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Just as the first storms of winter roll in, Dutchman Johan Huibers has finished his 20-year quest to build a full-scale, functioning model of Noah's Ark – an undertaking of, well, biblical proportions.

Huibers, a Christian, used books 6-9 of Genesis as his inspiration, following the instructions God gives Noah down to the last cubit.

Translating to modern measurements, Huibers came up with a vessel that works out to a whopping 427 feet (130 meters) long, 95 feet (29 meters) across and 75 feet (23 meters) high. Perhaps not big enough to fit every species on Earth, two by two, as described in the Bible, but plenty of space, for instance, for a pair elephants to dance a tango.

The best Part is that he Mormonized it.

Johan's Ark also contains a restaurant on the topmost level and a movie theater capable of seating 50 people. Around the edges of each level of the craft are displays on ancient Middle Eastern history and dress, scenes from the life of Noah, and games for kids, including water pumps and a system of levers to lift bales of hay.

And he poses with his gay tiger for the reporter.

It looks a little small considering all the insect species (nine hundred thousand), all the mammal species (six thousand), all the reptile species (nine thousand), all the species of fungi (seventy five thousand) all the plant species (three hundred thousand... a lot of plant pots), and all the bacteria (one and a half million) it has to hold.

I'm sure it all worked out, though.

Quasimodo wrote:It looks a little small considering all the insect species (nine hundred thousand), all the mammal species (six thousand), all the reptile species (nine thousand), all the species of fungi (seventy five thousand) all the plant species (three hundred thousand... a lot of plant pots), and all the bacteria (one and a half million) it has to hold.

I'm sure it all worked out, though.

Plus all of the plant seeds.

What did all of the herbivores eat when they left the ark? How long did it take Noah to plant seeds and harvest food for these animals?

The Mighty Builder wrote:The best Part is that he Mormonized it.

Johan's Ark also contains a restaurant on the topmost level and a movie theater capable of seating 50 people. Around the edges of each level of the craft are displays on ancient Middle Eastern history and dress, scenes from the life of Noah, and games for kids, including water pumps and a system of levers to lift bales of hay.

"1, 2, 3...let's go...to dinner and a movie."

Quasimodo wrote:It looks a little small considering all the insect species (nine hundred thousand), all the mammal species (six thousand), all the reptile species (nine thousand), all the species of fungi (seventy five thousand) all the plant species (three hundred thousand... a lot of plant pots), and all the bacteria (one and a half million) it has to hold.

I'm sure it all worked out, though.

Hello friends. Just a kind reminder that Noah only took two of every kind of animal which he wanted/needed to be nearby when he settled after the flood. The Lord watched over everything him self. It was only to keep Noah from being stranded without animals where ever he ended up. This is a wise and purposeful plan. No?

Why are critics and skeptics so lacking in logic? Never mind.

Got me. I was expecting an article from The Onion.

I highly recommend this Dutchman.