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The real story behind Archimedes’ Eureka! - Armand D'Angour

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  • Опубліковано 12 бер 2015
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    When you think of Archimedes’ Eureka moment, you probably imagine a man in a bathtub, right? As it turns out, there's much more to the story. Armand D'Angour tells the story of Archimedes' biggest assignment -- an enormous floating palace commissioned by a king -- that helped him find Eureka.
    Lesson by Armand D'Angour, animation by Zedem Media.

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  • @BeAwesomeful
    @BeAwesomeful 9 років тому +3970

    So...Archimedes was commissioned to build a cruise ship.

  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  9 років тому +1164

    Apologies for the double post! TED-Ed experienced a glitch with this video, but it's fixed now. Enjoy!

    • @funnybleh
      @funnybleh 9 років тому +3

      Look up "keel."

    • @user-xq6tr3mx6p
      @user-xq6tr3mx6p 9 років тому +1

      funnybleh

    • @user-xq6tr3mx6p
      @user-xq6tr3mx6p 9 років тому

      وجد الغالية

    • @Durzo1259
      @Durzo1259 9 років тому +20

      TED-Ed No worries! I checked Wikipedia and King Hieron is no-longer in power, so your head will be left firmly-attached to it's shoulders. :-)

    • @lauradabbondanza7031
      @lauradabbondanza7031 8 років тому +1

      +TED-Ed
      Hi! I'd like to share the link to this video, but I can't get the title to show in English. Even though the video is in English, the title appears in Italian. Could you help me? Thanks!

  • @josephconradisidro
    @josephconradisidro 4 роки тому +3619

    I was wondering why did this appear in my recommendations...
    Then suddenly: Corona

  • @rabbitsoupp
    @rabbitsoupp 4 роки тому +185

    Can a mountain fly?
    Heiron: write that down

  • @dewinthemorning
    @dewinthemorning 9 років тому +1367

    4:00, "...Syracusia arrived in Egypt, on its first and only voyage..."
    It will be interesting to know why didn't "Syracusia" sail again?

    • @Zerepzerreitug
      @Zerepzerreitug 9 років тому +605

      because it was a gift from one ruler to another, the ship was left stationed in the harbor and never used again. Although I suspect it was quite a hell of an attraction for many years :D

    • @Durzo1259
      @Durzo1259 9 років тому +359

      Arturo Gutierrez Thank you.... and that's insane! Another example of the mass/wasteful projects that helped these empires collapse. It's the modern equivalent of finishing the Apollo 11 project, getting to the moon, then making the shuttle a tourist attraction and saying "Okay boys! We did it; we got to the moon! Time to shut NASA down and move to the next project."

    • @grindstone4910
      @grindstone4910 9 років тому +56

      ***** I would imagine the logistics of maintaining it were too much.

    • @lotus_dream
      @lotus_dream 8 років тому +78

      +Durzo wowowowowow.... you do realize the benefit we get from this project right? we figure out buoyancy! and with nasa, we get memory foam, astronaut ice cream, automatic hand screwdriver thingy (im not much of a handy person, etc. those things not only lead to more progress in science and technology they also help us make a bunch of money and expand our empire. to say these things as "useless" shit, you must have a very shitty brain.

    • @Durzo1259
      @Durzo1259 8 років тому +41

      I'm a pooping unicorn Are you actually a "poop-brains unicorn"? Did you just skim the whole thing as fast as humanly possible? I just specifically endorsed what you're saying now - that NASA and this ship were invaluable - and it was turned into a giant waste by cancelling it after the very-first voyage, just as it would have been be a giant waste to shut down NASA the day after they landed on the moon.

