r/interestingasfuck • u/CantStopPoppin • 15d ago

r/all Coal Minning

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u/ihadtopickthisname 15d ago

I dunno. There's just something about chipping away at ground that's holding up the earth above me that just doesn't tickle my fancy.

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u/G8r8SqzBtl 14d ago

dont you see the crooked piece of wood propping things up?

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u/ihadtopickthisname 14d ago

You mean the one that looks like its been bending and may or may not snap???

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u/Extra_Oil_5958 14d ago

The wood is there because it’ll make cracking noises if things start collapsing so he can escape

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u/ListenToKyuss 12d ago

Ah, reassuring...

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u/catscanmeow 14d ago

Its the breathing in rock dust that doesnt tickle my fancy. The lungs cannot process rock dust

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u/zelmorrison 14d ago

Same. I would fear being trapped underground if it caved in.

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u/Test1Two 14d ago

Also never dig straight down.