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**Larisochka** · 06-13-2011, 04:16 PM

A turtle is a hunk of metal with teeth that you put a diesel engine on. Then you try not to let go of it while it vibrates wildly... because if it gets away from you, it can move through the rice paddy faster than you can. Given your aversion to automation though, it looks like you're going to be stuck with carabao (water buffalo). A turtle does in a day what it takes a carabao to do in a week, just so you know. Although the carabao will fertilize the fields for you a bit, which the turtle won't. Also, you'll need pasture, which is going to significantly up your water usage.

You don't want docile rice workers. They'll just stand there and get eaten by the fire ants, or the carabao will lead them around all day instead of otherwise. Also transplanting by hand takes very quick movements otherwise you'll never get the 20gazzilion rice seedlings transplanted in time. You want strong, quick, hardened clones, otherwise you're going to all starve.

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I hope you are planning on filming the endeavor for us to live vicariously through you during this great project. Though I think you should rethink the "sexy" issue.

06-13-2011, 04:16 PM	#14
Larisochka Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 345 Senior Member	A turtle is a hunk of metal with teeth that you put a diesel engine on. Then you try not to let go of it while it vibrates wildly... because if it gets away from you, it can move through the rice paddy faster than you can. Given your aversion to automation though, it looks like you're going to be stuck with carabao (water buffalo). A turtle does in a day what it takes a carabao to do in a week, just so you know. Although the carabao will fertilize the fields for you a bit, which the turtle won't. Also, you'll need pasture, which is going to significantly up your water usage. You don't want docile rice workers. They'll just stand there and get eaten by the fire ants, or the carabao will lead them around all day instead of otherwise. Also transplanting by hand takes very quick movements otherwise you'll never get the 20gazzilion rice seedlings transplanted in time. You want strong, quick, hardened clones, otherwise you're going to all starve. ------------------------ I hope you are planning on filming the endeavor for us to live vicariously through you during this great project. Though I think you should rethink the "sexy" issue.
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