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Here on NSG we ask serious questions like: what is the perfect theme song?

1) Darude - Sandstorm
16
14%
2) Madness - Nightboat to Cairo
7
6%
3) Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You
9
8%
4) The Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song (May or may not include kazoo or flute versions)
51
46%
5) Something with a ukele
4
4%
6) Benny Hill Theme
5
4%
7) Hasselhoff Option
3
3%
8) NO MUSIC, THIS IS NOT FUNNY GUUUYSSS
6
5%
9) I have a perfect suggestion; something else!
11
10%
 
Total votes : 112

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Postby Kannap » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:32 pm

The Two Jerseys wrote:
Kannap wrote:
They built a 300 Hebrew cubit long replica in Kentucky. I say we get that bad boy in the water.

How are we going to rig that thing?


I just wanna see it fall apart in the water, let me have this.
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Postby Thermodolia » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:33 pm

Heloin wrote:
Christian Confederation wrote:You don't see the big picture. Mega Thick Canal is the Future

Excavating roughly 71,250,000,000 cubic metres of earth is not easy and would likely never be worth the effort.

But it worked in city skylines!
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Postby Fartsniffage » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:37 pm

Thermodolia wrote:
Heloin wrote:Excavating roughly 71,250,000,000 cubic metres of earth is not easy and would likely never be worth the effort.

But it worked in city skylines!


Do you know the quickest way to remove millions of tonnes of dirt?

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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:38 pm

The Two Jerseys wrote:
Heloin wrote:The longest ship ever built was 458 metres long. The rough answer given to how long Noah's Ark would be would be about 150 metres I think.

That's about the size historians estimate it was based on the dimensions specified in the Bible.

Problem is that the longest documented wooden ships were shorter than that and still had structural problems.

The longest confirmed wooden ships were not much shorter and also possibly longer then the mythical ship. We could probably build even longer ships out of wood but there'd be no point to such a task when making one out of metal is an option.

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Postby Thermodolia » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:39 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:But it worked in city skylines!


Do you know the quickest way to remove millions of tonnes of dirt?

Nuclear bombs. It’s not like we need the people of Egypt, or Israel, or the rest of the Middle East or Europe
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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:41 pm

The Two Jerseys wrote:
Kannap wrote:
They built a 300 Hebrew cubit long replica in Kentucky. I say we get that bad boy in the water.

How are we going to rig that thing?

Outboard engine clearly.

Kannap wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Mt. Sisi. We put it a little to the left of the river. We make Egypt's first ski slope.


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I should probably point out, the 71 billion cubic metres of earth being removed is only taking into account the super thicc canal, not the removal of the whole of Sinai.

Also any use of the Vickey map is always a positive in my book.
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Postby Fartsniffage » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:42 pm

Thermodolia wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
Do you know the quickest way to remove millions of tonnes of dirt?

Nuclear bombs. It’s not like we need the people of Egypt, or Israel, or the rest of the Middle East or Europe


Precisely. Let's do this.

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Postby Kannap » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:49 pm

Heloin wrote:
The Two Jerseys wrote:How are we going to rig that thing?

Outboard engine clearly.

Kannap wrote:
Image

I should probably point out, the 71 billion cubic metres of earth being removed is only taking into account the super thicc canal, not the removal of the whole of Sinai.

Also any use of the Vickey map is always a positive in my book.


I wasn't paying too much attention to the conversation. I just heard Ethel say Sinai Sea and replaced the Sinai with a sea.
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Postby Kannap » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:50 pm

Heloin wrote:
The Two Jerseys wrote:That's about the size historians estimate it was based on the dimensions specified in the Bible.

Problem is that the longest documented wooden ships were shorter than that and still had structural problems.

The longest confirmed wooden ships were not much shorter and also possibly longer then the mythical ship. We could probably build even longer ships out of wood but there'd be no point to such a task when making one out of metal is an option.


Google search suggests the longest wooden ship was the Wyoming at 140 meters and everything suggests it was a miracle the thing stayed afloat until it didn't.
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Postby Kowani » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:56 pm

American History and Historiography; Political and Labour History, Urbanism, Political Parties, Congressional Procedure, Elections.

