then a 9.04-second narration pause precedes the tiny sky anomaly. A freeze and mountain-scale comparison at 2:17–2:41 make the approaching object tangible; after the impact, maps and cross sections turn each widening consequence into visible cause and effect. A new threat at 5:22 reopens the story just before this six-minute sample ends.
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