In light of last year’s earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, creative innovation has given way to the production of a useful emergency floatation pod (named NOAH) that can hold up to four people. It can withstand the beating and pounding of tsunami-like conditions, though it doesn’t quite match up to the capacity of the ark. It’s always really neat to see this kind of technological advancement in response to natural disasters. The human race is seemingly resilient to such cataclysmic events.

Then, you have movies like 2012 that borrow from the Genesis flood story and name their apocalyptic cruise ship/escape pods after Noah’s ark, too. Whether you believe the story to be true or not, of all the modern day spin-offs, the story itself is the most original, and its scope in purpose and success tops the charts. More than that, the redemptive value of the flood story lends itself toward a (spoiler alert!) future New Earth, whole and not so volatile… a much less crumbly and rumbly earth. Some day, we won’t need any sort of mass population saving device. All will be secure, but for now, keep calm and carry on.