![Experience the Disaster that Wiped Out Dinosaurs](https://hight3ch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/experience-the-disaster-that-wip.jpg)
When the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck Earth, most of the impact energy was directed outwards and upwards into space. Only 1% of the force traveled down into the ground, but it was enough to ring the planet like a bell and wipeout species around the globe. Only those creatures able to seek shelter from the intense heat on the surface survived.