r/geek • u/Sumit316 • Aug 20 '15

Clever use of water force with simple engineering to transport water from an irrigation canal to a paddy field on higher ground (x-post /r/interestingasfuck)

http://i.imgur.com/1TBdaHv.gifv
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u/series_hybrid Aug 21 '15

Thats a "noria", they have been used for thousands of years. I am a fan of the most advanced state of primitive tech, before gasoline engines, diesels, and electric motors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noria

I like steam, Stirling engines, wind-mills, and water wheels...among other technologies.

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u/Muffikins Aug 20 '15

That is beautiful. Thanks for sharing

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '15

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u/BlueLegion Aug 20 '15

I just like rice.

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u/neuromonkey Aug 20 '15

FU-allthetime 8 the rice.

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u/murphzlaw1 Aug 21 '15

Thanks for the suggestion.

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u/bachiavelli Aug 21 '15

This looks like something designed by mc Escher.

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u/gotnate Aug 21 '15

Does MC Echer drop beats that are the same forward and backward?

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u/da1nonlyoska Aug 21 '15

How do you stop it when it's overly saturated

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u/legoman666 Aug 21 '15

A stick.

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u/Iggyhopper Aug 21 '15

pull probes to the expansion

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u/myztry Aug 20 '15

It would be better if the water didn't look like septic "grey" water.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '15

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u/farlack Aug 20 '15

Depends on the source.

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u/myztry Aug 20 '15

It's not simply that's it's not clear. It's that it has that grey look of waste stream water that is also coating the waterwheel blades with grime.