  • @princereyes2094
    @princereyes2094 5 років тому +265

    "The titanic of the ancient world...
    *except without the sinking.* "

  • @ichimori88
    @ichimori88 7 років тому +169

    I wish science class was taught like this. I'm no longer in school but this explanation is so good and interesting, I regret that I despised science in my schooling years

    • @hareecionelson5875
      @hareecionelson5875 Рік тому +1

      That's a very specific profile picture. Smells like adventure time

    • @officialLWH
      @officialLWH Рік тому +1

      @@hareecionelson5875 That’s a very specific profile picture. Smells like The Incredibles

    • @EverythingRandomAI
      @EverythingRandomAI 7 місяців тому

      Science was one of the best buddy maybe u had bad teacher :c

  • @gutenman7112
    @gutenman7112 5 років тому +29

    Im very thankful to people like Archimedes . They are good at something and they want to teach the world their knowledge , either they want fame or not , they deserve glory . Not many capable people want to share their knowledge nowadays .

    • @mcmerry2846
      @mcmerry2846 Рік тому

      If you want to share your knowledge...you end up unemployed

    • @ajam19191
      @ajam19191 2 місяці тому

      ​@@mcmerry2846 and getting robbed

  • @Umirua
    @Umirua 9 років тому +3586

    A massive war ship with promenades, gymnasiums, swimming pools, libraries, and watchtowers being held up by Atlas? And did you say temple of Aphrodite?
    Someone should put this into a fantasy book right now!

    • @potatominefield303
      @potatominefield303 9 років тому +32

      IShallUseFire! You should read a history book before you comment

    • @Umirua
      @Umirua 9 років тому +78

      Thanasis Bounos Why? What did I do wrong?

    • @sWifteruniTe
      @sWifteruniTe 9 років тому +11

      IShallUseFire! cuz its true

    • @mirrorimage7077
      @mirrorimage7077 9 років тому +256

      sWifteruniTe He wasn't attempting to say it wasn't true, he was trying to say that it's a good idea to steal for a fantasy book.

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 7 років тому +81

      also sounds like something that would fit in One Piece

  • @megakingpokemon8630
    @megakingpokemon8630 7 років тому +3302

    So your telling me that ancient people could build a better ship than we could a few decades ago.
    Wow, that's depressing

    • @bobbobington4119
      @bobbobington4119 7 років тому +190

      Mega King Pokemon that was a metaphor, and he titanic only sunk because it hit an ice berg

    • @olivierhyppolite7726
      @olivierhyppolite7726 7 років тому +85

      Bob Bobington it wasn't sunk by iceberg it was sunk by the Rothschild family that had to kill 3 major CEO'S that refused the Reserved bank

    • @Erikakicute
      @Erikakicute 7 років тому +101

      actually in ancient Greece they had discovered a lot of things (eg about engineering and astronomy) that even know we don't know how they could do that .

    • @paulokhayat
      @paulokhayat 7 років тому +26

      im assuming it was the equivalent of a titanic at that time defiantly not nearly close to the size of the titanic

    • @sarahgum4962
      @sarahgum4962 7 років тому +12

      +Paulo Khayat at least it didnt sink xD

  • @thebluefriend
    @thebluefriend 5 років тому +606

    Archimedes : Now I see how icebergs float
    Titanic : Well, I couldn't

    • @bhargav7215
      @bhargav7215 2 роки тому +1

      Well an iceberg partially floats on the sea because of it's relatively low specific gravity than it's reference subject (water).

  • @udyatimalhotra7949
    @udyatimalhotra7949 4 роки тому +28

    3:48 .. you actually said the most famous word of the year 2020

  • @BosonCollider
    @BosonCollider 9 років тому +5352

    Then a few decades later, the Romans came; they burned Syracuse to the ground and murdered Archimedes. The end. = (

    • @kylenetherwood8734
      @kylenetherwood8734 9 років тому +226

      They didn't mean to kill him though

    • @Durzo1259
      @Durzo1259 9 років тому +416

      BosonCollider That's just Archimedean propaganda! I'm still voting for Nero; he has a vision for the future that'll make life better for everybody, starting with every street being paved with gold.

    • @gillianorley
      @gillianorley 9 років тому +127

      The Simpsons already showed that the streets being paved with gold can be a real problem.

