What If Every Day Got One Hour Longer for 24 Days

What would happen if the Earth's day grew one hour longer every single day for 24 days? We follow the escalation in Chicago, from a golden extra hour to scorching afternoons, freezing nights and a frozen Lake Michigan. See how the city breaks, survives and finally adapts to a 48-hour day. A stylised low-poly simulation based on plausible science. Tell us in the comments how you would cope. Chapters: 0:00 Day 1 — The Extra Hour 1:18 Day 3 — Out of Step 2:34 Day 7 — The Long Afternoon 3:50 Day 12 — Dark and Bright Extremes 5:02 Day 17 — The Frozen Dark 6:12 Day 21 — The Scorched Noon 7:17 Day 24 — The Final Stretch 8:29 Year 1 — A Slower World