A monk came up with an ingenious idea borne out of necessity, giving birth to a functional, automatic rubbish collection cart. The monk, who lives in the Ayutthaya province, created a cart that can gather and collect discarded items and fallen leaves from a 14-acre temple area without the need for manual labour.

 

Built from scraps collected around the temple and repair stores, this automatic street sweeper minimises exertion and streamlines a tedious process.

 

The origin of this innovation traces back to the irritation of having to clean such a vast area and the urgency to raise funds for the temple’s development. After a TikTok post about this invention went viral, it garnered a staggering response, with over a million views and numerous comments.

At the Uthai District’s Nong Nam Som Temple, the site of this creation, a 33 year old monk named Narin was found pushing the invention around the temple. This rubbish-collecting cart assembled by the monk from available materials at the temple and spare parts from relatives’ discarded items remarkably tidies up the temple grounds populated with large trees, providing a noise-free and serene atmosphere.

 

by Neill Fronde 

TOP: A monk went viral for invented an automatic rubbish-cleaning machine. (via Culture Trip)

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/central-thailand/monks-ingenious-rubbish-collecting-cart-revolutionises-temple-maintenance-in-ayutthaya

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-21

 

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Monk he see, monk he do! Great looking invention, so glad the photo explains all, looks like a broom to me! More in depth reporting! ????

Now, Narin contemplates augmenting the design by attaching a motor and ramping up production, possibly even for commercial sale.

 

Amazing Thailand.

2 hours ago, 2baht said:

Monk he see, monk he do! Great looking invention, so glad the photo explains all, looks like a broom to me! More in depth reporting! ????

They left the shovel out of the picture, me thinks. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

this automatic street sweeper minimises exertion and streamlines a tedious process.

Yes we don't want Monks exerting themselves do we, I mean what next, they might be expected to cook their own food. and clean the dishes.

another quality bit of Thai journalism. Where is the photo of the cart?

Judging by the description in the link, it sounds like he has invented the carpet sweeper that my mum had in the 60's

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Not sure which part of the invention is "automatic" ?

12 hours ago, webfact said:

.......33 year old monk named Narin was found pushing the invention around the temple......

The 'auto' function broke down and he reverted to manual mode?

9 hours ago, 2baht said:

Monk he see, monk he do! Great looking invention, so glad the photo explains all, looks like a broom to me! More in depth reporting! ????

Hey, don't brush it off so quickly. The only expense involved in constructing this invisible device were 'welders token and refreshnents'

Monk goes viral for auto rubbish-collecting

 

Holy sh.t!

 

 

 

I would think that such manual labor would be taken on as an exercise in mindfulness while serving the temple.

It's not like they have real jobs anyway. Of course leaves and rubbish don't tithe or give the monks fruit baskets.