Beat the apocalypse

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Updated On Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

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A worker constructs a survival pod dubbed 'Noah's Arc' by their creator, farmer Liu Qiyuan, at a workshop in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

Updated on Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

A worker constructs a survival pod dubbed 'Noah's Arc' by their creator, farmer Liu Qiyuan, at a workshop in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

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Farmer Liu Qiyuan poses with survival pods that he created and dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

Updated on Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

Farmer Liu Qiyuan poses with survival pods that he created and dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

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This photo shows farmer Liu Qiyuan posing with survival pods that he created and dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. As people across the globe tremble in anticipation of next week's supposed Mayan-predicted apocalypse, one Chinese villager says he may have just what humanity needs: tsunami-proof survival pods. AFP

Updated on Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

This photo shows farmer Liu Qiyuan posing with survival pods that he created and dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. As people across the globe tremble in anticipation of next week's supposed Mayan-predicted apocalypse, one Chinese villager says he may have just what humanity needs: tsunami-proof survival pods. AFP

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This photo shows farmer Liu Qiyuan looking out from a survival pod that he built and also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

Updated on Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

This photo shows farmer Liu Qiyuan looking out from a survival pod that he built and also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

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This photo shows a woman looking towards a survival pod dubbed 'Noah's Arc' by its creator, farmer Liu Qiyuan, in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. As people across the globe tremble in anticipation of next week's supposed Mayan-predicted apocalypse, one Chinese villager says he may have just what humanity needs: tsunami-proof survival pods. AFP

Updated on Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

This photo shows a woman looking towards a survival pod dubbed 'Noah's Arc' by its creator, farmer Liu Qiyuan, in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. As people across the globe tremble in anticipation of next week's supposed Mayan-predicted apocalypse, one Chinese villager says he may have just what humanity needs: tsunami-proof survival pods. AFP

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Farmer Liu Qiyuan sits inside one of seven survival pods that he has also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in a yard at his home in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

Updated on Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

Farmer Liu Qiyuan sits inside one of seven survival pods that he has also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in a yard at his home in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

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Farmer Liu Qiyuan (C) and his daughter sit inside one of seven survival pods that he has also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in a yard at his home in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

Updated on Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

Farmer Liu Qiyuan (C) and his daughter sit inside one of seven survival pods that he has also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in a yard at his home in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

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Incomplete survival pods stand in the workshop of farmer Liu Qiyuan which he has also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in a yard at his home in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

Updated on Dec 14, 2012 01:10 am IST

Incomplete survival pods stand in the workshop of farmer Liu Qiyuan which he has also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in a yard at his home in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing. AFP

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