Noah's Ark

[Flintstone]

Usual caveat (pre-cursor?). PH search on the fritz so can't see if this has been done before.

Has anyone ever calculated just how large Noah's Ark would have to have been to accomodate all the animals and their food? The link below is an attempt at proving it and although the dimensions of the Ark are 'accurate' as far as I can see there's nothing hard and fast on how much volume all the animals equate to.

The sky fairy fantasists will of course want it that way as it leaves wriggle room for them and the animals (RSPCA will be pleased). I know insects and small beasties won't take up much room but I'm inclined to think that even if you crammed everything in, cheek by jowl, with less room per animal than your average crated sow you'd still not fit every species in.

http://www.creationtips.com/arksize.html


Oh, how come all the vegetation survived long-term immersion?

[Fer]

There would they keep the dinosaurs?

[chevykevv]

How did he get all around the World to collect for example the Kangaroo Australia, Polar bear, Arctic, penguin, Antarctic? Lemur, Madagascar ???

[chevykevv]

No it can't be, it's in the bible.

[Romanymagic]

I reckon Noah and co used some space saving techniques:

Sea dwellers don't need to ride the ark so that discounts quite a few species.

Flying creatures can hang around on top deck and fly for most of the day creating a spare area for land animals to have some exercise

Remaining land animals could be baby versions of each creature rather than full grown adults, which would save a vast amount of room.

Ban the dinosaurs from the ark, creates even more room - I suspect this is what caused the demise of the dino's as that theory about meteorites from space is just too daft to take seriously.

[grumbledoak]

It's not entirely made up, but as commonly understood it's a load of bks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerian_creation_myt...

[plg]

I can't remember the comedian so not claiming credit:

"God was disappointed that it took Noah 2 weeks to realise that the lions had eaten all of the dinosaurs..."

Or words to that effect...

[Hedders]

chevykevv said:

How did he get all around the World to collect for example the Kangaroo Australia, Polar bear, Arctic, penguin, Antarctic? Lemur, Madagascar ???

From that site:

"And Noah didn't have to go and round up all the animals, because God sent them to him (Genesis 6:20). Noah merely had to open the Ark to the animals God sent to him."

See, it isn't so far fetched after all

[Grey Ghost]

Hedders said:

chevykevv said:

How did he get all around the World to collect for example the Kangaroo Australia, Polar bear, Arctic, penguin, Antarctic? Lemur, Madagascar ???

From that site:

"And Noah didn't have to go and round up all the animals, because God sent them to him (Genesis 6:20). Noah merely had to open the Ark to the animals God sent to him."

See, it isn't so far fetched after all

Ah, so teleporting was invented a while back then and successfully "lost" at the back of the garage once the Ark was launched

[The Hypno-Toad]

Fer said:

Where would they keep the dinosaurs?

EFA

But some Christian Fundamentalists believe there was a second ark which was full of dinosaurs but as they were the 'devils creations' the Lord did cause the boat to do a Titanic.

[Silver Smudger]

chevykevv said:

How did he get all around the World to collect for example the Kangaroo Australia, Polar bear, Arctic, penguin, Antarctic? Lemur, Madagascar ???

He didn't need to -

"Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee" Genesis 6:20

[davido140]

oh dear, it seems the god botherers are on our side when it comes to certain topics

bible basher said:

So let's get it straight — we are not climate change skeptics, because we know that the climate is always changing. But we do not believe humans are the chief cause of global warming, any more than humans were the chief cause of the Ice Age. We are legitimate doubters of anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming.

Edited by davido140 on Tuesday 10th August 13:20

[Hedders]

So, we can only assume that lots of animals had to swim across the oceans in order to get on a boat that would save them from drowning?

seems entirely reasonable.

[tubbystu]

[Hugo a Gogo]

what about the freshwater fish?

[FunkyNige]

Flintstone said:

I know insects and small beasties won't take up much room

I've heard the ark needed to be three times bigger than the bible says just to fit in all the beetles...

[Tow Vehicle Rqrd]

Can you imagine how much st came out of it?

[eldar]

Hugo a Gogo said:

what about the freshwater fish?

Rain is fresh water. They just stick their gills out the sea. Intelligent design, just like BMW.

[2L8]

If all organisms went on in groups of 2 i assume the prey species didnt last too long....

[Flintstone]

eldar said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

what about the freshwater fish?

Rain is fresh water. They just stick their gills out the sea. Intelligent design, just like BMW.

So they swim in the sea but breathe the rain? Clever.

Mind you, wouldn't the sea and the fresh water mix to create a sort of dilute brine? The sea fishies would have died because of the lower salt content and the freshwater fishies would have been killed by the salt. Explain that one.