Tokyo – Japan’s Answer To Next Tsunami: Mini-Noah’s Ark

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    Cosmo Power co-president Shoji Tanaka sits in a 'Noah' capsule made of enhanced fibreglass. The spherical shelter is intended for use during a tsunami. (Itsuo Inouye/Associated Press)Tokyo – A small Japanese company has developed a modern, miniature version of Noah’s Ark in case Japan is hit by another massive earthquake and tsunami: a floating capsule that looks like a huge tennis ball.

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    Japan’s Cosmo Power says its “Noah” shelter is made of enhanced fiberglass that can save users from disasters like the one on March 11 that devasted Japan’s northern coast, leaving nearly 20,000 people dead or missing.

    Company president Shoji Tanaka says the capsule can hold four adults, and that it has survived many crash tests. It has a small lookout window and breathing holes on top. It also can be used as a toy house for children.

    The company completed the capsule earlier this month and already has 600 orders, including two delivered.

    A Cosmo Power Co. employee crawls out from a spherical earthquake and tsunami shelter "Noah" made of fiber enforced plastic at the company's factory in Hiratsuka, west of Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. The Japanese generator maker has developed a modern version of Noah's Ark in case Japan is hit by another massive earthquake and tsunami. The company of just 10 employees completed the first Noah, that has 1.2 meters (4 feet) in diameter and can hold up to four adults inside, earlier this month and already has 500 orders. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)


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    Lodzker
    Lodzker
    12 years ago

    why does japan come out with the most absurd things ever?

    FinVeeNemtMenSeichel
    FinVeeNemtMenSeichel
    12 years ago

    What will keep it from being dragged back out to sea when the water recedes? Can it be anchored to something? If so, what should it be anchored to?

    LipaChusid
    LipaChusid
    12 years ago

    Zugt DI gemureh….

    12 years ago

    This is a brilliant invention and would sell very well among the more affluent chareidi kehillas in Monsey and Lakewood.

    Bezalel
    Bezalel
    12 years ago

    Is he sitting on a little shelf or just squatting?

    I also think that it could use a shoulder harness to keep people securely in one place so that they don’t smash into each other or into that metal pole.