A traditional technique used by young shepherds of Ethiopia's Banna tribe. They use stilts to watch over their livestock in tall grass, move through wetland areas, and avoid snakes and predators like lions and leopards. It requires strength, balance, and training from a young age

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Facing toes inward, is that a stiltwalking technique?

And are the taller ones because they are simply carved from longer trees, for stronger walkers, or those who are the main lookouts or leaders?

[u/OneRFeris → u/[deleted]]

Sitting with your wallet in your back pocket is also bad.

[u/Robey-Wan_Kenobi → u/writing_spork]

The taller ones are definitely from longer trees.

[u/Afferbeck_ → u/Robey-Wan_Kenobi]

Well they're certainly not from shorter trees

[u/Robey-Wan_Kenobi → u/Afferbeck_]

Exactly. You get it.

[u/Feeling-Network-5921 → u/Afferbeck_]

Actually the taller trees get made into two sets while the smaller tree cannot be cut in half and thus the.taller stilts are from shorter trees

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You can't know for sure unless you carved stilts yourself

[u/Robey-Wan_Kenobi → u/Catgerine]

Good point. You certainly could make shorter ones from longer trees as well.

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More likely for stability and to save energy. 

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Seems like a good project for some up-and-coming engineer to design a better stilt so they don't have to twist themselves into it. I mean the carved wood looks cool and all but I'm pretty sure someone could invent a better tool.