The Ark - materials, construction and seaworthness

Like a kayak?If you recall, my original question to you, in Message 141, was:

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Do you suppose the cows would enjoy all that end-over-end flipping?

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The same would apply to "self-righting" rolling behaviour, would't it? Either way, it would be a very rough ride for crew and passengers - with few survivors.You need to be a lot more critical of your sources. You should be asking them the questions that people are asking you.

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The lower it rides in the water, the more likely it is to founder. The higher it rides, the more likely it is to roll over.It's a lose-lose situation.

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That story would ring more true if you used a marble. Even if your version is accurate, consider redacting it for future telling. As a 9 year old, I used to sink boats in the bathtub. Try loading a few marbles on a boat and stirring up a storm. Will the cargo stay on board? Will the shifting cargo upset the trim?

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You did, in Message 134:

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I also saw a show where they took a model of the ark, and compared to a model of a super tanker, and put them through scale storms.

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Storms (and waves) are the subject of this conversation.Try to rein in those galloping goalposts, will ya? So you asked the producers of that TV show about the ark flipping end-over-end versus rolling over sideways? What was their answer?

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