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A Natural Root Bridge Across a Valley at Cherrapunji, India

Radhika — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:02:20 +0000

Cherrapunjee is a valley in North Eastern part of India, where the rain lashes the entire place 5 months in a year. Due to heavy rains as well as cyclones the locals in this place have developed in genuine way of building a bridge across valleys. The process is that the root of a rare Indian rubber tree is made to grow in a particular direction with the support of the bamboos and a constant watch is kept on the growth.

As the root further grows, more and more bamboos are added to provide direction so that it reaches the other side of the valley crossing dangerous rivers below. These roots grow very slowly, at times a few millimeters in a few months and hence a small bridge of say about 40 feet takes a period of 23 years. This being the case, imagine how much time would have taken to build a double decker bridge as shown in the picture.

The locals say that it has taken 500 years to form this bridge that can withstand 90 people at a time without any sign of fear. Since the roots are continuously growing with their other end firmly set the strength of the bridge only gets enhanced as the days pass by. This bridge receives a good amount of tourists who have to trek quite a distance. Now this has become a trend in that area where the present generation creates a facility so that the next generation can use the same to cross the valleys in Meghalaya.

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Aditya — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:42:10 +0000

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Weird & Funny House Designs

Radhika — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:24:42 +0000

Pictures: The Making Of Upside House

Aditya — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:41:55 +0000

Daniel Czapiewski’s Upside Down House

Radhika — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:38:26 +0000

A Polish businessman and philantrophist, Daniel Czapiewski created an “Upside Down House” which is located in a small village called Szymbark in Poland. The house describes the former communist era and the present state of the world. This house has been attracting thousands of tourists. The tourists who have visited the house complained about the mild seasickness and dizziness after being inside the structure.

Czapiewski’s company which specializes in constructing wooden houses would normally take three weeks (i.e.,) 21 days to construct a house. But this structure was constructed in 114 days and the workers had to take one hour break for every three hours while working inside because they were disorientated and confused by the strange angles of the walls. The upside down house is not the first unusual structure made by Czapiewski. His name entered into Guiness Book of World Records for making the longest single piece of wood in the world.

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