Birth, Death To Lightning Strike: The Astonishing Power Of One Second | Explained

Every second in the world is packed with incredible events, far more than we usually notice. While we often think of a second as tiny or unimportant, the universe keeps moving at an astonishing pace. In just one second, over 100 lightning strikes can hit the Earth, four babies are born, two people pass away and 1000s of messages or emails are sent.

At the same time, light circles the earth about 7 times and millions of pizzas are eaten around the world. A content creator recently shared these mind-blowing statistics, showing just how much happens in the blink of an eye.

Births, Deaths And Human Connections Happen Nonstop

The page explained, “What happens on Earth in just one second. Every second, about 4 children are born and it’s more likely that

two will be born in Asia, one in Africa and one in South America. In the same time, roughly two people pass away. Every second, 4 million emails, 3 million text messages and about 10,000 tweets are sent, while Google handles over 100,000 searches. Every second, people drink 23,000 cups of coffee, open 25,000 tons of Coke, down about 12,000 pints of beer and eat roughly 400 slices of pizza.

“About 100 lightning strikes hit the planet’s surface every second. Meanwhile, light circles the earth about 7 times and the planet itself travels nearly 30 kilometres around the sun and during that same moment, one earthquake is recorded every second. At the same time, about two car crashes happen somewhere in the world, while humanity burns over 1200 barrels of oil and emits about 1100 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Costco sells about six hot dogs worldwide every second, Elon Musk gains about $3000, while Amazon and Walmart make around $15,000. Five million likes are given every second on social media,” they added.

The video posted on Instagram came with the caption, “This Happens Every Second on Earth. We Never Notice.”

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Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “Crying about how much money Elon Musk made while I watched this.”

Another asked, “So maybe I should buy Coca Cola, Starbucks, Tesla stock, and car insurance… Anything I’m missing?”

“I want to know how much tea and rice are consumed? And RIP Europe for losing 2 people every sec and kudos US for maintaining us,” a comment read.

An individual suggested, “Let’s count how many tea sips were taken in 1 second in Asia.”

Another mentioned, “Can’t believe there are more emails than messages.”

One more added, “I wonder who counted.”

While these examples show only a glimpse of what happens every second, Worldometer provides far more detailed and vast statistics. It tracks events in real time, presenting data on births, deaths, natural phenomena and human activities in a way that is easy to follow and understand. Its time-relevant format makes it easy to see just how much happens in a single moment.