MIT students to rebuild Incan suspension bridge

[kenb]

Here's a cool article on suspension bridges built by the Icans using braided vines and ropes.http://www-tech.mit.edu/V127/N24/bridges.html

kenb

 

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[EDDE]

the polish are reinventing the wheel also...........

 

[djui5]

What I wanna know is, how in the hell did they get them across those 200' drop canyons? It's one thing if you have a canyon 30' below, but some of those are deep!

 

[snake35]

All of MIT courses are now offered over the internet as openware. Which is great for those of us that seek education for learnings sake alone.