Riding high on Myanmar's human-powered Ferris wheelsThe team of youngsters coax onlookers onto their Ferris ride, hamster-wheeling it round to fill up the baskets. TAUNGGYI, Myanmar: Aung careers towards the ground, hanging from one arm on the basket of one of Myanmar's human-powered Ferris wheels, reliant on gravity-defying agility and split-second coordination honed since the age of nine. As ear-splitting techno pumps out from the fairground, the team of lithe youngsters coax captivated onlookers onto their Ferris ride, hamster-wheeling it round to fill up the baskets. Aung Sein Phyo, 22, blows his whistle and then scampers with his teammates up the 20-metre (60-foot) high structure. Aung is one of several hundred young men working Myanmar's Ferris wheels -- known as 'char yahat' -- at fairgrounds and festivals across the country.

Source: Bangkok Post November 26, 2019 03:45 UTC