Engineering Bridges that Are Alive

Meghalaya, India

In the northeast of India, the roots
of fig trees have been trained for
centuries to stop erosion from the
flash floods of the Monsoon season.

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Education

Tags:

• India
• roots
• fig trees
• Monsoon
• centuries
• floods

[gusthebroken2]

Awesome  vid !

[ENAIRAMA1]

this person es an enlighten being!

[formless777]

Deserves to be called a wonder of the world.

[OMGDeadlyBunnyS80]

mind blowing