NOAH'S ARK

      Noah's ark was made of gopherwood and was held together with pitch and no nails.  
      The ark was 437.5 feet long, 72.9 feet wide, and 43.75 feet high with three stories.
      The ark had the same capacity of a modern cargo ship, a volume of 1.4 million cubic feet, and a gross tonage of 14,000 tons, which is equal to 522 railroad box cars.
      The ark could have carried 125,000 sheep-size animals; today, there are less than 18,000 species of land animals and the average size of most animals is less than that of a sheep.
      The ark had one window, one door, and it would not capsize.
      Noah had no navigational system, and it landed safely on the mountains of Mount Ararat.
      There were no casualties.
      God had everything under control.

artwork image copyright by Alfred Lee