ez-c
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Post by ez-c on Dec 2, 2010 16:26:52 GMT -5
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 2, 2010 17:40:33 GMT -5
The Ohio River often floods. But not to Biblical proportions.
How can you build a replica exactly? There are so many variations.
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Post by godlesspanther on Dec 2, 2010 19:48:53 GMT -5
Does anyone know for sure just how long a cubit is? I thought that there was some dispute over that. I could be wrong. But, if Ken Ham talks to god himself -- then I guess that settles it.
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Post by Her3tiK on Dec 2, 2010 21:34:57 GMT -5
Does anyone know for sure just how long a cubit is? I thought that there was some dispute over that. I could be wrong. But, if Ken Ham talks to god himself -- then I guess that settles it. It's supposed to be about the length of your forearm. Make of that what you will. |
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Post by arrowdeath on Dec 2, 2010 21:38:44 GMT -5
I wonder who they're getting to design it. I can't imagine any competent engineer actually saying yes to trying to build an ark, considering its, you know, impossible.
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Post by worlder on Dec 2, 2010 21:41:03 GMT -5
I wonder who they're getting to design it. I can't imagine any competent engineer actually saying yes to trying to build an ark, considering its, you know, impossible. Well what is the biggest boat we can make out of wood? |
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Post by dasfuchs on Dec 2, 2010 21:44:04 GMT -5
I wonder who they're getting to design it. I can't imagine any competent engineer actually saying yes to trying to build an ark, considering its, you know, impossible. As i've come to understand, the ark is impossible to build because wood cannot handle the weight of the structure, even less possible if there's supposed to be a hole for a window, and chances become absolute zero (if not already) when floating it. It's just impossibly large. I'll laugh when they build it and use steel beams and the like to hold it up |
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Post by arrowdeath on Dec 2, 2010 21:51:22 GMT -5
I wonder who they're getting to design it. I can't imagine any competent engineer actually saying yes to trying to build an ark, considering its, you know, impossible. Well what is the biggest boat we can make out of wood? I think the Man-o-wars were the biggest. I think. I haven't read up on shipbuilding practices of the Enlightenment. There is a definite upper limit, not just because of weight, but also because despite the fact that wood does float, its not very good at keeping out water. Ships leaked. A lot. The bigger they are, the more water you have to pump out. |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Dec 2, 2010 21:54:54 GMT -5
I wonder who they're getting to design it. I can't imagine any competent engineer actually saying yes to trying to build an ark, considering its, you know, impossible. Simple. They take an obscene amount of Ham's money and design something that passes for an ark in Ham's eyes. Easy money. |
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Post by Sigmaleph on Dec 2, 2010 22:15:16 GMT -5
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Cymraes
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Dim marciau ffordd!
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Post by Cymraes on Dec 3, 2010 3:00:18 GMT -5
I want to see him fill it with two of every "kind" of animal (including seven pairs of "clean" animals, if that is the interpretation he takes), plus the food to feed them, not to mention the eight adults to take care of them - and then see the chaos that ensues.
Then they could shut the door and leave them for forty days and nights...
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Post by The_L on Dec 3, 2010 7:01:03 GMT -5
Does anyone know for sure just how long a cubit is? I thought that there was some dispute over that. I could be wrong. But, if Ken Ham talks to god himself -- then I guess that settles it. I don't think cubits were ever intended to be an exact measure. In ancient times, approximations were generally good enough, even for engineering. I always figured the hundreds of cubits were the ancient Hebrew way of saying, "guys, this was a REALLY BIG BOAT," not a set of blueprints to build your very own ark. |
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Post by erictheblue on Dec 3, 2010 7:05:25 GMT -5
When I lived outside DC and went to visit my family, I would pass a sign saying "Noah's Ark being rebuilt here" and a large steel lattice-work that I assume was to support the ark during construction.
In the 6 years I made that trip, I never saw more than the lattice frame. No keel-laying, no construction work. I admit I was disappointed because I wanted to see what they were planning to do.
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Post by dasfuchs on Dec 3, 2010 7:29:26 GMT -5
When I lived outside DC and went to visit my family, I would pass a sign saying "Noah's Ark being rebuilt here" and a large steel lattice-work that I assume was to support the ark during construction. In the 6 years I made that trip, I never saw more than the lattice frame. No keel-laying, no construction work. I admit I was disappointed because I wanted to see what they were planning to do. They probably couldn't find an engineer or sjip builder that was stupid enough to lead the project |
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Post by Sigmaleph on Dec 3, 2010 9:12:36 GMT -5
Does anyone know for sure just how long a cubit is? I thought that there was some dispute over that. I could be wrong. But, if Ken Ham talks to god himself -- then I guess that settles it. I don't think cubits were ever intended to be an exact measure. In ancient times, approximations were generally good enough, even for engineering. I always figured the hundreds of cubits were the ancient Hebrew way of saying, "guys, this was a REALLY BIG BOAT," not a set of blueprints to build your very own ark. AIG are biblical literalists, though. If the book says a hundred cubits then by golly they're going to make up how long a cubit is and multiply that by hundred. I read somewhere on a Creationist website that supposedly the Ark's dimensions were ideal for something or the other, so I'm pretty sure they're taking that part literally. |
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