[DOC] [TLE] Kon-Tiki expedition - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from 
South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer 
Thor Heyerdahl. ... Thor Heyerdahl's book about his experience became a 
bestseller. .... Each unit was water resistant, used 2E30 vacuum tubes, and 
provided... [DOC] [TLE] Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki Voyage - History in the Headlines [PAR] Oct 6, 2014 ... On the 100th anniversary of Thor Heyerdahl's birth, look back at his historic 
voyage across the Pacific on the primitive raft Kon-Tiki. ... Although the vessel 
carried a radio that the crew used to provide daily ... On the voyage's 93rd day, 
Heyerdahl and his crew finally spotted palm trees on the horizon. [DOC] [TLE] 14.4 Tangaroa - Pacific Voyage - Testing Heyerdahl's Theories ... [PAR] As far back as I can ever remember, Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) has always ... 
His fame is most closely associated with his first voyage across the Pacific Ocean 
... Left: Map of Kon-Tiki voyage, which generally followed by the Tangaroa raft. ... 
to build a raft and repeat Heyerdahl's Pacific expedition, it would have been like... [DOC] [TLE] History of Boats [PAR] Rafts; Reed Boats; Dugouts Canoes; Kayaks & Coracles; Earliest Leather Boats 
... about 800,000 years ago, not by Man but by his predecessor Homo Erectus, a 
smart ... Bamboo, wood logs and reeds have all been used as raw materials, tied 
.... Thor Heyerdahl, started a trend by sailing the Kon-Tiki, a balsa-log raft, from... [DOC] [TLE] The pitch for Noah's Ark - creation.com [PAR] Jul 20, 2016 ... They argue that pitch could not have been used to cover the ark and make it 
waterproof. ... Anyone who had cut down as many trees as Noah and his helpers 
for the .... Gopher wood may have been balsa or a similar lightweight wood. See 
Thor Heyerdahl's "Kon Tiki" for an example of the feasibility of an... [DOC] [TLE] "Rafting Fever" by McIntyre, Loren - Americas (English Edition), Vol ... [PAR] The audacity of Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 balsa-log voyage from South ... He 
learned about lightweight balsa-wood rafts steered by guaras, various ... where 
the creator, Kon-Tiki Viracocha, had bidden farewell to his people and set ... They 
felled balsa trees in Ecuador and assembled a log raft forty feet long in Callao, 
Peru. [DOC] [TLE] Panama's Ochroma Trees - Pictures, More From National ... [PAR] Treetop Happy Hour: The balsa tree bursts into bloom at sunset during Panama's 
dry season, ... Watch as Christian Ziegler and his team build a hundred-foot 
scaffolding alongside a ... and is the source of the lightweight wood used to make 
snap-together model dinosaurs, Popsicle sticks, and Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki 
raft. [DOC] [TLE] Kon Tiki - TheInfoList.com [PAR] TheInfoList.com - (kon tiki) The KON-TIKI EXPEDITION was a 1947 journey by ... 
KONTIKI or KON-TIKI may refer to: * The raft used by Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 
Kon-Tiki expedition . ... expedition, where he travelled across the Pacific Ocean 
on a balsa tree raft. ... Balsa wood is a very lightweight material with many uses. [DOC] [TLE] balsa - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related words [PAR] n Balsa (Naut) A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South 
America. *** ... n balsa The native name of the Ochroma Lagopus, a bombaceous 
tree ... At the shore of the lake, he and his escort stepped upon a balsa, or raft 
made of ... Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmen leave Callao, Peru, on a balsa-
wood raft. [DOC] [TLE] Message in a Bottle - The New Yorker [PAR] Apr 6, 2009 ... He entered the building and pedalled toward a group of people at the far end of 
... To this end, he had decided that his boat should be made entirely of recyclable

Question: Thor Heyerdahl used the lightweight wood of this tree to build his Kon-Tiki raft
Answer: Balsa