I like to keep on top of the scientific literature and so was somewhat embarrassed (yet, excited!) when VC sent me the long overlooked results of a science fair run by Objective Ministries. Making this even more exciting was (given my fondness for all things Hystricomorpha), was the efforts of one high school senior whose project combined animal husbandry, fluid dynamics and the Gilmore-Gomory cutting-stock heuristic. Sadly it seems as though the fix was in - this work was relegated to second place (honestly - prayer based antibiotic resistance has NOTHING on this).
Maximal Packing Of Rodentia Kinds: A Feasibility Study
Jason Spinter's (grade 12) project was to show the feasibility of Noah's Ark using a Rodentia research model (made of a mixture of hamsters and gerbils) as a representative of diluvian life forms. The Rodentia were placed in a cage with dimensions proportional to a section of the Ark. The number of Rodentia used (58) was calculated using available Creation Science research and was based on the median animal size and their volumetric distribution in the Ark. The cage was also fitted with wooden dowels inserted at regular intervals through the cage walls, forming platforms which provided support for the Rodentia. Although there was little room left in the cage, all Rodentia were able to move just enough to ward off muscle atrophy. Food pellets and water were delivered to sub-surface Rodentia via plastic drinking straws inserted into the Rodentia-mass, which also served to allow internal air flow. Once a day, the cage was sprayed with water to cleanse any built-up waste. Additionally, the cage was suspended on bungee cords to simulate the rocking motion of a ship. The study lasted 30 days and 30 nights, with all Rodentia surviving at least long enough afterwards to allow for reproduction. These findings strongly suggest that Noah's Ark could hold and support representatives of all antediluvian animal kinds for the duration of the Flood and subsequent repopulation of the Earth.
One is on solid ground when saying that Jason Spinter is in the upper echelons of the gerbil packing community.
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1 valerie // Jul 14, 2007 at 6:50 pm
i actually find this bit to be one of the most incredibly disturbing things i have ever witnessed. ever.
http://objectiveministries.org/kidz/
2 debatably confuzzled // Jul 16, 2007 at 2:54 pm
I actually thought that entire website was a parody.
3 nanio // Jul 16, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Well if it’s parody (the bible-slap the beatneck hippie flash ad give it away?) then I wish it were true. I want SOMEONE to do some rodent packing studies. I suppose it’s incumbent on me.
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