There’s a flood coming and we need to save life on Earth!! How BIG would a vessel need to be to ensure the future of every kind of animal in the world?! https://www.patreon.com/debunked Please check out our Patreon page to help us increase to 2 videos per month! As well as a whole host of rewards and exclusive treats! #debunked #mythsdebunked #funscience #thoughtexperiment Would Noah’s Ark have been enough? Would it have even floated or functioned as a sea vessel? Coming at it from a scientific and historical perspective we investigate the feasibility of such a ship and how it all translates to real world physics. CREDITS Stu K - Researcher | Writer | Producer | Animator | Illustrator | Editor John B - Researcher | Writer Ben P - Animator | Editor Adam R - Illustrator Robin M - Guest VO Thanks to our ever loyal Patreon Supporters. MELISSA MACPHERSON (SENIOR DEBUNKER) SEB T (SENIOR DEBUNKER) TRAVIS CONLON (SENIOR DEBUNKER) STEVE BRADSHAW CHRIS THOMPSON MARTIN RUFFELL and all our JUNIOR DEBUNKERS! https://www.patreon.com/debunked . SOURCES: Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20160316072819/http://www.arkvannoach.com/informatie/geschiedenis/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/world/europe/replica-of-noahs-ark-is-damaged-in-oslo-harbor-collision.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8mpfg8/articles/zng8jty#:~:text=Titanic%20was%20the%20biggest%20and,over%20600%20tonnes%20of%20coal. https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/rms-titanic-fact-sheet https://www.today.com/news/life-size-noahs-ark-replica-draws-tourists-netherlands-2D79452166 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69365/pb5162-sheep-041028.pdf https://www.livestockoftheworld.com/Sheep/ https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article-abstract/65/3/513/850810?redirectedFrom=PDF https://www.dimensions.com/element/sheep https://issuu.com/esgpip/docs/chapter_2__breeds_of_sheep_and_goats https://www.livestockoftheworld.com/Sheep/Breeds.asp?BreedLookupID=1280&SpeciesID=10&Screenwidth=1200 https://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2014-archive-1/april/the-animals-came-in-two-by-two-hurrah https://assurance.redtractor.org.uk/contentfiles/Farmers-5423.pdf https://www1.cbn.com/biblestudy/how-many-animals-were-on-the-ark%3F https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/aug/23/species-earth-estimate-scientists https://www.nature.com/news/2011/110823 https://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=X-I-U7ObC7Gh0gHxloBo&id=RBZ0KyN8qFEC&dq=In+Search+of+Noah%27s+Ark&q=1,544+&redir_esc=y&hl=en https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/could-noahs-ark-float-theory-yes-180950385/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201109034556/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/seawise-giant-the-largest-ship-ever-built/ https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/invertebrates/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9780470344606.fmatter#:~:text=Page%201-,Invertebrates%20make%20up%20over%2095%20percent%20of%20the%20Earth's%20animal,used%20for%20research%2C%20and%20consumed.&text=Invertebrate%20Medicine%20is%20the%20single,today%20on%20invertebrate%20animal%20medicine. https://www.britannica.com/animal/invertebrate https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/biodiversity/#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20estimated%20that%20there,organisms%20remain%20a%20complete%20mystery. https://www.amesgroup.uk.com/blog/the-definitive-guide-uk-ants/#:~:text=The%20Pavement%20Ant%20loves%20the,they%20even%20eat%20pet%20food! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/#:~:text=This%20is%20by%20far%20the,millions%20more%20to%20be%20discovered. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160113-could-just-two-people-repopulate-earth https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-40340-z https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(11)00241-2 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320702003464 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320707002534 https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1936-magic-number-for-space-pioneers-calculated/ https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/buoyancy https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/could-noahs-ark-float-theory-yes-180950385/ https://www.britannica.com/science/minimum-viable-population#ref1215147 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-40340-z https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/smallest-frog-species-discovered-mini-mum/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Animals_20191226&rid=A5432A2B4450617D14233082A7EA6CF0 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110823180459.htm https://www.nationalgeographic.com/newsletters/animals/2019/12/how-many-species-have-not-found-december-26/ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+7&version=NIV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+6&version=NIV https://arkencounter.com/animals/how-many/