Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Living Root Bridges In India
After countless hours of lurking the internet I have found some interesting pictures of living root bridges in India. In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren’t built – they’re grown. The thin, tender roots of the rubber tree, prevented from fanning out by the betel nut trunks, grow straight out. When they reach the other side of the river, they’re allowed to take root in the soil. Given enough time, a sturdy, living bridge is produced. The root bridges, some of which are over a hundred feet long, take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional, but they’re extraordinarily strong – strong enough that some of them can support the weight of fifty or more people at a time.
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Interesting photos :)
ah i swear if i had money to travel, photography would be so much easier!
THAT'S SO COOL.
Like, seriously, Mind is blown. XD
seriously cool man
Shit is scary!
That is a crazy way to build a bridge but very genius as well. Gotta work with what you've got.
i wonder if theres a troll under that bridge ! aha
Wow, these are some really awesome pictures, very beautiful.
I like the last picture the best =)
makes me want to visit india
Dude those are the coolest pictures I have ever seen.
Man I would love to see those places in the day light but I would never fucking go across one of those things alone in the dark it looks like the gate to hell...
That is truly amazing. A living bridge. Wow.
Gasp... Nature is so beautiful... I wish I could see that live.
Got forwarded this in an email once....Mother nature is amazing!!
That's beautiful, I wish I could go there.
those are insane dude, wish i could see them in person. definitely following this blog
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that makes me want to see them
I like this blog. I'll check back tomorrow for a new update :)
coolest bridge ever!!!
Wow, so creepy and awesome all at the same time!
Givin some love ;) those bridges are nuts!
wow, I enjoyed reading this!
holy crap that is rediculous haha root bridges
wow, very amazing! Id love to travel to india and see this with my own eyes!
Fucking awesome man! That is actually so amazing, looking at all the intricate roots that combine to make something functional and amazing
Those are some amazing... structures? haha seriously amazing tho.
Cool Story Bro!;)
oh god, i would love to be there
theyre crazy.
Those are awesome nice pics man
wow this is pretty amazing. I think i'd still be too scared to go across on one of those though
Wow thats cool! Love the pictures.
I remember seeing these things but some guys used molds to craft chairs out of trees. Needless to say, this is all cool. But this is really hardcore. Did they grow all the way across like that and then get shaped out, or were roots just stretched over by hand?
That's crazy, but pretty damn interesting haha!
Wow, I could fathom 10-15 foot bridges but 50-100 feet! That's insane!
That.. it so freaking COOL.
I want one now!
i would be creeped out just walking across it
returning that daily love mai friend! these root bridges are spectaular i'm amazed at how much effort would be put into it.
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