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Shepards on stilts to help traverse marshy ground, Gascony, France, ~1895 (lemmy.world)
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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah it definitely would slide in deeper! I think that’s why they have 2 stilts for their feet plus an extra stick. In the picture they’re using the 3rd stick to form a tripod so they can rest but I imagine when walking they’ll use it to poke at the ground to make sure the muck isn’t too deep!