Two by two A real-life Noah's 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).

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[martinw28703]

The key comes at 1:29 -

"It was designed as a 'tourist attraction', with a religious message."

Yes, and it was also proved that Noah could not have built this by himself. Maybe the entire story is some type of "attraction". Maybe the entire fable was simply to make you keep reading.

[Rikki Jensen]

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[dario9493]

YEAH ONE MAN COULD NOT HAVE BUILT THAT 2000 YEARS AGO

[Mikeharderparkour]

he just said ''i dont think so no'' yet he repeats himself, so hes mad. i wouldn't trust that spastic on that thing.

[jacoby841]

wow thats huge

[wingersx]

Amazing

[JenasusTrinity]

1 + 1 = 1

It takes two to make one because it took two Holy people to make each one of us.

Neither man nor science can come close to create what GOD created.

Noah's Ark. Wow we are living in Biblical Times.

[Johnny Murphy]

what did he say at 0:58