Would Noah's Ark have floated?

[rogue06]

Yes, at least according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Physics Special Topics (a peer reviewed student journal put out by the University of Leicester) which declares that the Ark as described in Genesis 6:13-22 would have not only floated but would have supported the weight of 2.15 million sheep without sinking.

I really would like to know exactly how they determined that there were only 35,000 species of animals at the time.

P2_9 The animals float two by two, hurrah! Abstract & Paper

Hurrah! The animals could have floated two by two according to physicists

[Teallaura]

Yay physics...

[Cow Poke]

I could have done without the fire ants

[Teallaura]

I could have done without the fire ants

They were part of the contract along with mosquitoes, termites and roaches. Had Noah been a little less awestruck, he might have thought to mention them before agreeing to the package deal...

[Christianbookworm]

The insects survived on their own... on floating logs?

[Cow Poke]

[Teallaura]

The insects survived on their own... on floating logs?

Not unless they could hibernate - it was a very long time between the rain starting and dry land reappearing. Floating on a barren log only keeps you sorta dry - won't provide food, not even for termites.

[Teallaura]

Riiiiight... Who is this really?

[Christianbookworm]

Not unless they could hibernate - it was a very long time between the rain starting and dry land reappearing. Floating on a barren log only keeps you sorta dry - won't provide food, not even for termites.

Nasty little stowaways....

[TimelessTheist]

Yes, at least according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Physics Special Topics (a peer reviewed student journal put out by the University of Leicester) which declares that the Ark as described in Genesis 6:13-22 would have not only floated but would have supported the weight of 2.15 million sheep without sinking.

I really would like to know exactly how they determined that there were only 35,000 species of animals at the time.

P2_9 The animals float two by two, hurrah! Abstract & Paper

Hurrah! The animals could have floated two by two according to physicists

Huh. Interesting.

[stfoskey15]

Well, most animals are about as dense as water, so that doesn't surprise me too much. Plus, most wood is less dense than water.

Calculating the volume is harder: if I Google "volume of one sheep" I get a bunch of results for the TV show Baa Baa Black Sheep.

[Teallaura]

Use crates for animal volumes. I found a sheep crate with the following dimensions: 4 feet wide, 5 feet long, and 3 foot 4 inches high.

[shunyadragon]

Yes, at least according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Physics Special Topics (a peer reviewed student journal put out by the University of Leicester) which declares that the Ark as described in Genesis 6:13-22 would have not only floated but would have supported the weight of 2.15 million sheep without sinking.

I really would like to know exactly how they determined that there were only 35,000 species of animals at the time.

P2_9 The animals float two by two, hurrah! Abstract & Paper

Hurrah! The animals could have floated two by two according to physicists

I do not think the design of the Ark as presented is a viable sea worthy vessel. It may float briefly, but then surely implode, crumble and sink, because of it shear size, and instability of wooden ships this large.

[robrecht]

Riiiiight... Who is this really?

I was going to post this video in the thread on the Noah movie but was afraid someone would burn me at the stake.

[Sparko]

I do not think the design of the Ark as presented is a viable sea worthy vessel. It may float briefly, but then surely implode, crumble and sink, because of it shear size, and instability of wooden ships this large.

If you accept the story of Noah, then a necessary component would be believing in God and miracles. God could have kept the Ark afloat if it were built of rock.

Oh and the guy is wrong about cars too. We lift cars all the time just by using a magnet on the roof (at scrap yards), or using cranes and tow trucks without distorting them as he claims.