With the markets being relatively global these days, it doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone if your job requires you to travel to different states or even different countries. That’s fine if your relationship status is single, but if you’re a parent with a family waiting for you back home while you’re gone for months at a time, it can get pretty rough.
However to combat this loneliness and to not miss out on his son growing up, a 30-year man by the name of Liu Haibin from China has created what he considers to be the world’s longest seesaw, thus allowing him to play with his son even though he is outstation. Of course it would be impossible for such a seesaw to connect physically, so obviously a little tech wizardry was involved.
Basically this seesaw comes with sensors. The sensors will detect when one side goes down, thus causing the other side to go up, like an actual seesaw. Through the use of video calls placed in front of both parties, it’s almost as if Liu is right there playing with his son and talking to him, even though technically he isn’t.
According to Liu, “My little boy was very happy playing on the seesaw, it was such a long time ago since he smiled at me. I believe this will make him happier and everything I did was worth it.” He plans on continuing using the device over the course of the next few months, after which he will be allowed to come back home. Ah, the love of our parents never ceases to amaze us!
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