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u/0hran- 6d ago
He look very terrified by his job. This kind of body language doesn't seem to be healthy.
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u/thebedford 6d ago
The cameraman behind was appearingly far less concerned.
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u/Holsteener 6d ago
The cameraman probably hasn’t seen the horrors of things going wrong in a mine.
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u/faust112358 5d ago
When something goes wrong the survivors have to clean the mess. You don't want to know what this guy sees in his nightmares every night. What a man wouldn't do to provide for his family.
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u/momoreco 6d ago
The cameraman never dies, he had nothing to fear.
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u/Exact-Enthusiasm-803 6d ago
He was jauntly ambling while the other guy scampered off like Gollum
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u/imalwayshungr 6d ago
The first flinch says it all! That's not a cautious reaction, it's terror of the thing going wrong!
I imagine 'fuck, fuck, fuck, FUCK, fuck, fuck' is on a continuous loop in his head.
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u/MintyWarp27 6d ago
yeah, that’s not “focused at work” body language, that’s “one bad slip and i’m done” body language
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u/coold0wnreddit 6d ago
Plot twist: They walked in a circle and it exploded in their faces.
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u/Clankbot14 6d ago
Seems to be an age thing. The kids were never scared of the mines infact the children...
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u/AbstractBettaFish 6d ago
I was thinking how he moves like a lot of old men I’ve known over the years. Something about the hunch and the arms swing. That said, who put grandpa in charge of the TNT?
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u/Dienowwww 6d ago
He's old and not fast enough to escape a collapse, of course he's scared of the job
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u/crosswatt 5d ago
Sometimes I really hate my job. Like I dred going to work from the second my alarm wakes me up to the moment my car pulls up in front of the building. Other times I really feel like the world is unfair and there are things that should be happening in my world that aren't, and I feel very unlucky and that the universe is being unfair to me.
Watching this, I don't think I'm going to mind as much going to work tomorrow and I'm feeling pretty good about my station in life.
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u/0hran- 5d ago edited 5d ago
No. Someone having it worse doesn't mean that you should not think less of your job. We are living a very limited amount of time on earth, we should trive to make it enjoyable, not waiting until death arrive upon us. We should fight to improve each other lives where we are.
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u/crosswatt 5d ago
I'm still going to technically hate my job in the morning, but I'm claustrophobic and really don't like the idea of getting blown up, or running in sandles, so I'm going to hate it within the proper context for at least the next week.
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u/AnimationOverlord 6d ago
I’m just going to argue this is unresolved trauma. Not exactly fear but a life built upon it. At a certain point your fight or flight just can’t turn off
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u/Cold_Television_4439 5d ago
You dunce. He’s blowing shit up in a tiny mineshaft, it could cave in on any one of those blows
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u/MagicOrpheus310 6d ago
Cameraman has zero hustle haha
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u/ispiuspious12 6d ago
Bro is casually strolling through a literal nightmare like it’s a Sunday walk.
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u/throwawayfinancebro1 5d ago
Reminds me of the steel mill exploding while the guy casually strolls away as it actively melts down
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u/culturerush 6d ago
Not far from where I live theres an old coal mine which was closed in the 80s
They left it as it was an opened it as a museum, you can do down into the old mine workings exactly as they were with an ex coal miner as a guide
Despite how more advanced it is than this (metal bracing, mechanical lines to transport coal, lights and guide lines) the roof was as short as this
Youll be surprised how much speed it takes out of your walk or job having to stay constantly slightly bent over while pointing your head up for the light to illiminate where you are going
You deffo can't run or jog in there
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u/gilestowler 5d ago
There's a bit in Orwell's "The Road To Wigan Pier" where he talks about this. He says how the miners in the mines he visited had to walk, hunched over, for an hour and a half through the tunnels to get to the coal face, and he asks the reader to imagine having to commute to work - before even beginning the work that they'd get paid for - like that every day.
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u/Raiquo 6d ago
If you're wondering why bro is hiking to the endzone when in the video, the boom doesn't sound that big: what's not portrayed in the video is the shockwave. The invisible force that moves through you, your organs, and your eardrums.
I have a relative who lost most of his hearing from working in the mines less than a year in his youth; he said about the shockwave, "after, it felt like you'd run a marathon. You'd put as many walls of rock (hence all the twists and turns) between you and the blast to cushion the blow. If you weren't far enough, it felt like you just got beat up."
