Meet the man who’s re-creating Noah’s Ark

Today.MSNBC ^ | June 22, 2011 | By Michael Inbar

[Bed_Zeppelin]

While Noah will likely always remain the first name in arks, tourists are chomping at the bit to climb aboard “Johan’s Ark,” an ambitious re-creation of the biblical boat that’s attracting gawkers galore along a waterfront shipyard in Dordrecht, a city in the western Netherlands.

Dutch builder Johan Huibers is expected to complete work on the massive vessel sometime next month in what has been a staggeringly ambitious project to bring one of the best-known stories of the Bible to life. It’s taken three years of his life and $1.6 million out of his pocket, but Huibers, owner of a successful construction company in Holland, says the project is a dream come true — literally.

“I dreamed a part of Holland was flooded,” Huibers, 60, told Janet Shamlian in a report that aired on TODAY Wednesday. “Then, the next day I get the idea to build an ark of Noah.”

[Bed_Zeppelin]

Video at the link

[freedumb2003]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bputeFGXEjA

I want you to build an Ark
Right!
Whats an Ark?
Get some wood build it
300 cubits by 80 cubits by 40 cubits
Right!
Whats a cubit?
Lets see a cubit...I used to know what a cubit was
Well don’t worry about that Noah
When you get that done
Go out into the world and
Collect all of the animals in the world by twos
Male and female, and put them into the ark
Right!
Who is this really?

[dfwgator]

“What’s a cubit?”

[dfwgator]

“Am I on Candid Camera?”

[Responsibility2nd]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Johan+Huibers&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1003&bih=597&wrapid=tlif130876339819810&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

[dfwgator]

“How long can you tread water?”

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

They had to work Owl Gore into the story...

Great vid though

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

What? No pics?

[tacticalogic]

What’s a board-cubit of wormwood going for these days?

[ClearCase_guy]

God gave Noah the rainbow sign
No more water — the fire next time.

[Puppage]

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Oy. Lol. You know that’s not what I meant. heh heh. :-)

[moehoward]

LOL!!
Man does that take me waaaaaaaay back.
Last time I heard that was at 33 1/3 RPMs.

[BubbaJunebug]

http://arkvannoach.com

Pretty cool

[freedumb2003]

Me too.

I memorized that album and can still do every bit on it. :)

[BwanaNdege]

Gopher wood

[dfwgator]

I memorized that album and can still do every bit on it. :)

LOL, me too. I could do all of "Tonsils" and "Chicken Heart", and "Revenge" (Junior Barnes, you Gunky!)

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Now you’ve got that song in my head.... :-)

[Puppage]

:-)

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

:-P

;<)