What did experts predict would happen on Thor Heyerdahl’s journey?
A) The raft would sink and he and his crew would drown.
B) He and his crew would learn that sweet potatoes do not grow in Polynesia.
C) The raft would successfully reach South America.
D) He and his crew would follow the same path as the Easter Islanders had.
What did experts predict would happen on Thor Heyerdahl’s journey?
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The correct answer is A) The raft would sink and he and his crew would drown.
Experts at the time were skeptical about Thor Heyerdahl’s journey on the raft “Kon-Tiki.” They believed that the conditions at sea, along with the design of the raft and its vulnerability, would lead to disaster, predicting that the raft would sink and result in the drowning of Heyerdahl and his crew. Despite these doubts, Heyerdahl successfully completed the voyage, demonstrating the potential for ancient peoples to have traveled across the ocean.