The text is a narrative that describes the events leading up to and following the impact of an asteroid approximately 66 million years ago. It begins by painting a picture of a world teeming with life, including dinosaurs, lush forests, and diverse flora and fauna. The narrative then transitions to the discovery of a new star, which eventually turns out to be an asteroid. The asteroid's impact triggers an event that changes the course of Earth's history.
The asteroid impact causes a massive explosion, creating a flash of light and an eerie bright sphere. The energy from the explosion vaporizes the asteroid and melts the bedrock, causing a shockwave that travels at the speed of light. This shockwave burns everything within a radius of about one thousand kilometers and creates a hole 25 kilometers deep and 100 kilometers wide. The impact also pushes the ocean back for hundreds of kilometers, creating a ring of tsunamis.
The heat from the impact causes a rapid temperature increase, with some estimates suggesting the air was heated to hundreds or thousands of degrees. This heatwave would have had devastating effects, potentially killing many plants and animals and sparking widespread wildfires. The sudden lack of sunlight due to the ash and soot from the impact also killed over 90 percent of plankton, disrupting the food web and potentially leading to the extinction of marine reptiles and ammonites.
Following the impact, the Earth enters a "deep darkness" with only raging fires illuminating the scenery. Temperatures crash, and global photosynthesis is temporarily shut down. The sudden winter lasts for decades and results in the extinction of 75 percent of all species on Earth.
Despite the devastation, life eventually adapts and recovers. Birds, the direct descendants of dinosaurs, and mammals emerge as the dominant animals on the planet. The asteroid impact, while disruptive, ultimately leads to a new era in the history of life on Earth.
1. The text discusses the era of dinosaurs, which lasted around 165 million years, and speculates on the life of dinosaurs 66 million years ago, describing a world of plenty and abundant life.
2. The story then transitions to an asteroid impact, which changed the world dramatically.
3. The asteroid, larger than Mount Everest, hit the Yucatan peninsula and vaporized upon impact, releasing the energy of billions of nuclear weapons.
4. The explosion caused a flash of light, melting bedrock into seething hot plasma and creating a hole 25 kilometers deep and 100 kilometers wide.
5. The shock wave from the impact reached speeds of more than 1,000 kilometers per hour, causing global devastation.
6. The debris from the impact was heated into space, where it would orbit Earth for thousands of years.
7. The impact led to a global winter that lasted for decades, with 75 percent of all species on Earth vanishing.
8. The text concludes by noting that the sudden disruption of dinosaur continuity completely changed the planet and all life on it.
9. The story also touches on the future of humanity, questioning how long our continuity will last and expressing hope for a long, prosperous journey.
10. The text includes a brief mention of Koskazak, a YouTube channel and animation studio, which also runs a paper shop selling calendars, posters, and notebooks.