Single Bamboo Cane Row Boat

By Alex in Auto & Transportation, Pictures, Sports on Oct 15, 2007 at 12:22 pm

Today’s collaboration with Cellar Image of the Day brings us this photo of the strangest row boat ever: a single bamboo cane!

Villagers from Chishui, near Zuiyi city, came up with the idea, reports News Express. They make the boats out of locally grown bamboo and hold races on the Pinzhou River.

"Participants can sit or stand on the piece of bamboo, and with a thin bamboo oar, they race and compete at other tasks," explained one villager.

Link – Be sure to check out Cellar IotD for more fun pics!

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Vonskippy
Oct 15th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
They were going to use old airline seats – but they found out they weren’t wide enough!
Chris
Oct 16th, 2007 at 1:54 am
Faked, of course; the displacement of a single bamboo wouldn’t keep a whole person out of the water.
ted
Oct 16th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Alos helps her to keep that fresh feeling.
vicki
Dec 29th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
no, it’s true. i went to China once and there was a competition like that. i was seeing it in person. and besides, bamboo’s density is very high.

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