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Living bridges
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:22 pm
by Snooz
Growing your own house may seem like a new idea, but what about growing pieces of functional infrastructure? That’s exactly what the locals of Nongriat in Meghalaya, India have been doing for the past 500 years. In that time, they’ve grown bridges over one hundred feet in length and strong enough to support the weight of more than 50 people. There are even “double decker” bridges!
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Living bridges
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:41 pm
by CARLA
Pretty cool if you live in India's jungles.
Living bridges
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:16 pm
by Snooz
I thought it looked kind of Hobbity, like this house:
A Low Impact Woodland Home
Living bridges
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:05 pm
by fuzzywuzzy
that's very interesting because over 150 years ago people were living in the bases of trees where I live in gippsland. . That's how big the trees were. About the size of a small cottage. Actually Dolorean could probably show you the size of the trees in her state .
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~apslvg/gippslandGiants.html
Living bridges
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:16 am
by Scrat
I saw the documentary for those bridges, some are hundreds of years old. Amazing. As for a home I would prefer above the ground.
Top 8 Most Amazing Tree Houses
Living bridges
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:32 am
by Snooz
I love trees, I wouldn't mind living in one or up in a tree house.
Ever see this story? Sounds like she's got some uptight neighbors. Manhattan Treehouse Survives Legal Fight « CBS New York
Living bridges
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:29 am
by Kathy Ellen
Very wonderful pics Snooze...Thanks for posting.
I love looking at pics like these.