Saturday, July 27, 2019

Picture of the Week: Pinoy Ingenuity

We've all heard of Filipino ingenuity. When in need of a fix Pinoys can come up with a solution rather quickly.  Remember the tank with wooden armour during the Marwai siege? Popular Mechanics said of this quick fix:
The armor is well-meaning, but probably not up to the job. So could wood armor actually work?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a26804/wooden-armor-tank-rockets/  
"Well meaning but probably not up to the job." That is an apt description of the Philippines' construction industry. It's also a very fitting description of this week's picture of the week.


Nice door handle! Why even bother buying a new handle or door when you can fashion a handle out of some wire? Forget about the fact that the door does not need a handle to function properly because it pushes open and does not have a latch. It's a door and it needs a handle no matter what. I bet the security guard thought up this contraption.

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