    • @FallenEpic
      @FallenEpic 9 років тому +18

      BosonCollider Horay?....

    • @BosonCollider
      @BosonCollider 9 років тому +112

      FallenEpic
      Archimedes was unfortunate enough to live during interesting times, including a major European war (the second punic war) that would kill more people than any other in the next 1800 years. At least he didn't live to see Corinth burned to the ground. = /

  • @thiruvetti
    @thiruvetti 8 років тому +337

    Brilliant and patient work. Thanks to the creators.

    • @pranaykarani4465
      @pranaykarani4465 7 років тому +6

      taking about video or the ship?

    • @DiaJasin
      @DiaJasin 6 років тому +1

      Pranay Karani same question

  • @lordweebus4367
    @lordweebus4367 7 років тому +61

    I love the design of the ship, especially the Atlas part, but that's just because I'm Greek myth nerd, but still though, that thing is awesome, even by today's standards!

  • @aguythatdoesntunderstandjo4878
    @aguythatdoesntunderstandjo4878 6 років тому +15

    I'm learning AND being entertained at the same time !

  • @DarkTider
    @DarkTider 7 років тому +606

    Guessing the reasoning of the romans was not "Holy shit this is awesome! Our emperor would love it!" but rather "lol! Look at that idiot ship! That thing will never float, burn it down boys, should look epic!"

    • @Jake007123
      @Jake007123 7 років тому +40

      Yeah because a ship so powerful and elegant would be dismissed by the Romans... At least they would try to capture it.

    • @commmander64
      @commmander64 5 років тому +25

      @@Jake007123 The romans were kinda.... ehhh...

    • @diepssuarez2676
      @diepssuarez2676 5 років тому +25

      They actually wanted him to make ships for them when they conquered Syracuse. Unfortunately a Roman recognizes him as a general that killed many romans and stabbed him.

    • @KB-pe1ej
      @KB-pe1ej 5 років тому +16

      @@diepssuarez2676 maybe that's Biggus Dickus, his head is a bit crooked on the left side, that's why he stabbed Archimedes

    • @thetreatment498
      @thetreatment498 3 роки тому +3

      @@KB-pe1ej And after that he is great friend to the emperor? Nah he would dismiss him if not hang.

  • @jawada154
    @jawada154 9 років тому +517

    What an amazing ship! Was it ever described why it only sailed once? And is there any remnants of the ship still left?

    • @PirateTHESteam1
      @PirateTHESteam1 9 років тому +174

      Jawad Ahmad It was made of wood. It rotted away quite fast because you know... water and wood is not a good combination for longevity.

    • @MarkShaneHansen
      @MarkShaneHansen 9 років тому +82

      PirateTHESteam1
      Well, if it rotted away after a few hundred years, you certainly wouldn't have time to sail it more than once.

    • @dafyddlewis89
      @dafyddlewis89 9 років тому +4

      Mark The Gr8 ...

    • @TheJorjor111
      @TheJorjor111 8 років тому +19

      I think he answerd why it dosnt remain today :)

    • @MarkShaneHansen
      @MarkShaneHansen 8 років тому +9

      TheJorjor111
      Bad humor or not, it was a joke :p.

  • @epicgamerdude9125
    @epicgamerdude9125 4 роки тому +896

    When you hear corona when you are in 2020

    • @biskii1929
      @biskii1929 4 роки тому +16

      wheres the funny?

    • @hayubas2352
      @hayubas2352 4 роки тому +3

      link kink I didn’t find it either

    • @brayanx2
      @brayanx2 4 роки тому +4

      Buscando el chiste

    • @trappix4573
      @trappix4573 3 роки тому +4

      You don't understand, Because Corona means Crown in Spanish.

    • @icantchooseaname6903
      @icantchooseaname6903 3 роки тому +6

      Future time traveler here.. Uhhh spoilers.. We all barely survived

  • @SarveshKumar-ml5jd
    @SarveshKumar-ml5jd 7 років тому +5

    BEST ANIMATION WITH GREATER UNDERSTANDING !!!
    WOW !!IT WAS AMAZING...................

