What's the definition of 'literal?' To Dutchman Johan Huibers, who is building a replica of Noah's Ark to show his belief in the "literal truth" of the Bible, the word has a special meaning.
As described in Genesis, Noah used "gopher wood" to build his ark. Johan's Ark is constructed with American cedar and Norwegian pine — on top of a seaworthy steel hull.
Because having faith in the Good Book's literal truth is fine, but not at the expense of, you know, saving your own hide. Next up: an on-board GPS system?
The modern Noah's Ark wouldn't be complete without a scoffer. Nice touch!
Posted by: Mark James | Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 01:05 PM
I've googled ten or so stories on this subject, but have yet to see any mention of a steel hull.
Care to provide a link to a mention of it?
Thanks,
Jim
Posted by: Jim U | Friday, March 31, 2006 at 01:23 PM
Jim:
The link was in my post all along. Just click on the word 'building.'
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