What Happens in One Second on Earth

What happens on Earth in just one second? Every second, about four babies

are born—most likely two in Asia, one in Africa, and one in South America—while roughly

two people pass away. In that same moment, over four million emails are sent,

three million text messages are delivered, about 10,000 tweets are posted, and Google processes

more than 100,000 searches. People drink 23,000 cups of coffee, open 25,000 cans

of Coke, down 12,000 pints of beer, and eat around 400 slices of pizza.

Around 100 lightning strikes hit the planet, light circles the Earth seven times,

and our planet travels nearly 30 kilometers around the sun. One earthquake is recorded,