Up past he highest mountain? Does 40 days and 40 nights really cover it? Think maybe Adam and Jamie can get this on mythbusters?
2007-06-10
15:04:57
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cause I mean...back in '99 when parts of north carolina got flooded because of hurricane floyd..it was raining for days and days and probably only got up to 10 ft in some places. My pool is deeper than that.
AND on that note...how many days would it take for all that rain to dry up and land to be normal again if the entire earth was flooded?
2007-06-10
15:07:05 ·
update #1
my2cents, I really laughed at your reponse since it told me that it would be impossible for it to rain and flood the entire earth and then you mentioned god and noah. GOOD ONE! Moron, I wasn't asking if it would happen...I was asking how much rain would it take.
2007-06-10
15:13:06 ·
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more than 70% of water than there is on Earth right now
2007-06-10 15:07:32
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answered by Praiser in the storm 5
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well the Bible talks about the waters above the earth and then felll to the ground, these waters are believed to be the "canopy that cover the earth" this canopy protected life from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, which is why human life lasted up into the hundreds of years. There was more vegetation which this water canopy watered the plants and earth.
People in Noah's time did not know what rain was because there was no rain. The water canopy created the dew on the ground which gave the plants something to drink. That is why the people laughed and mocked Noah because of "this supposed rain that was coming"
Bible also mentions that the waters from beneath the ground burst forth out of the ground, SOOOOOO you have the water from the water canopy that broke and fell to the ground, water coming up from the earth, and MORE WATER/RAIN being sent from Heaven. God caused all this to happen and the earth can be completely covered from this.
2007-06-10 15:24:38
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answered by sanctusreal77 3
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Water moves in a cycle, it would constantly be raining down and evaporating. It would never be all poured out, or have enough to completely flood the whole earth, unless the ice caps completely melt, etc, etc.
So about Noah...
I think the story is most likely a parable. They are used in the new testament, why not the old one?
But the story actually says God opened up the firmament in the heavens, letting the water flood the earth. It would take more than what we have here.
2007-06-10 15:12:27
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answered by alex_spro 2
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The 40 days and 40 night of rain that caused the flood, with Noah and family in the ark 375 days, ended the protective shield around the earth that protected the earth from the sun, so that people to have eternal life, had a life sustaining earth, but eternal life was LOST in Eden and there was no life to sustain, so Noah and his family were saved and the life span of man grew shorter and shorter and full of troubles to death with a promise of being saved. 1Cor.15:22-28,51-53; As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Heb.9:27; It is appointed unto man once to die and after this the judgement.
2007-06-10 15:14:59
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answered by jeni 7
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K2 is like 15,000 feet
so like 200,000 inches
it sometimes rains 2 inches an hour
100,000 hours if it was raining all over the Earth
100K / 25 = 4000 days
2007-06-10 15:09:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Someone had info on this a while back....I can't remember the numbers. But, I do remember that if you wanted to cover the US in 3 feet of water, it would take something like 1500 cubic miles of water.
How much is just that little amount? Don't know for sure, but it would be thousands of billions of gallons.
2007-06-10 15:11:16
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answered by Samurai Jack 6
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I would think 40 days and 40 nights would be a scary thought.
2007-06-10 15:09:38
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answered by Mustbe 6
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It wouldn't matter how long it rained, there isn't enough water on Earth to cover it all, even if the poles melted.
2007-06-10 15:10:56
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answered by Daisy Indigo 6
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Well, considering the volume of water on Earth would have to miraculously double in 40 days, which then evaporates into the sky, which then comes down at a low rate...
Can I pass?
2007-06-10 15:09:41
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answered by Acerus 3
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I don't think 40 days and 40 nights would cover it... but a few strategically located Tsunamis... that could do it I bet.
2007-06-10 16:12:40
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answered by Anonymous
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