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Old 10-15-2007, 11:56 AM   #1
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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.

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Old 10-15-2007, 12:10 PM   #2
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no way!
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Old 10-15-2007, 12:14 PM   #3
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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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Old 10-15-2007, 12:17 PM   #5
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water is heavy
And Chinese people are not
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Old 10-15-2007, 12:27 PM   #6
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Shit floats too but I ain't crossing the river on it.
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Old 10-15-2007, 12:30 PM   #7
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Old 10-15-2007, 01:24 PM   #8
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Shit floats too but I ain't crossing the river on it.
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Old 10-15-2007, 01:24 PM   #9
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I wonder if this gonna be on Most Extreme Elimination Challenge?
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Old 10-15-2007, 01:48 PM   #10
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They just erased the rest of the boat!
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Old 10-15-2007, 02:53 PM   #11
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Old 10-15-2007, 03:06 PM   #12
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One of my favorite shows! The run-thru-the-doors one is classic!
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Old 10-15-2007, 06:16 PM   #13
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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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Old 10-15-2007, 07:39 PM   #14
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Two long bamboo poles and a person from one side to the other?

Stilts?
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Old 10-15-2007, 09:22 PM   #15
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neat idea, but it would be almost impossible to steer those "boats": they would just go straight ahead.

perhaps they use their labia as a rudder?
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