A Chinese businessman took 2 years and spent £150,000 making his own emergency disaster survival pod for times of extreme weather and natural disasters. Yang Zongfu tested his Noah's Ark survival pod on a 50 metre slope. Hundreds gathered to see the 4 metre diameter metal ball put through its paces after Yang boasted it could sustain temperatures up to 1700C and impact forces of 350 tons. He also claimed 'the reserve and life-sustaining system inside ensure a family of three live safely inside for 10 months.