helemon
12th June 2005, 11:05 PM
Exmos answer to the Book of Mormon Challenge offered by Nibley.
From the RfM site:
Myth Busters and the Jaredite barges.
Things that sound good on paper often seem much more difficult when put into practice. I hereby issue a challenge to all BYU students, FARMS personnel, FAIR frequenters, members, and exmos.
Here is the challenge. I will even make this easier than Mahonri’s problem. You must take a sealed container large enough to hold three men, three women, two cows, and two sheep. These six people and four animals will be required to live in this vessel for 2 months. They will need to take all of their supplies with them including food and water for all aboard. You can only use materials and tools that were available in 2200 BC. The one exception is light. You are allowed to use any light source you choose, but the light source can only be used for light and nothing else.
Your vessel must be mounted in a rig that allows it to pitch 10 degrees and roll 360 degrees. While your team spends the two months in this vessel, I will stop by at random intervals to pitch and roll the vessel. Occasionally, the vessel will even roll 180 degrees and stay in that new position for days or weeks.
You must also accept legal responsibility for anything that goes wrong, including but not limited to:
1. Asphyxiation
2. Malnutrition
3. Broken bones from falling or being crushed by a falling cow, sheep, or supplies
Your design must be approved by a 75% majority vote of approval from a committee composed of two FARMS employees of your choosing and two exmos of my choosing. Realism to the 2200 BC period and the record in Ether are paramount.
From the RfM site:
Myth Busters and the Jaredite barges.
Things that sound good on paper often seem much more difficult when put into practice. I hereby issue a challenge to all BYU students, FARMS personnel, FAIR frequenters, members, and exmos.
Here is the challenge. I will even make this easier than Mahonri’s problem. You must take a sealed container large enough to hold three men, three women, two cows, and two sheep. These six people and four animals will be required to live in this vessel for 2 months. They will need to take all of their supplies with them including food and water for all aboard. You can only use materials and tools that were available in 2200 BC. The one exception is light. You are allowed to use any light source you choose, but the light source can only be used for light and nothing else.
Your vessel must be mounted in a rig that allows it to pitch 10 degrees and roll 360 degrees. While your team spends the two months in this vessel, I will stop by at random intervals to pitch and roll the vessel. Occasionally, the vessel will even roll 180 degrees and stay in that new position for days or weeks.
You must also accept legal responsibility for anything that goes wrong, including but not limited to:
1. Asphyxiation
2. Malnutrition
3. Broken bones from falling or being crushed by a falling cow, sheep, or supplies
Your design must be approved by a 75% majority vote of approval from a committee composed of two FARMS employees of your choosing and two exmos of my choosing. Realism to the 2200 BC period and the record in Ether are paramount.