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The shaduf

The Egyptian shaduf in three stages Here are two different devices. On the left the peasant draws the pole down to get the bucket filled with water. An anatomist would look at it from a different angle. The peasant lifts the counterweight using the muscles of his arms and legs. If the same bucket should be lifted without the shaduf, he would have to use the muscles of his back. This would injure his back. [26]