Farmer uses ingenious ’bike’ to climb up a tree, amuses Twitter

When it is about jugaad, there is no dearth of talent in India. A video went viral on social media reminds how jugaad is intrinsically linked to Indians. A Twitter user recently shared a video of a man using a bike-like machine to climb up a tree. The man, who appears to be a farmer in Kerala, has created a device that lets him climb coconut trees easily. The video is a portrayal of an ingenious creation. The video which was shared by the user had a funny caption that reads When you want to be a bike racer but become a farmer due to parental pressure. When you want to be a bike racer but become a farmer due to parental pressure. pic.twitter.com/OxkPKleoRa Bade Chote (@badechote) June 2, 2019 As seen in the video, the man sits on the bike-like device and presses the accelerator. The machine goes up the tree thus making it easy for him to pick coconuts. The device, much like our cars, has a reverse mechanism as that brings the man down from the tree in a well-controlled motion. After the video went viral, netizens were in awe of the creation. They appreciated this innovation. Simply amazing and awesome ..now I can climb a coconut tree Debashis Padhi (@DebashisPadhi8) June 2, 2019 Why isn't the government funding this machine? ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0090 Puroo Kumar Roy (@pr__0_0__) June 2, 2019 Awesome! Impressive! #9entrepreneurisms #innovation Sri Vadrevu (@SriWit) June 3, 2019 Very Nice ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0084 vedanayagam m (@MvnmanurM) June 2, 2019 Some took hilarious routes to appreciate the farmer. Well he must b inspired by this ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u009bðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0085 pic.twitter.com/lMwaQ1gSgx VÄ±ηÏ®aÉÉÂu00c2u009b à½Âu00c2u009eÆ¡ω∂áÂu00c2u0083§ (@VintageRowdy) June 3, 2019 Well if this isn't the perfect embodiment of this meme, then I don't know what is.. pic.twitter.com/KG2Z23a3cv ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0092« What's in a name? ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0092« (@k0ol1) June 3, 2019 Traditionally, in India, the plantation farmers tie ropes around their feet to climb the coconut or arecanut trees, without any safety equipment. Top Stories of the day Mumbai: 14-year-old girl leaves home with Rs 5,000 to meet Tik Tok star in Nepal Mumbai Crime: Borivli businessman held for raping 19-year-old woman in flat Mumbai: One dead, two injured as two cars collide near Mahalaxmi Racecourse Plant twice the number, or pay up for new trees, Badlapur man who hacked 860 trees told Mumbai: 16-storey apartments to accommodate 28,000 civic cleaners No more sea view south Mumbai home for the guard from Govandi Katrina Kaif's candid photos: Transformation from Boom to Bharat mid-day exclusive: Ajinkya Rahane to watch IND vs SA from his hotel balcony World Cup 2019: A hat-trick of opener hundreds beckons Virat Kohli World Cup 2019: German footballer Thomas Mueller roots for Virat Kohli Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates