Wonder whether the brick was included in the original design by Mahaweli.....?
For those who are wondering WTF:
The brick is an easy but effective way to decrease the turbulence and ensure the concrete lasts for a few more years. (ie, the farmers do have a knowledge of Engineering, they're not quite aware of it yet.)
Saturday, August 25, 2007
An ingenious sluice.
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Intersting piece of information...! Some of our traditional engneering methods still surpass modern methods without a doubt... too bad we are 'running too fast' to notice & appreciate those like you have done here...!
Don't know whether it's 'traditional', but its a classic example where technology can reside without the knowledge of science. :-)
its funny bcoz when i first saw the picture without reading the underneath content i thought someone has accidentally kicked a brick into that drain which turned out to be an engineering marvel..but wow such an easy tool being used very effectively...i'm impressed
lol..
Infact, this is where the water enters to a aquarium fish breeding ground.
The owner is the farm leader of the village of Sooriyapokuna. His story is an inspirational one. Back in 1993 he started out with only 4000Rs, with no farmland and no house.
Today he's the proud owner of a moderately furnished house, a motorcycle and paddy and banana farms stretching two and half acres.
This 'ingenious sluice' is one of his ideas.
Interesting...:-) and fascinating too...
Atleast they've done something huh..;-)
This reminds me that NASA who spent 10 years and $12 million to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity for use by their astronauts and the the Russians, however, filled the same gap by simply using pencils. Some say it's a hoax... But still!
lady,
They sure have. Knowingly or unknowingly they've pretty much done solid job. :-)
Manju,
Yep, heard the story, and bieng the ignorant bloke that I am, I thought it was real!
We sometimes miss the bigger picture when trying to concentrate on smaller segments I guess.
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