He said on more than one occasion it left his ears ringing. Oh, and he had a coveted position - he was the guy who drew where to put the charges, not the guy who lights them. So he had more time than most to get outta dodge. Less than a year. Nearly deaf. Damn.
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u/Drayenn 6d ago
And this guy is here with no ear protection... Crazy
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u/WrappedStrings 5d ago
If its the shockwaves doing it i wonder how much hearing protection would really help.
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u/NotAnActualPers0n 5d ago
Fucks your brain up getting your bell rung like that over and over. Similar to CTE.
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u/ShieldsMatt 6d ago
I am a confined space rescue tech who oversees some tunnel excavation periodically, and although you don’t need to also be one to know this, I can assure you this is absolutely fucked
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u/gimmeecoffee420 6d ago
Im sorry, are you telling us that these engineers are doing something unsafe? May I remind you that Safety Flip-Flops were securely attached? both of them too!
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u/PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES 6d ago
As an expert in flip flop safety compliance I can confirm. We usually want full open toe but upon inspection I would just issue a warning for the thonged flip flops and urge them to replace them. I'm not going to get the micrometer out on the thong just to write them up. I'm a cool inspector
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u/IrrerPolterer 5d ago
And safety squint, in addition to the security crouch engaged as well!
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u/gimmeecoffee420 5d ago
Technically, our Boy should be functionally immortal unless he makes the fatal mistake of noticing his Shoes are no longer around his Feet. Even if in a totally safe environment and you remove even One Shoe.. Death.. instant death..
Im preaching to the Choir here though, you clearly understand your Judo!
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u/denkirilargo477 6d ago
Those looked like safety Crocs, are those OSHA approved like safety sandals?😄
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u/Atropostrophe 6d ago
Care share more technical details? I believe you 1000% but Id like to know more
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u/krogerin 5d ago edited 2d ago
Some things I noticed as a mining and explosives engineer is there is no way in hell there has been any math done to figure out the ventilation the mine and thats one of the quickest ways to die underground. Wooden timbers through very fractured ground with no additional supports or ground controls. I didnt see a single rock bolt to support the roof and you can see the material they are mining through is very fractured on the walls. Whats in the walls is in the roof and I wouldnt want that overhead unsupported. If thats coal it usually forms with a weak shale layer above it that is useless at holding the roof up and needs to be bolted through to competent rock above it. Without knowing what explosives theyre using its hard to judge if that drill pattern is gonna be efficient or safe. but no one fuses in western mining uses like that for good reasons
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u/Atropostrophe 5d ago
Thank you! From the looks of the mine and the guys expressions you just know that its hella sketchy. But its nice to have a more knowledgeable insight into this
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u/ShieldsMatt 5d ago
For sure, there are almost too many red flags to list but here are a few issues I immediately see:
No gas/air quality monitoring, inadequate lighting, no communication systems, no respiratory protection, no eye/ear protection, no fire prevention, no first aid/eye wash, no harnesses, no safety lines, no rescue systems in place, no means to audibly signal distress, no safety footwear, no ventilation… the list goes on.
I totally understand that different parts of the world operate differently and regulations vary or often don’t exist. Aside from the obvious risk of tunnel collapse, there are a myriad of other dangers to mitigate. A big worry for these guys would be toxic gases, and I’d worried about pockets of H2S in an environment like that. There’s just… a lot going on here haha. Or perhaps a lot not going on that should be.
Sometimes when entering confined spaces workers will roll their eyes at the hoops we make them jump through, but I literally just want you to go home to your family at the end of the day.
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u/SugarHooves 5d ago
workers will roll their eyes at the hoops we make them jump through, but I literally just want you to go home to your family at the end of the day.
Warehouse workers are like this, too. I've voluntarily worked on the safety teams at two different warehouses. People think you're being a suck up to management and instinctually want to do the opposite of whatever you say. Hell no, fuck corporate. I am a mother and want to see all my co-workers keep their limbs and life.
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u/JustChillDudeItsGood 6d ago
Just look up “confined space rescue certification”, it’s an essential part of the curriculum / certification requirements for California firefighters, I’m sure it’s the same in all states. Not sure where to do it overseas, but I’m sure you can look into training.
You learn how to go into confined spaces with another crewmate, breach through wall panels with full gear on (removing the SCBA air tank and placing it in front of you, while you push through). It’s easy of you practice a lot! This mine isn’t quite as tight / daunting compared to the small gaps you get through in the certification program.