  • @shehzormujthedi9843
    @shehzormujthedi9843 8 років тому +530

    Everyone asking why it was the "First and only voyage". Just read the replies of the other comments! Or just let me tell you, the Romans destroyed it when they came.

    • @bahrom942
      @bahrom942 3 роки тому +1

      Are you Persian?

    • @bruce9421
      @bruce9421 3 роки тому +1

      at least it managed to complete the maiden voyage unlike titanic more than 2000 years later

  • @playstation645angie
    @playstation645angie 8 років тому +180

    WOW so it did sail!?? I thought the video was going to end saying that he proved it was impossible. I didn't expect it to actually make it.

    • @AnimeshSinghJay
      @AnimeshSinghJay 8 років тому +37

      yes it did. that's how large ships actually sail in the sea even now. archimedes principle dude.

    • @bins1
      @bins1 8 років тому +5

      I don't know if it was largee than the Titanic but if it is, i would be like: WTF???!!!

    • @bins1
      @bins1 8 років тому

      larger*

    • @czarenallyzamonisit4642
      @czarenallyzamonisit4642 8 років тому +2

      +Vincent Cardona
      I think its
      the same size
      cuz...if it was bigger
      maybe those who made the Titanic made a BIGGER one to beat them ancient workers and be like "WE HAVE EVOLVED!!!"
      (XDDD
      this is not meant to insult anything
      its just my opinion)

    • @liamsmith331
      @liamsmith331 8 років тому +22

      No, it was not nearly that big, but for it's time it was probably more impressive.

  • @kipofthemany2213
    @kipofthemany2213 6 років тому +53

    Wait this thing actually existed? And I've never heard about it?! This seems like quite the feat of engineering, and yet no mention in school?

  • @clarklouisgutierrez
    @clarklouisgutierrez 6 років тому +2

    I answered in my Chemistry class that Archimedes' eureka moment involved building a ship that would not sink. My teacher was looking for the 'king and his silver crown' answer.
    Hope that she'll see this video too.

  • @NonApplicable1983
    @NonApplicable1983 7 років тому +95

    I imagine seeing something like this back then would have been like seeing a helicarrier today.

    • @Patrick-cy2zh
      @Patrick-cy2zh 7 років тому +1

      Rodrigo Ugarte what ever that is (too lazy too look it up)

    • @TheDrB0B
      @TheDrB0B 7 років тому +19

      Heli, as in helicopter, because it has helixes, that keep it floating.
      And carrier, as in an airship carrier.
      It's an airship carrier with rotating blades that make it fly basically...
      Please don't take pride in ignorance, and less so in apathy.

    • @Vexsus22
      @Vexsus22 7 років тому +2

      aircraft carrier that floats/flies

  • @moisesmunoz79
    @moisesmunoz79 9 років тому +70

    I love those damn drawings.

  • @canaveral8369
    @canaveral8369 3 роки тому +3

    finally after researching and watching countless videos about buoyancy, i finally understood about it after watching this video. thank god.

  • @jameskolan9195
    @jameskolan9195 7 років тому +7

    I enjoyed the animator's decision to make the King Syracuse's hair in the shape of Sicily. Nice inside joke.

  • @alexandrosaiakides4539
    @alexandrosaiakides4539 8 років тому +9

    CONGRATULATIONS
    Excellent depiction and accurate historically.

  • @kiarona.
    @kiarona. 5 років тому +4

    When I was little, dad used to tell me that Archimedes sat down in the bath and then cried "Eureka", and everybody thought it meant "ouch! I burned myself!"

  • @amiamagi
    @amiamagi 3 роки тому +7

    3:52 I didn’t know our Yubi-Stealing Korone Inugami was a Greek word.

  • @williamsledge3151
    @williamsledge3151 6 років тому +1

    One of my favorite TED Ed videos of all time

  • @nebojsagalic4246
    @nebojsagalic4246 8 років тому +105

    This crazy thing was actually built?

