stilts

Tagged Discussions

Fleur @Fleura (35034) • United Kingdom 17 Jan 25

For some reason the picture I tried to add to this post just wouldn't appear! It has finally allowed me to add it now. Every now and then you stumble across something really fascinating online, and this morning was one of those...

12 responses •

12 people

Interesting Stuff 1.1 - Extreme Hobbies! Super Stilts!

Joel7050 @Joel7050 (125) • Singapore, Singapore 10 Aug 16

These special Spring-Stilts are actually being produced and can be purchased! They are a very unique hobby that few have. These stilts allow you to run faster and jump higher, requiring more stamina and pushing yourself to the...

1 response •

1 person

Going to the beach: STILTS Calatagan Batangas!

chipesterkhan @chipesterkhan (2925) • Philippines 16 Apr 10

been stressed out for a couple of weeks now because of work and finally our company is having an outing so we're all heading for the beach at STILTS, Calatagan, Batangas. They say it's a wondrous place so I'm really looking...

1 response

Did you know... there is a bird that barks...

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 28 Nov 08

There is a bird barks instead of sings? The Antpitta avis canis Ridgley is a bird that looks like a stuffed duck on stilts and barks like a dog. The bird was discovered by ornithologist Robert S. Ridgley in the Andes in...

antpitta avis canis ridgley

5 responses •

1 person

Are classic toys headed for the trash bin?

ryme bristol @rymebristol (1808) • Philippines 14 Oct 08

toys of decades ago are now marching right into the halls of museum. in their stead are sophisticated, energy driven electronic toys. Monopoly, turning 70 years old this year, is seldom played by kids these days. so is Scrabble,...

monopoly

stilts

What sort of architecture do you like?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 11 Oct 08

I really like thatched cottages and Tudor building that are half timbered in my home country. In Germany I like the half timbered houses and the majestic looking castles. I enjoy seeing wooden chalets with attractive window...

stilts

sydney opera house

tropical

2 responses

Thinking of The Recent Devastation Of Hurrican Ike In Texas

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 25 Sep 08

I think a lot of us have seen the devastation that was caused by Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas. Homes were flattened to nothing, or literally washed out to sea....anchored boats are now on land, etc, etc. But a few images come...

boats

building homes on stilts

hurricanes and earthquakes

natural disasters destroying homes

stilts

unsafe areas to live

31 responses •

7 people

Gustav Not As Bad As Predicted

worldwise1 @worldwise1 (14885) • United States 1 Sep 08

I, along with many of you, I'm sure, had been holding my breath while earnestly praying that New Orleans would not be devastated again as it was during Katrina in 2005. Thankfully, the damage has not been as great as some had...

3 responses •

1 person

Chickens, pigs and goats, oh my! The goats tried to eat people's clothes today

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 17 Aug 08

at the picnic. They said the male goat stole a tablecloth one day and ran off with it, they had to chase him down! They're very small goats, about the size of a 30lb dog on short stilts. Last time we went, they tried to eat our...

3 responses

Rental propertys and prices

sweetcutiepie42 @sweetcutiepie42 (180) • Australia 16 Jun 07

Im currently living in a house that im renting,paying $210 weekly.It's time to move out again im looking at house's $225 a week is as much as we can afford.This time around rental prices have shot through the roof.. Im looking at...

rentals

stilts

London's Markets

bofather @bofather (106) • China 11 Jun 07

London has got many cool markets-the most famous marked is Covent Garden. Covent Garden was the biggest fruit and vegetable market in England but now it's got more than bananas.Now there are many...

stilts

Do you like doing classroom displays? Which one did you like making most?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 27 Mar 07

My favourite is a display about a topic my class did about homes. We looked at homes around the world. Each child made a model of a house and wrote up details about it. The children all appreciate where they live a bit more now....

classroom

display

stilts

1 response

Cotton Share Croppers

Angelwhispers @Angelwhispers (8978) • United States 7 Mar 07

In a field of over growth, in a small forgotton town called Tomato Arkansaw, stands a one room school house that my mother attended untill she finished the 7th grade, her only formal education untill she was in her mid thirties....

cats and kittens

cotton fields

dispenser

memories of family and childhood

stilts

6 responses •

5 people

powerised stilts

Kylalynn @Kylalynn (1771) • South Africa 3 Mar 07

The powerised stilts look like a lot of fun. Do any of you have them, or what do you think about them. Are they more dangerous than riding a bicycle or skate board. Have you had anything funny or bad happen to you on these stilts....

powerised stilts

protective gear

stilts

There is a bird that barks instead of sings!

SK401001 @SK401001 (934) • United States 15 Jan 07

The Antpitta avis canis Ridgley is a bird that looks like a stuffed duck on stilts and barks like a dog. The bird was discovered by ornithologist Robert S. Ridgley in the Andes in Ecuador in June 1998. Thirty of these long-legged,...

stilts

fun facts

1 person

WEAPONS OF MASS PRODUCTION AND OTHER TALES

klongwh @klongwh (130) • China 3 Dec 06

For some American policymakers and commentators, China is replacing Islamic extremism as the bogeyman under the bed. China's uninterrupted growth now poses a threat to American interests. Its global economic expansion, as they...

environmental pollution

stilts