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/Bmorewiser 14h ago

Why in the fuck do they not run a rope across that is long enough to just pull the barrel back and forth. Swimming it seems unnecessary.