    • @Vincent_Beers
      @Vincent_Beers 8 років тому +51

      +Nebojsa Galic Yes, that's the point. Archimedes principle is still in use today with modern gigantic ships. If it wasn't for him (or someone like him) coming up with how buoyancy worked you wouldn't have modern tankers, aircraft carriers, luxury cruise ships, etc.
      All modern large ships are built based on his concept after it was proven with that ship.

    • @tworandomgirls2680
      @tworandomgirls2680 7 років тому +4

      +Vincent Beers I can’t believe how crazy big that is.

  • @ballinangel3231
    @ballinangel3231 9 років тому +5

    So cool! I can't believe they wanted to put that much stuff!

  • @archimedesquilet9542
    @archimedesquilet9542 3 роки тому +1

    Best story of Archimedes' Principle I ever watched. Fantastic. Thanks. I hope there would be more Archimedes stories.

  • @gnamp
    @gnamp 3 роки тому +2

    "Failure wouldn't have been a pleasant option for Archimedes, so he took on the problem." Great logic.

  • @dsyno
    @dsyno 9 років тому +10

    Starting at 2:58 there are few mistakes.
    First if it displaced 4000 tons of water the ship will not float. Water is displaced because the ship is unter the water.
    A ship of 2000 tons, will displace a max of 2000 tons of water.
    When it displace a 1000 tons of water the boat will be half way under the water and it will flow.
    And finally at 3:00 when the water is displaced, it splits more water on the floor. The flow of the water is the other way around.
    But I like TED.

  • @JuFated
    @JuFated 7 років тому +7

    I actually said 'Oh thank gods," when the narrator said it was like the titanic, but without the sinking.

  • @emilyfranklin1351
    @emilyfranklin1351 3 роки тому

    "The ship did successfully reach its destination of Alexandria (though it was not called Alexandria at the time). The ship was beached by the shore, a dock built around it and it was used as a building on the river. After that point, it is never mentioned in historical text again.
    From reddit

  • @mahesh1946
    @mahesh1946 6 років тому +1

    BEAUTIFUL ANIMATION WITH SHARING KNOWLEDGE

  • @ashutoshmahapatra537
    @ashutoshmahapatra537 3 роки тому +3

    People in 2015: Alright nice educational video.
    2016: Still it's educational
    2017: Informative
    2018: Already watched it
    2019: Meh, anything new you have?
    UA-cam recommending in 2020:
    People: 🤔......
    People After 3 mins: CORONA!!

  • @ashleywei9815
    @ashleywei9815 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you Archimedes for helping Leo Valdez. Team Leo!!!!!!!

  • @sohumjay5544
    @sohumjay5544 4 роки тому +85

    The irony of me watching this in 2020 when Corona is at its peak

    • @maximscheu1209
      @maximscheu1209 4 роки тому +1

      Sammy Jay in quarantine and addicted to these myth videos.

    • @dear_imran
      @dear_imran 3 роки тому

      Now?

  • @tamaki_souh
    @tamaki_souh 5 років тому +3

    *Except the sinking*
    I just laughed out loud🤣🤣..
    I could watch history all day if u guys make history this much interesting..
    And one thing..I just LOVE the narrator's voice😍

  • @lenikiouptsi5865
    @lenikiouptsi5865 5 років тому +4

    Even if I am greek, I really enjoy these videos and the stories. I watch them again and again!

  • @yuhboi_ratmann
    @yuhboi_ratmann 9 років тому +27

    I was like 10 when I put something in a cup full of water and realized its volume submerged was being equally displaced.
    Too bad Archimedes beat me by over 2000 fucking years...

  • @swaglord3158
    @swaglord3158 5 років тому +2

    Can someone explain the concept at 3:00? I feel like they made a mistake. I think the graphic of the ship sinking/floating is reversed. Why would displacing more water allow it to float? If you displace more water, you take up more weight. It’s the reason the water in your bath rises when you get in. Pls help.

