Mass production of unrecognizable counterfeit currency that doesn’t contribute to inflation when used still eludes us, which means that most of us have to drag ourselves to and from work every day. While it’s not something enjoyable, it’s definitely not as big a problem as some people make it out to be. After reading about those commutes, the next time someone on the train coughs on you, you might actually be…thankful.



* DOG SLEDDING

If you live in remote parts of Alaska, dog sledding really is your most viable option of getting around. A less-furry alternative would be a snowmobile or other kind of machine with an engine strapped to it, but it actually is illegal to use motorized vehicles in parts of Alaska such as Denali National Park.

* GIANT ESCALATOR



Ok, this one is actually very, very cool. The city of Medellin in Colombia has built a giant outdoor escalator in order to make it easier for residents to reach the neighborhood of Comuna Trece. This neighborhood, located very high up compared to the base of the city, forced residents who wanted to reach it to climb the equivalent of a 28-story building. Now they can take the escalator and complete the whole journey in 6 minutes.




This is just one of the efforts made to shed Medellin’s unfortunate past and reinvent it as a city of the future. Headquarters of notorious cartel leader Pablo Escobar during the 80s and 90s, it wasn’t that long ago when Medellin was proclaimed to be the murder capital of the world (the city had a shocking murder rate of 380 per 100,000 people). Even though things are a lot better now, the guards armed with machine guns at each end of the escalator are a stark reminder of those dark times.

* ZIP LINE

Zip-lining is something that many people just do for fun. You do it a couple of times and you’ve got yourself a great adrenaline rush that makes you want to do it again and again. Well, that sensation would probably vanish if you were forced to do it every single day.



How Zip Line is done in Los Pinos

Not convinced? Just ask the villagers of Los Pinos, Colombia. The village is extremely remote and separated from the rest of civilization by a giant ravine. Everyone who wants to get across has two options: a long hike or a trip on the zip-line. And before you say that this would be cool, try to consider how dangerous it actually is: this isn’t your state-of-the-art zip-line system, here. It’s old, it’s rusted, it’s worn out. There’s no one to make sure it’s up to par, or that you’re strapped in OK. The most disturbing part is that children use this as well, and it’s completely unsupervised. Two dangerous daily trips are necessary in order to get to school. It’s actually quite shocking that nobody has ever died or even been seriously injured.



Now below is how Zip-Lining should be done:

* DEATH ROAD


The most dangerous road in the world

It might sound like a 90s action flick but, unfortunately, Death Road is a sad reality. Officially, it is called the North Yungas Road and it connects several cities in Bolivia including La Paz, one of its capitals. However, most people (especially those who travel on it) refer to it as Death Road and for good reason: several hundred people still die every year on it. In 1995 it was been declared to be the most dangerous road in the world.





In short, North Yungas is a long, winding road on a cliff. It has no guard rails, no kind of protection whatsoever. One minuscule wrong move on this narrow strip and you are going over. For most of its length, North Yungas is just a one-lane road. When oncoming vehicles meet each other, the one going uphill has the right of way (in theory), but each passing is basically a roll-of-the-dice where every single inch counts.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, weather makes the road even more dangerous. In the summer, rockslides are common and dust hampers visibility. During the rainy season, water makes the road muddy while rain and fog make it hard to see. Many drivers are forced to drive on the Death Road every single day. More shocking is that other people (particularly mountain bikers) actually come here to travel the Death Road… for fun.


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