Full-size Noah’s Ark Replica Crashes Into Coast Guard Vessel - Polidicks

[quote]A 230-foot long replica of Noah’s Ark collided with a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel as it arrived in Oslo, Norway on Friday, causing damage to both ships. Media says the wooden replica, built by a Dutch carpenter Johan Huibers after he dreamed of a flood in his home town, was being towed into Oslo harbor when it somehow lost control and crashed into the moored patrol vessel Nornen.[/quote] [img]http://i0.wp.com/gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-10T102901Z_1081349375_D1AETJBWCJAC_RTRMADP_3_NORWAY-ODDLY.jpg?resize=800%2C533[/img] source: [url]http://gcaptain.com/noahs-ark-crashes-into-coast-guard-vessel-you-read-that-right/[/url]

That must take a lot of time to build something of that size, and of wood too.

Looks like he used the cheapest wood he could get

[QUOTE=TheNerdPest14;50495852]That must take a lot of time to build something of that size, and of wood too.[/QUOTE] Bottom looks like a metal barge

"Oh shit, Noah! What animals were in that compartment?" "The dinosaurs..."

Good thing there were no animals there. But.. why would you build a noah's ark in the first place, even if you were dreaming about a flood coming to your town?

[QUOTE=pipantarctic;50495894]Good thing there were no animals there. But.. why would you build a noah's ark in the first place, even if you were dreaming about a flood coming to your town?[/QUOTE] It's a tourist attraction. The guy who built it's a creationist too.

It's not full-size if it's only 70 meters long. You couldn't find anywhere close to two of every animal, on that boat.

[QUOTE=Cmx;50495879]Bottom looks like a metal barge[/QUOTE] That's because it is. It was being towed.

How can you make a replica of something that doesn't even exist? We don't have the first one to make a replica out of. I'm not even trying to be a douchy atheist - doesn't a replica require an original source? Where's the original? Where's any documents of how the original was built? How is this a replica?

[QUOTE=wauterboi;50496123]How can you make a replica of something that doesn't even exist? We don't have the first one to make a replica out of. I'm not even trying to be a douchy atheist - doesn't a replica require an original source? Where's the original? Where's any documents of how the original was built? How is this a replica?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][B]15 [/B]And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.[/QUOTE] [editline]11th June 2016[/editline] EXACTLY three hundred

300 cubits is only 137m

[quote]...was being towed into Oslo harbor when it somehow lost control and crashed into the moored patrol vessel Nornen.[/quote] An act of divine intervention.

[QUOTE=wauterboi;50496123]How can you make a replica of something that doesn't even exist? We don't have the first one to make a replica out of. I'm not even trying to be a douchy atheist - doesn't a replica require an original source? Where's the original? Where's any documents of how the original was built? How is this a replica?[/QUOTE] It honestly doesn't look like it could fit two of all animals on Earth.

[QUOTE=icarusfoundyou;50496578]It honestly doesn't look like it could fit two of all animals on Earth.[/QUOTE] don't be silly

[QUOTE=Cmx;50495879]Bottom looks like a metal barge[/QUOTE] It is, in fact, constructed with a steel barge as a base. The outer covering is just pine and cedar. [quote=wikipedia]While the Bible specified that the Ark had to be built from the unknown gopher wood, the interpretation is a steel frame skinned with American Cedar and Pine and built on top of a steel barge.[/quote]

[QUOTE=Zero-Point;50496757]It is, in fact, constructed with a steel barge as a base. The outer covering is just pine and cedar.[/QUOTE] Of course, because if he built it to spec the thing would fall apart and sink. Engineers have done the math on this thing, fucker's not [I]lakeworthy[/I], let alone Armageddon-packed-to-bursting [I]seaworthy[/I].

God must have seen it was so piss poor and therefore did the best thing for us

[QUOTE=icarusfoundyou;50496578]It honestly doesn't look like it could fit two of all animals on Earth.[/QUOTE] well that's because there were less animals on Earth back then duuh

I don't think that'd be its full size. I don't think you could build a wooden ship in the full estimated size of Noah's ark either, it'd split apart pretty much instantly.

Seriously though, how does one go about building a "replica" of Noah's Ark?

[QUOTE=Sprockethead;50497532]I don't think that'd be its full size. I don't think you could build a wooden ship in the full estimated size of Noah's ark either, it'd split apart pretty much instantly.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=lintz;50496490]300 cubits is only 137m[/QUOTE] "The longest wooden ship ever built, the six-masted New England gaff schooner Wyoming, had a "total length" of 137 metres" That's quite a coincidence

I wouldn't be surprised if just putting 2 Elephants on that ark would sink it.

[QUOTE=!LORD M!;50496527]An act of divine intervention.[/QUOTE] Never attribute to God what you can attribute to Russian submarines!

[QUOTE=RobL;50500212]"The longest wooden ship ever built, the six-masted New England gaff schooner Wyoming, had a "total length" of 137 metres" That's quite a coincidence[/QUOTE] Oh yeah, i remember that. Its pretty much what made me say what i did. As taken from wiki: [QUOTE]Because of its extreme length and wood construction, Wyoming tended to flex in heavy seas, which would cause the long planks to twist and buckle, thereby allowing sea water to intrude into the hold (see hogging and sagging). Wyoming had to use pumps to keep its hold relatively free of water. In March 1924, it foundered in heavy seas and sank with the loss of all hands.[/QUOTE] So as i remembered, it was pretty much the very apex of how big you could make a wooden ship, surpassing it even. It did last a good 23 years. But this 'replica' would probably sink like a rock in mere hours, given flood-like conditions.

[QUOTE=Sprockethead;50497532]I don't think that'd be its full size. I don't think you could build a wooden ship in the full estimated size of Noah's ark either, it'd split apart pretty much instantly.[/QUOTE] It isn't. The only thing to scale on this "replica" is the height. The length and width are shorter.

[QUOTE=Zero-Point;50504764]It isn't. The only thing to scale on this "replica" is the height. The length and width are shorter.[/QUOTE] If you're going to cheat by having a steel base, you should at least match the original specs. Go big or go home.

Reminds me of this, only more successful. [video=youtube;NjXiGjhpk0Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjXiGjhpk0Q[/video]

[QUOTE=Dirty_Ape;50500174]Seriously though, how does one go about building a "replica" of Noah's Ark?[/QUOTE] Because the instructions are right there in the Bible. Same with the Ark of the Covenant, you get the dimensions and everything. [quote]Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it.He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it. Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover. He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.[/quote]