[narby]

I like the last part:

Mr Huibers said his wife was not very keen on the idea.

"She always says: 'Why don't you go dig wells in Ethiopia?',"

[narby]

Good morning;

[Squantos]

Mr Huibers said his wife was not very keen on the idea.

She must have misunderstood when he said he was taking two oars.......

[mnehring]

"She always says: 'Why don't you go dig wells in Ethiopia?',"
Very good question.. seems a waste of energy..

[AirForceBrat23]

Some guy out in Western Maryland is doing the same thing, except his ark is made with giant steel beams. I think he wants it to be a church.

[johnandrhonda]

Why don't Ethiopians dig their own wells?

[Right Wing Professor]

horses, lambs, chickens and rabbits

Hmmm, nine thousand species of birds on Earth, several thousand mammals, a thousand or so reptiles and amphibians, hundreds of thousands of insects and other arthropods. He builds are ark one fifth of the biblical size, and he can only get four species on board.

Well, I'm convinced!

[Nextrush]

Considering all the immigrants invading the Netherlands, not to mention euthanasia, it might not be such a "crazy" idea if he can make a getaway in an emergency.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Johan's Ark is a fifth of the size of Noah's and will carry farmyard animals.

By length, deck area, or volume?

[King Prout]

"one-fifth the size"

hrmn... what is meant by that?
one fifth the VOLUME, or one-fifth of each linear dimension?
in other words, should that not read "will be at 1:5 scale"?

remember the square-cube rule.
a model of similar proportion but one-fifth the length would be 1/125th the volume of the original.

[OB1kNOb]

Good for him. I'd send the wife to Ethiopia.

[Virginia-American]

Johan's Ark is a fifth of the size of Noah's

So the volume is 1/125, less that one percent.

[Larry Lucido]

said a drink and religious pamphlet will be included in the admission price

Well, that alone should be worth the price of admission.

[Tribune7]

Maybe Noah's wife said something similar. :-)

[JohnCliftn]

Noah's Ark is on Mount Ararat in Pennsylvania. Take US Rt. 30 West from Jennerstown or Ligonier, or East from Bedford. Make sure you have good brakes and tires.

[central_va]