There is a tribe in India that has learned to make living bridges out of ficus tree roots. The bridges take 15-30 years to complete. Mature bridges stretch 15 to 250 feet over deep rivers and gorges, and can bear impressive loads—upwards of 35 people at a time.

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image showing There is a tribe in India that has learned to make living bridges out of ficus tree roots. The bridges take 15-30 years to complete. Mature bridges stretch 15 to 250 feet over deep rivers and gorges, and can bear impressive loads—upwards of 35 people at a time.

yomamascub on January 11st, 2021 at 02:00 UTC »

Can last up to 500 years

fatguy71 on January 11st, 2021 at 02:30 UTC »

This also blows me away because I have yet to be able to keep a ficus alive in my house for more than a few months before it drops all its leaves.

PlumbTheDerps on January 11st, 2021 at 03:50 UTC »

meanwhile my bitch ass ficus lyrata is dropping leaves because i looked at it funny