by sloroller on May 30th, 2007

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Did Noah's ark have any type of steering apparatus, or was it at the mercy of the wind and waves?

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by iwnit on May 30th, 2007
1) "14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high.
16 Make a roof for it and finish the ark to within 18 inches of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks."
No steering mentioned.
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http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=1&chapter=6&version=31

2) "The Ark had no rudder or sails.
The Ark needed no means of propulsion or steering. There was no particular place that it needed to go. After exposing the land to the incredible Flood waters, it is unlikely that Noah's family could have recognized any landmarks after the Flood. The Ark came to rest where God wanted it to come to rest."
Source:
http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/library/noahsark.htm

3) "an unpowered, unsteerable vessel"
"Loss of propulsion or steering during heavy weather is one of the greatest fears of the mariner"
http://skepdic.com/comments/noahcom.html

4) Here some further information:
http://www.worldwideflood.com/ark/basic_hull_design/long_hull.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah's_Ark

Image (please click for a better view):
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Saint-savin_arche_noah1.jpg
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- Nice work. How's your animal husbandry skills? :)
  
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  by Stableboy on May 30th, 2007
- Stableboy: I am caring for two cats. But I am not breeding them, they are both male. Long ago, I had a cat that I took with me on my shoulders while riding bicycle.
  
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  by iwnit on May 30th, 2007
- Ok! Not bad for a start... Now you only have a couple million more species to learn about and you'll be qualified as the next Noah! :)
  
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  by Stableboy on May 30th, 2007
- "Stableboy - Semi-mighty Minion": but maybe next time it could be fire...
  
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  by iwnit on May 30th, 2007
- Hey, we're Americans over here -- we only close the barn door after the horse has run off!
  
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  by Stableboy on May 30th, 2007
- You think those dimensions held two of every animal on the planet? Wow.
  
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  by Aquatic Eagle on September 17th, 2008
- Scienceoverignorance: it depends how you define "two of every animal". It is a myth, anyway.
  
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  by iwnit on September 17th, 2008
- I agree, that's why I commented the way I did. Of course it's a myth.
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  Out of curiosity, how do you define "two of every animal".
  
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  by Aquatic Eagle on September 17th, 2008
- Scienceoverignorance: at the time this was written, they did not know so many different kinds of animals as we do know, so I suppose the just considered about some hundred different animals (littles animals like insects not counted).
  
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  by iwnit on September 17th, 2008
- Good point. Just another reason not to listen to anything in the Bible. No matter how much the world changes and new discoveries are made, the Bible never changes and Bible thumpers never accept the change.
  
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  by Aquatic Eagle on September 17th, 2008
- I have read accounts which purport to explain how all the animals fit in... full of calculations, etc. They end up with an ark about the size of Manhattan :)
  
  Of course, you can't just stick the animals in: they need space, they need food and water, they need care -- how many people do you need to care for that many animals? That's one thing that seems to get left out. I bet it's a lot.
  
  More to the point: who's going to shovel all that dung? :) On the other hand, if you can pull a miracle out of your hat at any time, you can just say "well, God put the animals into a state of miniaturized suspended animation so they could be less troublesome", but then you have to wonder why he needed Noah at all.
  
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  by HasntBeen on September 17th, 2008
- HasntBeen: exactly! They did not need Noah, but it makes people dream, and it inpired many works of art! I added an image in my answer.
  
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  by iwnit on September 17th, 2008
- Looks like Manhattan Lite(tm)! :)
  
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  by HasntBeen on September 18th, 2008
- HasntBeen: Jogger Stroller? http://www2.shopping.com/xPO-Dreamer-Manhattan-Lite
  
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  by iwnit on September 18th, 2008
- "More to the point: who's going to shovel all that dung?"
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  Isn't that what this whole conversation is about? :-) We'll never run out of people to shovel all of this dung.
  
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  by Aquatic Eagle on September 18th, 2008
- Nothing like having your own dung factory. I love it when the law of supply and demand is mocked.
  
