March 12, 2008

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  Endeavour lifts off on time for ambitious mission

  Experts prepare for lunar ‘Doomsday Ark’ STRASBOURG, France (UPI) — Plans are being made for the installation of an information storage bank on the moon, experts said at a science meeting Strasbourg, France. The so-called “Doomsday ark” would provide the tools for the reconstruction of the human race in case civilization is ever destroyed, The Sunday London Times reported. The ark’s basic version, which would be buried close to the moon’s surface, would include hard discs containing DNA information and instructions for growing crops and metal making, the report said. The underground vault reportedly would transmit data to strongly guarded receivers on Earth. “Eventually, it will be necessary to have a kind of Noah’s ark there, a diversity of species from the biosphere,” scientist Bernard Foing said. The first ark, which would have a 30-year lifespan, is expected to be installed on the moon by 2020 at the latest. The completed archive should be ready by 2035, scientists said.

  I know this is only science fiction because I believe everything concerning earth will be destoyed but for conversation sake:  What would you put in the ark?   Johnny’s Mother looked out the window and noticed him “playing church” with their cat. He had the cat sitting quietly and he was preaching to it. She smiled and went about her work. A while later she heard loud meowing and hissing and ran back to the open window to see Johnny baptizing the cat in a tub of water. She called out, “Johnny, stop that! The cat is afraid of water!” Johnny looked up at her and said, “He should have thought about that before he joined my church.”

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