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10-15-2007, 11:56 AM
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Radical Centrist
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October 15, 2007: Bamboo boats
 It's the Monday Neatorama Collaboration Image!  This item via Ananova comes from China - Chishui, near Zuiyi city, they say. The villagers there somehow latched onto the idea that a single stalk of bamboo cane could support at least a small person on the water - and now they have turned it into a sport. Participants can sit or stand on the piece of bamboo, and race across the Pinzhou River using an oar that's almost as long as the boat. Remember to check out Neatorama for more neato items all the time! |
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10-15-2007, 12:10 PM
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no way!
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10-15-2007, 12:14 PM
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Doctor Wtf
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Wanna watch out for splinters!
I see that keeping your body out of the water is crucial to cut drag and achieve maximum speed. I guess that the paddle is used for balance as much as propulsion, but still, its pretty amazing. |
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10-15-2007, 12:15 PM
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water is heavy
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10-15-2007, 12:17 PM
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Makes some feel uncomfortable
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10-15-2007, 12:27 PM
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Master Dwellar
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Shit floats too but I ain't crossing the river on it.
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10-15-2007, 01:24 PM
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all hollowed out
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10-15-2007, 12:30 PM
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go ahead, abbrev. it
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It took about 10 seconds to abandon the log rolling competition.
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Chooses rowing vs. wading |
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10-15-2007, 01:24 PM
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I'm here once in a while
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I wonder if this gonna be on Most Extreme Elimination Challenge?
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10-15-2007, 02:53 PM
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10-15-2007, 01:48 PM
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PHOTOSHOP!
They just erased the rest of the boat! |
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10-15-2007, 03:06 PM
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Professor
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One of my favorite shows! The run-thru-the-doors one is classic!
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10-15-2007, 06:16 PM
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(marsupial with backward-facing pouch)
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neat idea, but it would be almost impossible to steer those "boats": they would just go straight ahead.
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10-15-2007, 09:22 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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perhaps they use their labia as a rudder?
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10-16-2007, 02:47 AM
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trying hard to be a better person
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