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Sunday, November 02, 2008

Thai Pile Driving

 

P1100804 I carry my camera with me just about everywhere I go, because you never know what interesting, blog-worthy things you will see.  Case in point: as Tawn and I were driving down Soi Phom Phong (Sukhumvit 39) we saw a group of laborers driving piles for the construction of a guard shack.

No large pieces of machinery for these construction workers.  No pile driver banging away with an incessant "clang", "clang", "clang."  Instead, the scene was all smiles and song. 

I pulled the car over and walked back to take some pictures and shoot some video.  Here, in 90 seconds, is a taste of Thai pile driving.

Neat, huh?

 

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wow..that was neat! 
Posted 11/2/2008 12:20 PM by Worldlyme - recommend - reply

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I have never known that piles can be driven that way! Very funny. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 11/2/2008 12:28 PM by ClimbUpTreesToLookForFish Xanga True Member - recommend - reply

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it does make you marvel at how many ancient sites, like the pyramids, were built... oh, the power of people
Posted 11/2/2008 7:08 PM by AppsScraps Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - recommend - reply

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Very neat. Reminds me of India, when the women in the paddy fields would sing while picking the sheaves of rice  or even while planting them.  No technical help needed there either.  Thanks for posting this.
Posted 11/2/2008 11:02 PM by ZSA_MD Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - recommend - reply

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Classic.. that is why good journalists always have a camera ready.
Posted 11/3/2008 2:07 AM by maxwebr - recommend - reply

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lol that's awesome!!!
Posted 11/3/2008 8:59 AM by yang1815 Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - recommend - reply

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@AppsScraps - Yeah, it is interesting what the human body (armed with a few effective tools) can do.

Posted 11/4/2008 8:05 AM by christao408 Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - recommend - reply

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@maxwebr - Not only good journalists, but paparazzi, too!  =)

Posted 11/4/2008 8:05 AM by christao408 Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - recommend - reply

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@Worldlyme - @choyshinglin - @ZSA_MD - @yang1815 - Glad you liked it.  I'm always tickled by the interesting things I see here.

Posted 11/4/2008 8:08 AM by christao408 Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - recommend - reply

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Amazing that they were all able to keep balanced by each keeping a stick. So I gather the singing is to help them coordinate their movements? I hope they are not building a high rise with this technique!
Posted 11/5/2008 12:03 AM by doiturselfer - recommend - reply


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