What would happen if we blew up the moon?

Answer 1

Well, the tides would stop, but more importantly a whole lot of the pieces would rain down onto the Earth and quite possibly kill all humans (and almost certainly most of them). In other words, major disaster. Let's hope it doesn't happen.

Answer 2

Clearly, I am the only person who understood this question. All you violent people think he means "destroy" the moon. Wrong! The question read "if we blew it up" which clearly means to inflate it like a basketball.

This is a great proposal, because a bigger moon would be a great thing. In fact, if we blew it up to earth size, we could probably build a bridge to connect the earth and moon, and then charge a hefty little toll, which would really ease the national debt.

Mmm Hmmm... bigger is better when you're talking about the moon.

Answer 3

which will strengthen endless questions. If the moon grew to become energetic away, shall we now not get our trouble-free tides. There might desire to even with the reality that be some tides through fact the sunlight hours is likewise in touch, yet now not just about as plenty. rather some residing organisms additionally use the moon's gravity as a fashion of telling on a similar time as there will be a extreme tide. they are going to get questioned and can probably die out. thinking the reality that each and each physique life is inter-suited, we don't comprehend what form of issues that would desire to reason. Now if the moon grew to become blown up, there might desire to be diverse issues - it relies upon on how great the explosion is. If the explosion grew to become in trouble-free words great sufficient to tear the moon aside, the bits might desire to probably stick at a similar time back. The moon might look diverse yet now not plenty else might desire to alter. If the explosion grew to become great sufficient to unfold the moon over a great sufficient section, there's a extensive airborne dirt and dust cloud around the Earth ultimately growing to be a ring like Saturn's. interior the early ranges the cloud might desire to dam out many of the sunlight hours from the Earth having a devastating result on all life. An explosion this great might desire to fairly have an result on earth's floor inflicting earthquakes, tsunamis and considerable climate differences. All in all, blowing up the moon might now not be a stable thought.

Answer 4

A lot of people have come up with some sensible, and some not so sensible (it would rain cheese) answers, however, one thing no one else seems to have considered is that without the excess drag cause by the moons gravitational pull the Earth would actually spin slightly faster, shortening our day, rearranging our seasonal caledrical cycle, possibly change the way the Earth orbits the sun, and quite possibly, completely shagging the very delicate balance of life on this planet.

Answer 5

at least half the mass would crash down on Earth, and likely wipe out all life. If any life survived, there would be no more full moons for lovers ;-)

this being said, if we had the technology to blow up the Moon, we most probably also would have the technology to tow it far enough away to that its explosion would not wipe out life on Earth.

And after this is done and we miss it, we could two Pluto, or Xena, into Earth orbit, since they're about the same size, give or take a bit.

Answer 6

Why would anyone want to do that? It'd make no sense, there wouldn't be a planet earth, God created things for a reason and in perfect conjunction.

Couldn't we find something else better and more positive to do and think about, more constructive? As well as better questions.
God has aligned everything in perfect order for a reason, this planet earth couldn't go on without the moon. we'd be in darkness and there would be major chaos with the oceans and rivers and this world couldn't continue to be, just like with the sun, it gives light to the planet and planet earth would freeze and wouldn't be without it among many many other factors. Why think about destruction as opposed to creation and edification, life, conservation, production and harmony with our planet, has in it been through enough, to even think negative? Look what's happening with the ozone layer and global warming, the north and south poles and what is going on in the Antarctic the glaciers are falling apart and this means more global disasters. Why think of that. (Just wondering)

Answer 7

The moons gravity plays a very imporant role in regulating the functions of the earth from sea's to tectonic plates, ect.

If the moon vanished I would suspect some serious earth quake, eruptions, floods, droughts, ect. It would be like a human going through a serious hormonal change in an instant.

Answer 8

The delicate balance of the universe would crumble. Particles or debris from the explosion would hurtle through the atmosphere like a meteor shower, the rest would float out in space obstructing the natural flow of the universe.
Nights would be darker than now, without the moon reflecting the sun's rays.
Animals & fishes would be lost and confused without it- as a clock would be missed by humans.
Blue Moon would be meaningless, werewolves wouldn't be able to howl, nor wolves, foxes or coyotes. "When the moon hits your face like a big piece of pie, that's amore" would become a fantasy.
All-in-All it would be very detrimental to our way of life- a silly idea of megadumbness proportions!

Answer 9

The tides would be all screwed up which would affect hot and cold currents, which would affect sealife and would probably kill off a few species of sealife.

The pieces of rock would go into orbit around earth (a type of "asteroid belt"). They would probably knock out many, many (many) of our sattelites.

So no more sattelite television or any more of those endearing reality shows - "Beauty and the geek" ; "The bachelor" ; "Survivor"; "Big Brother" (thank God!!)
So that would be a HUGE plus.

And OF COURSE there would be night!! The earth rotating on its axis creates night. The moon has nothing to do with it!

Answer 10

Well, any explosive strong enough to fracture the moon and cause complete separation of the pieces would be pretty dang strong. The shock wave alone would have catastrophic affects on the Earth and its atmosphere. Then there would be the pieces of the Moon that would strike the earth and the sea: rain of fire and stone. Any really big pieces could techically cause some fracturing of tectonic plates, causing massive earthquakes and tsunamis, and maybe even touching off some super-volcanos (think Krakatoa x 100). The resulting dust clouds, storms, and darkness could plunge most of the planet into "nuclear winter" (minus the radiation, of course), resulting in an ice age.

We would all be toast. Hopefully nobody will be this stupid. Ever.

Answer 11

I am sure you have heard the expression, bend over and put your head between your legs and kiss it good by. Yep that would be the end of us for sure. The moon helps control the earths spin and orbit. The pieces of the moon would go in many directions and many would fall to the earth and cause tremendous damage. It may not be sudden but it would be the end of earth as we know it.