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HUMAN-POWERED FERRIS WHEEL IN NEPAL

January 26th, 2010 Nathan Oxley

From the wonderful blog BoingBoing, some footage of an ingenious solution to a lack of electricity.

BoingBoing: Human powered ferris wheel in Nepal

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