Could King Kong ever evolve to exist? Could we simply scale up a gorilla? How and where could this giant ape develop? Join us as we explore the science behind the king of monsters! 👉 To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/debunked/. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. #debunked #kingkong #kingkongevolution CHAPTERS: Could King Kong Ever Actually Exist? 00:00 What Makes An Animal Grow Big? 00:35 Why Were Dinosaurs So Big? 01:30 What Was The Biggest Land Mammal? 06:49 Why Is There An Animal Size Limit? 07:53 Physics Problems With Scaling Up A Gorilla 10:49 King Kong Wouldn't Be Able To Move 12:27 A Scientifically Accurate King Kong 14:54 How Big Was The Gigantopithecus? 15:27 The King Kong Thought Experiment 17:35 Resurrecting The Wooly Mammoth 18:43 Learn More With The Brilliant Learning Platform 19:13 CREDITS: Stu K - Researcher / Writer | Illustrator | Producer | Presenter Mark W - Researcher | Writer PAU S - Illustrator | Editor | Animator Ross W - Illustrator | Editor | Animator Mark W - Palaeontologist | Palaeoartist (https://www.markwitton.co.uk/) Vaia A - Physics Consultant Robin M - Guest VO MUSIC CREDITS Epidemic Sounds Story Blocks Audio SOURCES: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1194830 http://gspauldino.com/Models.pdf https://doc.rero.ch/record/16719/files/PAL_E3755.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00137.x https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/jgs2021-115 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/122-foot-titanosaur-staggeringly-big-dino-barely-fits-into-museum/ https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/172703 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-largest-beasts-to-walk-the-earth https://www.dinox.org/sizelimit.html https://screenrant.com/kong-height-tall-each-movie-explained/ https://www.aqua-calc.com/ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/13/geneticist-george-church-gets-funding-for-lab-grown-woolly-mammoths.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-largest-beasts-to-walk-the-earth