  • @prakharchaudhary9797
    @prakharchaudhary9797 3 роки тому +1

    Here in India they had an alpenliebe lollipop ad involving Archimedes in the bathtub seven years ago.

  • @nathanieltheartist9616
    @nathanieltheartist9616 8 років тому +8

    Just imagine if a 2000-ton ancient sailing ship were to be fitted with wheels... now THAT will be a real job for Archimedes!

  • @saujanyapawar8543
    @saujanyapawar8543 3 роки тому +3

    Archimedes was building a ship but accidentally made corona 🙄😂

  • @shv6812
    @shv6812 3 роки тому

    Thank you for helping me understand the concept of archimides principle better.

  • @tifforo1
    @tifforo1 7 років тому +78

    It sounds like this thing was the BCE times version of the Titanic.

    • @tifforo1
      @tifforo1 7 років тому +17

      Okay, the video said it a few minutes after prompting me to think it.

    • @cnj96
      @cnj96 6 років тому +3

      i'm about to say bad things to you.

    • @Diobot
      @Diobot 4 роки тому +1

      who comments on a video while watching it?!

  • @yajeer9685
    @yajeer9685 3 роки тому +16

    Imagine being assigned a certain task and, in the process... you accidentally made an engineering breakthrough.

  • @TirsophChaistern
    @TirsophChaistern 5 років тому +59

    That's the sort of thing humans can do when offline and free to think.

  • @kennethbuluran2348
    @kennethbuluran2348 2 роки тому

    Brilliant Mind. The hardest part was to actually prove and compute what he discovered. Amazing!

  • @dst5725
    @dst5725 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this information TED-Ed I never knew those facts!

  • @evanaf2855
    @evanaf2855 7 років тому +6

    Hey... the graphic which describes the king being happy or unhappy based on the displacement of the water... I think it's backwards. If the boat displaces 4000 tons of water, it should sink. 1000 and it should float well. If you think of the word displaced as "moved out of the way" and think of the water being moved out of the way, it is moved because the boat takes the water's place. So to displace 4000 tons means the boat had to go down into the water FURTHER to move that much water... Or do I have something backward? We do really enjoy your lesson and the neat way it is presented. Keep it up!

    • @ayushsharma9270
      @ayushsharma9270 6 років тому

      Evana F read your comment again, but slowly...

    • @arywitch
      @arywitch 6 років тому

      Evana F yes I had the same doubt! Think of a ship floating just above the water. It wouldn't have displaced any water. While a ship that sank completely would have displaced water equal to its volume (but not same weight).

    • @theresahall6197
      @theresahall6197 6 років тому

      But it didn't answer the question. Will it sink or sail? Math is nice but unless that ship got to Egypt it doesn't matter much.

  • @nin9zer044
    @nin9zer044 5 років тому +4

    People: *thank to Archimedes*
    Archimedes: *savage level 169%

  • @Icarus47249fd
    @Icarus47249fd 10 місяців тому

    Story of archimedes and Issac newton make sense. I once observed a ball bounce, suddenly dawn on me the 'real' meaning behind math concepts. Matter of fact, I grew to appreciate and enjoy mathematic more at that moment. My dissatisfaction of education system stems from the lack of understanding of the purpose; how does this relate? In my eyes, the grading system at time get in the way of learning.There's a massive difference in students / teachers: one is satisfied just how it's, other want to know how and why. Here rest the difference between geniuses and your average Joe. Concepts should be learned first, then come theory. A person can talk about theory all day, but if he's unable to give practical evidence to the observable eye, it does not matter, for bunker Joey can't relate, therefore real life examples should be provided, then theory. In this manner, this person understand the theory - for he have observed it in real life; like from my personal observation of ball bouncing up, then went down. The same principle used in rocket ship.
    In my eyes, intelligent is not necessary how much one know, social ability or even his impressive memory recalling ability, rather it's the fire within the person; curiosity.

  • @almapendergrass7810
    @almapendergrass7810 4 роки тому

    Breath taking illustrations! Thank you for the aesthetics and clarity.

