Goods are usually transported by hand. Why do Indians use their heads to transport goods?

From a physical point of view, this is the simplest mode of transportation. You can try to hold a heavy object in your hand, then lift it, and then use the top of your head. You will find that using the top of your head is the most labor-saving.

Therefore, when they transport heavy objects, they will use their heads. They can only use their fingers for support when using their hands, and only use their whole body and head when using their shoulders. Due to the lack of ancient means of transportation, the tradition has been formed for a long time.

For example, in the average family in India, girls begin to practice overhead work at the age of 4 or 5, keep balance in the first few years, then carry water tanks, and then carry goods on their heads when they are adults. Women use the head support to carry the weight equivalent to 20% of their own weight, without paying extra physical strength at all. Just to save energy.

With something overhead, you can bear the pressure of the object directly with your spine, which is more labor-saving than being held, held and held. Moreover, with the top of your head, one hand can keep balance, and the other hand can hold things freely. Just skilled, just like China people can eat with chopsticks, Indians just grab food with their hands.