Construction Efficiency

[alpha]

Cement job in Africa:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt5v6HHlfxE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZPN1qkwUzc&NR=1


Carrying bricks in Bangladesh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiHuo0LZyfo&NR=1


I wonder how many hours a day they work.

Bob

[atgcpaul]

Carrying bricks in Bangladesh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiHuo0LZyfo&NR=1


I wonder how many hours a day they work.

Bob

The Bangladeshi brick carrier was a foot taller when he started the job.

That is impressive. Better than Chinese acrobats.

Paul

[Mr__Bill]

I agree, very impressive. So often we hear that people are poor because they are lazy, don't want to work to better themselves. I see how hard these people work and have to wonder just how far it gets them. I would be willing to bet that you would be hard pressed to get anyone here to do that kind of work.


Bill
I soon found the object was to do as little real work as possible while looking very busy and appearing to make great headway at the task. It was very tiring.

[os1kne]

That was impressive. The cement work in Africa was much different from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1q1m...eature=related

[twistsol]

That was impressive. The cement work in Africa was much different from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1q1m...eature=related

And that's considered physical labor here.

[BobSch]

I remember when I was a kid watching construction on some reasonably tall buildings where the cement was moved in wheelbarrows, using a construction elevator and ramps to schlep the mud.

[Tom Slick]

I wouldn't call their method "efficient" but it's fun to watch.

[os1kne]

I can't imaging how sore their backs/shoulders must be after doing that all day.