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October 21, 2005

The hippo-roller

Emeka Okafor of Timbuktu Chronicles tells us about the hippo roller, a cross between a barrel and a wheelbarrow. If it works it should make transporting water a lot easier.

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The Hippo roller is a simple tool for transporting water from water-holes to homes, an alternative to the traditional barrels-on-heads. The Hippo Roller is like a barrel with a handle that you push ahead of you like a steamroller's drum. Link (Thanks,... [Read More]

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