Submitted by CARPE DIEM

It’s not just call centers that are outsourced to India.

NEW DELHI — Eight thousand miles from Manhattan, barefoot, shirtless, whip-thin men rippled with muscle were forging prosaic pieces of the urban jigsaw puzzle: manhole covers.

Manhole covers manufactured in India can be anywhere from 20 to 60 percent cheaper than those made in the United States.

MP: Just wondering, to be PC, shouldn’t it now be “personhole cover”? After all, “Frosty the Snowman” has been replaced by “Frosty the Snowfriend,” and a “grandfather clause” has been replaced by a “grandperson clause,” and I’m not making that up!

Watch a slide show here about manholes made in India.

(HT: Sanil Kori)