  • @pornkarnlapitiman6086
    @pornkarnlapitiman6086 6 років тому +36

    I ORDER YOU TO CRAFT A MOUNTAIN THAT CAN FLY.

  • @extraterrestrialorganism7940
    @extraterrestrialorganism7940 3 роки тому +3

    OMG! CORONAAAAA!!!
    Anyone from legendary year of 2020?

  • @rishabhvenkatraman5242
    @rishabhvenkatraman5242 5 років тому

    Can anyone please commend the beauty with which he narrated?!! So nicely done ted ed

  • @mahmoudesmat3675
    @mahmoudesmat3675 4 роки тому +1

    I am a diver from Egypt, And i wish that i could dive this majestic ship as a shipwreck.

  • @Alialred
    @Alialred 7 років тому +3

    العلم أروع شيء في الحياة

  • @harshshukla2412
    @harshshukla2412 4 роки тому +7

    Me reading corona
    Also me closing vedio
    But me again opening it

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 2 роки тому +1

    It's why a ship full of air floats, but if you fill it with water, it will sink. In fact, you can calculate exactly how much water you can put on a boat to sink to exacting precision.

    • @Piyush123.
      @Piyush123. 11 місяців тому

      Do you think greeks or arabs first do science?

  • @user-is3yn7xr4c
    @user-is3yn7xr4c 4 роки тому

    Eureka! Suddenly pops-up in my mind, just like Archimedes.

  • @malavikanair1366
    @malavikanair1366 8 років тому +4

    Hi TED ED , PLS CAN U POST MORE AND GOOD STORIES LIKE IT

  • @pschroeter1
    @pschroeter1 8 років тому +46

    It sailed once and then what? Did it sit somewhere and rot, burn, what? Has anyone found remnants of it?

    • @gdm9937
      @gdm9937 8 років тому +53

      It was burned by the romans

    • @cutiepie120048
      @cutiepie120048 8 років тому +30

      +GDM That had to suck

    • @kokobean5921
      @kokobean5921 7 років тому +10

      . . . . Well shit . . .

    • @Zamolxes77
      @Zamolxes77 7 років тому +5

      It was made out of wood, wood doesn't last. Unless off course is buried in the tomb of a pharaoh.

    • @vero-kd8vg
      @vero-kd8vg 7 років тому +9

      *slow clap* Well done Rome.

  • @Noah-wx7fm
    @Noah-wx7fm 4 роки тому

    4:17 Woah!!! This thing actually existed?! With all the "would have been" talk, I was expecting at the end it was gonna be like, "But it didn't work out in the end. Too ambitious." But not the case! This thing was MASSIVE!

  • @nooralamkhan9481
    @nooralamkhan9481 3 роки тому +1

    3:56 He had no idea that this word will be the most feared upon in 2020 and 2021

  • @darthmortus5702
    @darthmortus5702 7 років тому +7

    Does anyone know why it took so long for people to firmly adopt Archimedes' Principle? I mean I recall that it took an (Oxford I think) scholar to row around in a boat made of rock until people accepted that non-wooden things will float. But that was around two thousand years later, why did nobody build a metal ship earlier?

    • @wolfizee2363
      @wolfizee2363 7 років тому +4

      Because i'm pretty sure metal was expensive at the time.

    • @MrRoboticeyes
      @MrRoboticeyes 7 років тому +4

      metal is expensive, pretty much hard to find, and is not the best option. meanwhile, woods available everywhere, lighter, cheaper, easier to work with, and can last pretty long with proper care.

    • @siddarth3955
      @siddarth3955 6 років тому +1

      Also moulding metals was difficult and rust proof metals was still difficult to be made ...

    • @raphuscucullatus7845
      @raphuscucullatus7845 5 років тому +1

      I don't think most people had faith in metal ships. They probably thought that it would be so heavy that they'd sink, which would be proven wrong way later.

