Few are as creative as what Havana's fishermen call "balloon fishing," a technique employing a couple of cents worth of government-subsidized condoms to pull fish worth an average month's salary from the ocean. Mechanic Junior Torres Lopez ties inflated condoms together for his fishing line, as his wife Edelmis Ferro Solano sits nearby along the malecon sea wall, at sunset in Havana, Cuba. "Balloon fishing" is cheaper, less risky and increasingly popular. According to the fishermen's lore, the inventor of the balloon technique in Cuba saw a video of South Africans fishing using kites and got the idea for using inflated condoms. It's not clear exactly when the practice was adopted, but according to local fishermen's lore, the inventor of the balloon technique in Cuba saw a video of South Africans fishing using kites and got the idea for using inflated condoms.

Source: India Today November 17, 2016 10:41 UTC