Three satellite imaging companies have been hired to create a 3-D terrain map of the 980-foot long "anomaly" atop Turkey's Mt. Ararat, which some believe to be the remains of the biblical Noah's ark. For those unfamiliar with the story, God became upset with the sinful ways of the Earthlings he created and decided to drown them all in a massive flood, save for Noah (who God got along with), Noah's family, and pairs of every species of animal on the planet. In order to transport the animals and keep them safe, God instructed Noah in the building of a 450-foot long wooden boat, aboard which he-- Hey, wait a second. This unidentified feature on Mt. Ararat is 530 feet longer than Noah's ark. That's weird. Anyway, everybody died, God receded the flood waters, and then Noah's sons got him drunk and "uncovered his nakedness" in a tent, for which they were cursed.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
In Search of Noah's Ark