  • @heyitzrane3025
    @heyitzrane3025 4 роки тому +3

    King Hieron to Archimedes: here find a way to make an ancient cruise ship

  • @thinkinoutloud
    @thinkinoutloud 4 роки тому

    Excellent explanation of displacement and why iron ships float. I didn't know about the "Cruise Ship" of Archimedes design.

  • @agilesrikanth4032
    @agilesrikanth4032 6 років тому

    Helped me in my Physics H.W. Thanks TED-Ed

  • @niquib5085
    @niquib5085 7 років тому +5

    I'm a Physics student and our study Book is called "Eureka"
    And my friend fist thing he did was scream "NOW I CAN RUN AROUND NAKED"

  • @mclam168
    @mclam168 4 роки тому +128

    Ted: corona
    Me: virus!

  • @bertkeusch4368
    @bertkeusch4368 2 роки тому

    Another wonderful story behind an interesting formula

  • @jordanmcintosh5451
    @jordanmcintosh5451 5 років тому +2

    So basically...the weight of the base portion of the ship, has to be equivalent or higher than the top portion of the boat to stay afloat? Right?

  • @John-un1gc
    @John-un1gc Рік тому +6

    Indiana Jones brought me here

  • @funnylaughed7423
    @funnylaughed7423 3 роки тому +6

    Damn, imagine designing a ship that awesome only for it to be used once

  • @gabrielleAW
    @gabrielleAW 3 роки тому +1

    2:38 proof why we always have good idea while take the bath

  • @Gabribarresti
    @Gabribarresti 2 роки тому +1

    What about the stability of the boat? How did he calculate that?

  • @nihara2625
    @nihara2625 6 років тому +4

    What’s happened to the ship now? Is it like dismantled or something?

  • @FBI-it1ct
    @FBI-it1ct 5 років тому +5

    When i think of Archimedes...
    I think of the bird.

  • @tammyt3434
    @tammyt3434 6 років тому

    I choose to believe both are 100% true, because the idea of one of the greatest minds in history streaking through the city makes me smile.

  • @devawaud5984
    @devawaud5984 6 років тому +1

    They had really epic presents back then.

  • @jamz9998
    @jamz9998 3 роки тому +3

    Archimedes was the only reason why i have to study buoyancy in science

  • @subcivil-youtubechannel7283
    @subcivil-youtubechannel7283 4 роки тому +4

    The only reason why this got recommended to you 3:48

  • @shravani4986
    @shravani4986 3 роки тому

    Time traveller arriving in 2020: why am I here?... a-and where's my corona?
    Everyone in quarantine: wtf do you mean your corona

  • @porkoamy2001
    @porkoamy2001 2 роки тому +1

    Those cannonballs were a pricey lot!

  • @Nhatanh0475
    @Nhatanh0475 4 роки тому +6

    3:47 Wait, why all of TED-Ed story is beyond timeline???
    Second: Corona, is the word Crown is Latin. Just how the Virus looks like. Every word we use is from Latin.

  • @Nhatanh0475
    @Nhatanh0475 4 роки тому +6

    0:13 No I'm not thinking of that.

  • @jennyg5426
    @jennyg5426 4 роки тому +1

    Archimedes. One of the greatest of all time!

  • @cosmicwire6356
    @cosmicwire6356 Рік тому

    Imagine working on a freelance project that requires you to make a breakthrough in the field of physics. That's like creating a new programming language just to build a website

  • @OatmealCremePie
    @OatmealCremePie 6 років тому +6

    So the boat is an ancient cruise ship?

  • @saliknazir4768
    @saliknazir4768 3 роки тому +4

    3:48 : Did you say CORONA???

  • @markarca6360
    @markarca6360 4 роки тому

    It is how to measure the volume of an irregular solid (of course, the length, width and height cannot be measured reliably). Water is an excellent fluid to use because of its specific gravity of 1.0 .

  • @sacredhamburger6309
    @sacredhamburger6309 6 років тому

    Anyone else think the intro music and this guy’s voice is relaxing?