In fact, we know its exact size - it was 450 x 45 x 75 feet, with an approximate volume of 1,518,750 cubic feet.
How did they get this number? Very simple - it's stated in thebible.
Conservatively, there were 3500 species of mammals, 6000 species of reptiles, and 12,000 species of birds. Add this all up and you get 21,500 different species. Of course, there were two of each, or 43,000 individuals on the boat.
Now let's do some quick math: 1,518,750 divided by 43,000 is about 35 cubic feet per animal. Wow! That sounds like ample space. Wrong! It is about the size of a human coffin! (6 x 2 x 3 =36 cubic feet)
Uh, Oh! We forgot about food and water! This would take up quite a bit of space, as they were supposedly on the ark for at least 275 days. Water storage is a big problem. After all, you can't drink the salty seawater. If we figure an average of 1 quart per day for each animal, Noah would have to store away 1,263,125 gallons of course, it was raining heavily, so not.
2007-06-04
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