Servant of The Democracy since 1896.


Historian, of sorts.

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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:03 pm

Kannap wrote:
Heloin wrote:The longest confirmed wooden ships were not much shorter and also possibly longer then the mythical ship. We could probably build even longer ships out of wood but there'd be no point to such a task when making one out of metal is an option.


Google search suggests the longest wooden ship was the Wyoming at 140 meters and everything suggests it was a miracle the thing stayed afloat until it didn't.

I suggest that one could technically build a larger wooden boat and that's silly. Ethel suggests destroying the Sinai Peninsula with wizard magic and that's treated like it's a sensible option.

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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:05 pm


"Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries." I have the VPN set to America right now, stupid Orlando Sentinel.

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Postby Kannap » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:06 pm

Heloin wrote:
Kannap wrote:
Google search suggests the longest wooden ship was the Wyoming at 140 meters and everything suggests it was a miracle the thing stayed afloat until it didn't.

I suggest that one could technically build a larger wooden boat and that's silly. Ethel suggests destroying the Sinai Peninsula with wizard magic and that's treated like it's a sensible option.


so it goes
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Postby The New California Republic » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:06 pm

Heloin wrote:

"Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries." I have the VPN set to America right now, stupid Orlando Sentinel.

It sees through your lies.
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Postby Kowani » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:07 pm

Kannap wrote:
Heloin wrote:I suggest that one could technically build a larger wooden boat and that's silly. Ethel suggests destroying the Sinai Peninsula with wizard magic and that's treated like it's a sensible option.


so it goes

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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:08 pm

The New California Republic wrote:
Heloin wrote:"Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries." I have the VPN set to America right now, stupid Orlando Sentinel.

It sees through your lies.

But I live in Florida. I go past Orlando at least twice a month :p

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Postby Ethel mermania » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:09 pm

Heloin wrote:
Kannap wrote:
Google search suggests the longest wooden ship was the Wyoming at 140 meters and everything suggests it was a miracle the thing stayed afloat until it didn't.

I suggest that one could technically build a larger wooden boat and that's silly. Ethel suggests destroying the Sinai Peninsula with wizard magic and that's treated like it's a sensible option.

Wizard magic my eye.

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See they all ready started
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Postby The New California Republic » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:11 pm

Heloin wrote:
The New California Republic wrote:It sees through your lies.

But I live in Florida. I go past Orlando at least twice a month :p

Exactly. It sees through the first layer of your lies, but it can't see past the lie that is somehow inexplicably making it think you are in Europe. :p
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Postby The Two Jerseys » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:11 pm

Heloin wrote:
The Two Jerseys wrote:How are we going to rig that thing?

Outboard engine clearly.

Might as well go full redneck and give it a glitter finish.
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:19 pm

Heloin wrote:
Christian Confederation wrote:You don't see the big picture. Mega Thick Canal is the Future

Excavating roughly 71,250,000,000 cubic metres of earth is not easy and would likely never be worth the effort.


There used to be an idea to build a dutch mountain.

Let's combine the ideas.
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Postby Miku the Based » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:22 pm

Anyone did a door stuck meme but for this ship?
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Postby People republie of alaska » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:36 pm

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Postby Rusozak » Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:35 pm

There's still a bunch of ships waiting to go through, yes? What if we tied Ever Given to one of those and tried to pull it out? It seems like the problem here is mass, and other cargo ships are the only thing that can compare.
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Postby Torrocca » Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:45 pm

There's prime opportunity here for the next ship in line to do the funniest thing in human history.
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Postby Ifreann » Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:47 pm

Saiwania wrote:
Ifreann wrote:The Ever Given is 400m long.


There is probably an upper ceiling of how large a ship can be practically speaking.

Obviously there is, my point is that enlarging the canal such that this could never happen again would not be remotely feasible.
The best replica of Noah's Ark anyone has ever built to my knowledge, isn't sea worthy.

Okay? I have no idea what you think is relevant about replicas of a fictional boat. You know we make ships from steel now, yeah?
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