# 40 Days & 40 Nights: What would be the effects of a worldwide Biblical Flood?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 6, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-days-40-nights-what-would-be-the-effects-of-a-worldwide-biblical-flood/367612 "2006-08-06T22:07:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-days-40-nights-what-would-be-the-effects-of-a-worldwide-biblical-flood/367612/21 "2006-08-08T00:24:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Blake]  
The standard response I’ve always heard is that “Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered” means that the waters the waters covered the mountains to a depth of fiftenn cubits. IOW the water depth was 18 inches higher than the summit of Everest.

That makes more sense… or something.  
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Those are the ones not worried about where the water came from or where it went. I even heard one claim that the water magically was 15 cubits deep everywhere - even on slopes. :eek: But that isn’t a common view, at least.

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