"In Bolivia's jungles and steep cliffs the Yungas people do not walk. They fly. On ropes. Like birds. Faster than astronauts. These 'birds' are known as cocaleros, or coca harvesters. They use ropes to swing across the narrow valleys, suspended from ancient rusting pulleys." Watch the video. Jerry, thanks for the link. Previously: Aerial ropeways: automatic cargo transport for a bargain.
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Drug Catapult Found at US-Mexico Border
"Drug smugglers trying to get marijuana across the Arizona-Mexico border apparently are trying a new approach - a catapult. National Guard troops operating a remote video surveillance system at the Naco Border Patrol Station say they observed several people preparing a catapult and launching packages over the International Border fence last Friday evening." Read & watch.
Obsolete Technology Prints and Photograph Collections
Three wonderful collections from the Library of Congress, showing obsolete technologies.
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Airships Past and Present, by A.Hildebrandt (1908)
"Airships past and present - together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon" by A. Hildebrandt, captain and instructor in the Prussian Balloon Corps (1908). Pictures, table of contents and list of illustrations below. Related: Camping in the clouds - the zeppelin that never lands / Green slow air cargo / Kite aerial photography.
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