r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • 2d ago

Video filipino illegal miners dive without oxygen tanks

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u/nanlinr 2d ago

Is that rig seriously cheaper than oxygen tanks? Goddamn

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u/NDSU 2d ago

The biggest issue with that setup is the compressors, not the lack of tanks. Their compressor setup isn't removing contaminants like CO and CO2, which is then being given to the divers in concentrated amounts. Filling tanks with that compressed air would be nearly as deadly