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Old Sun Dec 17, 2006, 09:21am
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Yeah, Noah's was said to be a full 40 cubits! Bill Cosby once said, "What's a cubit?"
Cos did say that, but the full line was: "Riiiiiiight. What's a cubit?"

And, as you might know, a cubit is the distance from a man's elbow to his thumb extended (the forearm - a handy measuring tool, so to speak). 40 cubits would be approximately 60 feet.

Now, Babylonian flood myths... oh yeah, basketball... nevermind.
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