Noah's Ark

[Bergalia]

It seems Global Warming is at last being taken seriously. Dutch creationist Johan Huibers of Schagen in the Netherlands has just completed a replica of the biblical Ark, using the old biblical measurements. Huiber's 'fully functional' ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That's two-thirds the length of a football (soccer) field and as high as a three-storey house.

Beats me where he found all the biblical 'gopher' wood to build it.

[marshmat]

And here it is.....

[safewalrus]

And pray what use is it? the last one wern't much good -they forgot the unicorns! the only creature worth a damn! and by the time you'd got all your stores onboard there would only be enough room for me and half a dozen girlies (on second thoughts!!)

[Bergalia]

Nor a white elephant, Walrus...but what a beautiful piece of woodwork...

[charmc]

Can't help it .... whenever I read anything about Noah's ark I think of the old Bill Cosby routine.....

Noah: "Hey God, Yahweh, or whatever your name is, I quit! I'm sick of this stuff! You wake me up in the middle of the night, tell me to build a giant boat and put two of all the animals in the world in it. Now the neighbors are all making fun of me, the old lady down the street is threatening to go to the elders because it's blocking her view, my wife's complaining about the smell from all the animals you made me gather.... that's it, I've had it, I'm quitting!!!!!"

God: "Noah....... how long can you tread water?"

Originally Posted by Bergalia

Nor a white elephant, Walrus...but what a beautiful piece of woodwork...

yeppers and looks like they used replaceable pine
i can donate two grey roos. this one is taller than me, and his gonads are slightly larger, well, a lot larger actually

[Guillermo]

This Ark has been discussed before in these forums. It's built over an steel barge hull, as can be seen in the image, so it's not a real Ark, but an ark like superstructure.

[yipster]

saw it on tv here yesterday, he build it with his son and is giving tours now.
the now feek animals, like eliphants are going to be replaced with real ones.
there are plans for a -real sized- ark 2.5 longer making 14 times the volume.

[Bergalia]

Originally Posted by Guillermo

...it's not a real Ark, but an ark like superstructure.

Oh Guillermo. Now you've spoiled it - and I thought it might herald the Second Coming (or should that be going...)

[kach22i]

This made the news again yesterday, I almost posted it agian myself. It's is a cool story even if it's just built on a top of a stupid barge.

[safewalrus]

Everybodies talking about global warming, draughts and hot sunny days and some nut goes and builds a boat for a rainy day (well OK 40 of em)! either he knows something we don't or he's got a great sense of humour!!

Now were have I heard that before? my son

[DanishBagger]

Well, he's a creationist, so he build it to prove that it is to be taken literally.

Yup, more than eight kilometres of fresh water, all suspended in the clouds. And after another forty days - woopty-doopty - it all went somewhere unexplicable.

What an idjit that fellow is.

On the other hand: It takes one to know one ...

[Mychael]

Also he is Dutch, now lets remember that's it's the Dutch that build the Dykes.. "Yah" (or however it's said in Dutch) WE shall hold back the ocean.

Mychael

[longliner45]

for what its worth ,you can fit the entire population of the earth in a buildig 1 mile long ,,1 mile wide,,1 mile high.and people would still have room to walk.longliner

[Bergalia]

Originally Posted by longliner45

for what its worth ,you can fit the entire population of the earth in a buildig 1 mile long ,,1 mile wide,,1 mile high.and people would still have room to walk.longliner

Yes, as kids we were always told the whole of the earth's population could fit on the Isle of Wight...Having been to the Isle of Wight, I think I'll take my chances elsewhere...(stands by for storm of protest from Wightians....)