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Evan Almighty in real life

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110622/od_yblog_upshot/two-by-two-a-real-life-noahs-ark

An hour outside of Amsterdam in Dordrecht, Netherlands, a ship is under construction. But this ain't your typical sailboat, bub. Johan Huibers is building a full-scale replica of Noah's ark.

Yes, that Noah's ark. And Johan, an expert builder, isn't skimping on the details. The ship, which he's been constructing for the past three years, is built to biblical specs. Johan culled information on the ark's size and shape directly from the good book. In the end, the ship is four stories high and the length of a football field. And yes, it's seaworthy.

The result is an incredibly impressive ship, especially considering it was realized simply by a man with a dream--or, perhaps, a nightmare. According to an interview with NBC's "The Today Show," Johan dreamt that Holland suffered a great flood. The next morning, he woke up determined to start preparing for that worst-case scenario.

The ship, which is not to be confused with the theme park in Kentucky that also honors Noah's ark, is generating a lot of interest in the search box. Over the past 24 hours, online lookups for "noah's ark photos" and "noah's ark real ship" have surged.

As for the craft proper, it's not complete yet, but it's getting close. The master plan is to sail the ship up the Thames in time for the London Olympics next year. Expect to see plenty of life-size plastic animals aboard (two of each type, of course).

You can check out the video below for an inside look.
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This man is unaware that there are shipbuilders that build seaworthy vessels professionally?

You can just give them money and get one that's made of steel and is powered by huge engines!
 
The guy has a dream / fear of Holland becoming flooded...
So instead of doing the logical thing and moving out of a country that is mostly below sea level he builds a giant wooden ship.
Real bright that one is, yes.
 
That's pretty freekin' awesome though. I know they tested seaworthiness, but how does one "sail" a ship that big?
 
I have a feeling that his ship sinks somewhere, a few years later someone will find the sunken ship and claim it as the original Noah's Ark from the bible...
 
polarmystery said:
I have a feeling that his ship sinks somewhere, a few years later someone will find the sunken ship and claim it as the original Noah's Ark from the bible...
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No, he is the original Noah, and that is the Ark as prophesied in the Bible. The Flood hasn't come yet ....
 
Yay, more doomsday cult mentality.

Is it just me, or is it not exactly normal or healthy to engage in a major (and crazy) undertaking based on a dream?


(With the exception of a dream that may spark an idea for some manner of realistic or practical design.)
 
Jeff7 said:
Yay, more doomsday cult mentality.

Is it just me, or is it not exactly normal or healthy to engage in a major (and crazy) undertaking based on a dream?


(With the exception of a dream that may spark an idea for some manner of realistic or practical design.)
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Building a huge ass ship that you can live in is pretty practical.
 
That has to be pretty expensive. I wonder where this guy is getting all his money from to build this thing.
 
Jeff7 said:
Yay, more doomsday cult mentality.

Is it just me, or is it not exactly normal or healthy to engage in a major (and crazy) undertaking based on a dream?


(With the exception of a dream that may spark an idea for some manner of realistic or practical design.)
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at 1:32 the reporter says "designed as a tourist attraction..." so im sure there is money in mind as a motivator to finishing this thing.

i think its cool, and if they are planning to "sail it up the thames" at any point, im sure he put in some actual control for it.
 
her209 said:
If the built-to-Bible-specs replica fails and sinks, does that disprove the Bible?
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I think he just needs to try and fit a pair of every species currently existing on the planet today to disprove it.

would probably be faster than waiting for it to sink.
 
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