The video discusses the upcoming meteor event in Fortnite, which is expected to hit Tilted Towers on April 18th. The host, Mat, uses science and math to estimate the size, mass, and speed of the meteor. He calculates that the meteor is approximately 20 meters long, 12 meters high, and 4.8 meters wide, with a mass of around 200 metric tons. However, due to fragmentation, the meteor's mass is reduced to around 4 metric tons as it enters the atmosphere.
Mat then calculates the meteor's speed using the game's compass and trigonometry, finding it to be extremely slow at 0.013 meters per second. He notes that this speed is even slower than a sloth's top speed. Using an online calculator, Mat estimates that the meteor's impact would create a crater only 1.6 meters wide and 30 centimeters deep, equivalent to dropping a pickup truck from a few dozen feet up.
The host concludes that the meteor, based on its scientifically confirmed stats, would practically bounce off Tilted Towers, causing minimal damage. He speculates that Epic Games might be misleading players with the event, and that the map might not change significantly after the meteor's impact. The video ends with a humorous tone, suggesting that the meteor event might be less dramatic than expected.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The meteor in Fortnite is expected to hit Tilted Towers on April 18th.
2. The meteor is classified as a comet until it enters the Fortnite planet's atmosphere, at which point it becomes a meteor.
3. The meteor has a blue tail, indicating its chemical composition is magnesium-based.
4. The density of a magnesium-based asteroid is 3.32 grams per cubic centimeter.
5. The volume of the meteor is calculated to be 603 cubic meters.
6. The mass of the meteor is calculated to be approximately 200,000 kilograms (or 200 metric tons).
7. The meteor's speed is calculated to be 0.013 meters per second.
8. The meteor is expected to lose 50-60% of its mass upon entering the atmosphere.
9. The meteor's kinetic energy is calculated to be 19 joules, equivalent to the energy of an average person jumping.
10. According to an online calculator, the meteor would create a crater of only 1.6 meters wide and 30 centimeters deep.
11. The crater's size is equivalent to dropping a pickup truck from a few dozen feet up.
12. The meteor's impact would likely cause no actual damage to the Fortnite map.