Physics Students Determine that Noah's Ark Could Have Born the Weight of 2 Million Sheep

Fourth year master’s students at Leicester University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy in England have determined that Noah’s ark described in Scripture could have born the weight of 2.15 million sheep (“The Animals Could have Floated Two by Two according to Physicists,” University of Leicester, www2.le.ac.uk, April 3, 2014). The findings were published in the Journal of Physics Special Topics, a peer-reviewed student journal. One of the students remarked, “You don’t think of the Bible necessarily as a scientifically accurate source of information, so I guess we were quite surprised when we discovered it would work.” Who would have known! The Ark was massive. “Its carrying capacity equaled that of 522 standard railroad stock cars (each of which can hold 240 sheep). Only 188 cars would be required to hold 45,000 sheep-sized animals, leaving three trains of 104 cars each for food, Noah’s family, and ‘range’ for the animals” (Ryrie Study Bible).

(Friday Church News Notes, April 11, 2014, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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