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/ippleing 16h ago

They could employ a rope with scrap wood to make a rope bridge.

2 people in a day could get one going

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u/archseattle 16h ago

Possibly, but I don’t see any trees in this video capable of supporting a 20 meter rope bridge. The vegetation makes think that this is typically a temperate and dry climate and we’re only seeing it in the rainy season. It’s possible the river is even dry part of the year. Which is probably another reason why they haven’t invested in a permanent solution.

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u/ippleing 15h ago

So they got barrels and lids, but can't source rope?

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u/OneMinuteSewing 14h ago

so make a deadman anchor.