This paper has been made by hand since the 16th century #shorts

Love how the video cuts off mid-sentence. Really leaves you wa..........

You can already tell by how thick they're making it that this is like artist quality paper. Some bits even looked thick enough to be canvas.

This is the literal meaning of “I’m makin paper”

I'd like to see the finished result...

The sad part they don't get paid for that hard work. That's real hard labor for little pay - respect to the workers

“They do this one THOUSAND times”💀

@bussinessinsider y'all really need to start putting links to the full video

Honestly, India is amazing

"They do this 1000 times" Those poor souls

Super interesting! I’d love to get a couple sheets of this paper! ❤️

Kalpana is one of the biggest and best school supply makers since I started to go to school here in India, Glad to see they are still making good stuff for our kids. There are few industries in India who would only employ the poorest workforce from villages and provide them employment and basic necessities, also clean water and schools if there is non, as these jobs are menial jobs they start earning from the first day and can improve productivity in a very short time. I am business major and commerce graduate I have done numerous research and even started my own business from -1200 rupees. I sold the company in 5 years and moved away to chase other dreams.

after watching Ascendance of a Bookworm, this felt like nostalgia lol. such a great anime!

Show some of the finished product

I still remember when in middle school and during one of our art classes we made paper, I really enjoyed that process

made by hand The machine: am I a joke to you

You can make out that this video has been shot in India, where I hail from -- you can discern this from the racial characteristics of the people, their attire, as well as from the industrial environment in which the video was shot. When the West complains about the volume of carbon output by populous countries like India and China, they must keep in mind that not only do these countries lead the world in the recycling industry (almost every thing is repurposed and recycled -- paper, metal, cardboard, plastic, fabric, etc), but they produce less carbon and less material waste PER CAPITA , simply because they use less resources per capita . When I was a graduate student in the US, I was appalled at how much resources a single person would consume , in terms of disposable items, single use items, cosmetics, toiletries, as also in terms of packaging material. It was UTTERLY SINFUL environmentally.

And that's how a Plumbus is made

“Made by hand” proceeds to list off all the heavy industrial equipment being used

Signs that we have gone just too far folks. These are the trades we need to cherish and champion.

And here in my town they don’t recycle shredded paper anymore, it’s straight to the landfill