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  by HasntBeen on September 18th, 2008
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by Pizza Man on May 30th, 2007
The Genesis account does not say.

Genesis 6:14-16:
So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high. Make a roof for it and finish the ark to within 18 inches of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.

(this is the only description there is of the ark)
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- oh yeah, and we all know how accurate the bible is...
  Job 37:18
  With Him, have you spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror?
  
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  by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on May 30th, 2007
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by Lemonyellow Di Vintage on May 30th, 2007
Noah rigged up a remote control. He was the orginal MacGyver.
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by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on May 30th, 2007
yes it had GPS that god invented.. also it was loaded with 50 inch plasma monitors too... I mean come on if your gonna believe all the animals of the world fit into a boat the size of a 747, then after the flood went back to their original place of orogin, you might well belive that super man was driving the ark too
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- uh huh....so now I suppose you're going to tell me there's no Santa Clause?
  
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  by sloroller on May 30th, 2007
- Santa is as REAL as Jesus..
  
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  by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on May 30th, 2007
- Seems like you know for sure
  
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  by sloroller on May 30th, 2007
- I do! Jesus and Santa are the same and I defy you to prove me wrong..
  
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  by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on May 30th, 2007
- I can't prove you wrong, any more than you can prove there never was an ark. That's the beauty of Answerbag, it's people sharing 'opinions'.
  
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  by sloroller on May 31st, 2007
- oh no I can prove you wrong on the ark..but as with all biblical lies, its up to you to prove it right. if there was an ark, where is it? how pray tell did noah gather up 2 of each animal? did this include bacteria and micro organisms? bees and slugs and worms? also how did EVERY species of EVEY animal fit into a boat the size of a 747? then how did they magically go back to their place of origin? if you believe that story why not keep believing in santa too?
  
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  by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on May 31st, 2007
- I don't know how all of this happened, or even if it did, and I don't have to prove anything to you, I'm open to both cases.
  You haven't proven the ark doesn't exist either, you've just asked a lot of questions. Most of the questions here on answerbag are hypothetical, but it seems if you throw in something remotely related to religion, certain people throw up their defenses and say, give me black and white proof!
  
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  by sloroller on May 31st, 2007
- if you dont belive either way then why ask? noah gets around the same way santa goes to every house in 24 hours. you question did not pose that you may or may not believe in Noahs ark.. it comes of quite clearly as a belief.
  
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  by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on May 31st, 2007
- I asked because I'd like to hear what others think. There's room in my mind for other opinions. Even if I was a staunch atheist, I'd be curious about why people believe things or if they'd thought about certain details, like how the ark would have been steered. I'm curious why this bothers you so much.
  
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  by sloroller on May 31st, 2007
- it doesnt bother me at all. im just flabergasted how anyone would try and approach "noahs ark" as if it was real.. the story is ridduclous, and yeah its a GOOD STORY. but to try and make it fit into todays world as a real story is just mind boggling. You may as weel be asking questions about supermans home, or santas beard etc...
  
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  by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on May 31st, 2007
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by guardian on August 11th, 2009
steering as we would think it doesnt see like it, however it did seem to have some other devices, one are the "drudge stones" that are located near the site of the ark, these are incredibly large stones a little taller than a man and about as wide both ways, and had a large whole in them. they would have hung off the bottom of the boat and whenever a wave hit them they would slow the impact and power as well as if it were a wave that would turn them. secondly their has been talk that a flat "sail" like fin may have been located on the back mainly just a verticle area of wood, this would "Parachute" with the wind steering it into the waves so they could hit straight on instead of capsizing sideways, but other than that Noah was not trying to get anywhere fast just safe. if he did have a steering method it would be extreme to say the least, because trying to steer something in that weather and to counteract that ship,,, wow that would be tough.
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by Sylvia on December 26th, 2007
Noah did as God commanded. He did what was asked of him. Noah went on faith in our father.
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