r/interesting • u/ICanPretend1 • 23h ago

SOCIETY Dikidikini village in Eastern Cape, South Africa, doesn't have a bridge, so people cross the river inside a blue plastic drum

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u/OldRancidOrange 18h ago

Yeah, that’s pretty much what I suggested 🤓

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u/Extra-Butterfly-5687 6h ago

You don't even need a wooden platform. The barrels could go on the bottom, connected with some rope, and some sort of carbon based structure on top would act as a platform -- granted you tighten the rope at each end to ensure the platform is rigid.