There’s not enough information on the structural details of Noah’s Ark to verify one way or other whether it could have supported itself on water.
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For the record … I was kinda hoping the kit came with some animals. That would’ve been a fun project. Just think of all the new painting techniques you’d get to try!
Amanda Bothe
Assistant Editor, FSM
Yeah, I was thinking how fun it would be to “have” to go to Farrell’s and buy the Zoo a couple of times, just so I could get enough little plastic animals!
Dizzy from the sugar.
greg
Think of the diorama possibilities:
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Animals loading in the Ark
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The Ark afloat
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Or my favorite, the Ark settling on Mt Ararat
Speaking of a 1:1 scale model, one is being built in my home state: http://www.newsline.umd.edu/etcetera/noahsark/noahpage1.htm
http://www.godsark.org/html/the_construction.html
Jesse
I really think some of you are taking this way too seriously!! Besides, the ark wasn’t grey and fitting guns probably would have defeated the purpose!
I was personally rather happy to see that everyone involved in this discussion, regardless of personal views, was doing quite well at maintaining themselves and keeping it “intellectual” as opposed to emotionally charged.
But, to keep in with our host’s words…
Does anyone remember way back ages ago when Arco gas stations had the Noah’s Ark freebees for every tank fill? When buying gas you would receive a pair of animals… and if you wanted you could buy the ark to go with them. Was the highlight and fun of going to the gas station when I was a kid! Like the toy surprise in the cereal box!
No, you can’t !..Yes, I can !..NO ! you can’t…I will…Nmmphg,mnphgh…Heh Heh
The last time I built an Arc, I used fourteen thousand volts ! It didn’t last long, but it was spectacular !
Oh, Ar K…(yes, I did)
I had to do a double-take on that…
“The last time I built an Aric” ???
heheh… and of course, “The last time I built an Arik” comes to mind as well. My name has always been spelled “Aric,” and have at times used the spelling “Arik” online for the hal-i-but… (dunno if anyone ever heard that joke, but used it anyway…)
I dispute the manufacturer! I want to see the reference blue prints and measurements. KIDDING
I watch and read a little of everything, although they claim there are written measurements of the original Ark, there is no reference to the standard of those scales of measurements (i.e. 1 foot is the length of the current reigning kings foot) in comparison to todays standardized metric and standard systems.
Plus, if manufacturers in this day and age still muck up the dimensions in model form (length, width, yadda yadda) on items produced merely decades ago, you know something from a couple thousand years ago might be a tad bit off.
A smaller price tag be more inviting, could even do a time line diorama, 1-construction/loading critters, 2-floating, 3-atop the mountain (or possibly the crater at the base, too much History, Discovery, and The Learning Channels maybe).
Coming to the party VERY late, I know! I recently stumbled across the Minicraft Models “Noah’s Ark” kit on a bargain shelf full of clearance items. I forget the exact price I got on it, but it was under $50.
Surprised there weren’t any comments here about the model after it came out (was curious to see/hear from others who had already taken a crack at the kit), but had to smile at the posts speculating on what the it would be/should be, as the final model seems to reflect a lot of what was wished for here. It’s 18" long (so not quite the 2’ that one post hoped for), it does have an interior, and does come with animals. I didn’t realize, until after I got the kit, that it was out of production. (The store also had a regular priced copy of the kit that was over in their model aisle…no idea what was going on with that.)
No picture available but can you imagine having to paint all those animals?
Remember the old song about the unicorns? I bet there were none on board.
Never saw the kit but I remeber ARCO gas station had an Ark and you’d get a new pair of animals when you filled up - or maybe you had to buy them. I had one
three turtles and three apes; somebody ain’t counting right !!!
LoL
There are two Species of Gorilla, and a half-dozen sub-species . . .
Andin certain parts of the world, guerillas, too Ask Captain Ron [:)]
somebody did a lot of driving those weeks. Must’ve filled up 3 times!
CapnMac,
Nice Captain Ron reference, but I don’t think that Noah took any guerillas with him, though that particular part of the world has well over it’s fair share.
“He had to keep telling the rabbits, ‘ONLY two, ONLY two’” [clwn]
Then there were the mosquitos…male or female.
Who clwaned up the bottom of the ark?
3 of a kind? They must have had a heavy turnover.
Brings to mind… lol