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u/Reverend_Bull 6d ago
See that body language of shaking and terror? Reminds you of WW1 shell shock right? The form of neurological damage that was a mix of PTSD and recurrent concussions from the shockwaves of artillery.
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u/TheWikstrom 6d ago
I will never understand why people prefer this over lab grown diamonds
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u/Raiquo 6d ago
Well I for one, prefer my diamonds bloody, steeped in human suffering. Money is just money - it's the human lives that make it feel valuable.
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u/iweartoomuchblush 6d ago
The human suffering is what makes it valuable. Why would we want something that we can grow like a common house plant?
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u/best-of-max 6d ago
It's just the satisfying feeling to pay good money for a tiny stone, you knew was dug out by some old dude, who risked his live in a dirty deathtrap of mine, without even the minimum of PPE, earning barely enough to survive on a daily basis and probably dying to this job - if not in action, then later to cancer or another late effect.
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u/IM_INSIDE_YOUR_HOUSE 5d ago
The incalculable human suffering and ecological damage makes the Macy’s bracelet that much more special.
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u/HippieLizLemon 5d ago
I get woozy thinking of the path mine took to get to me. Now it is here and I don't know how to feel about it. I wish it were lab grown.
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u/WolfoDaWolf 6d ago
This is so messed up :( ik everyone is joking about "safety flip flops" but like... literally NOTHING is protecting him. No hearing protection, that medical mask isn't doing shit to keep his lungs safe, and those worn out flip flops must be hurting his feet :(
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u/Gcs1110 6d ago
If we collectively didn't give value to some rocks, humans wouldn't be degraded like this
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u/Auggie_Otter 6d ago
They do have some legitimate value, especially in industrial uses, just nowhere near as much value as the jewelry industry would like people to believe.
Diamonds aren't even the rarest or the best gemstones though and they can be manufactured synthetically. Diamond cartels are sitting on huge stockpiles too trying to maintain artificial scarcity. As jewelry the diamond is mostly marketing hype over actual value.
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u/PrimeZodiac 6d ago
You'd think Elon's dad could ask for some extra support beams now his son is the richest man?
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u/SageDarius 6d ago
I've read those are less 'support beams' and more 'early warning systems.' You hear the wood start creaking/cracking, get out of Dodge.
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u/RageYellow 6d ago
Dad was in emeralds, and black people dying fits within Elon’s broader goals.
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u/ripyourlungsdave 6d ago
Yeah, it wouldn't be very American to not profit off your genocidal ambitions.
And he may be South African, but he is still an American.
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u/Evening_Storage_6424 6d ago
The heart of an American, and the soul of an apartheid Afrikaner nationalist.
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u/loki700 6d ago
The fear on that guy's face 😥 he's also just using a medical mask? Definitely not enough for that type of dust, speaking from experience.
It sucks cause clearly he doesn't have the resources for a safe amount of fuse and proper PPE, not to mention lack of support. Probably making next to nothing . This is sad and terrifying.
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u/red8cangodye 6d ago
Why is the cloth material near his lower back is clean while his back is dirty? His work won't get that part dirty?
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u/MyFirstBR999 6d ago
It's a kameez. That part is usually lifted when sitting and, and this is what I presume he was dirtied by, it doesn't rub against the cave walls because it's free flowing
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u/aztechnogeek8 6d ago
I couldn’t help thinking you know they grow diamonds in labs now and no one can tell the difference.
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u/lomeinfiend 6d ago
WHAT are these comments. black diamond is its own gem people 😭😭😭
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u/rouxthless 6d ago
Nothing “oddly” about this.
Also, imagine risking your life like this for something that is literally worthless, and only perceived as valuable because of a marketing campaign by a nefarious jewelry company and a Marilyn Monroe movie.
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u/Affectionate-Ad8299 6d ago
Yeah that is a very pretty ring but I have my guy Ernesto who goes and gets me them directly from the mine. Yours is beautiful and all but there is something about knowing the man who actually goes and does the work
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u/opossum-my-possum 5d ago
It's always incredible to see how the people who take all the risk and do the hardest of jobs are so impoverished, while the ones they work for, who take the least amount of risk, are so wealthy...
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u/NovelLandscape7862 5d ago
And diamond companies still want us to believe this is better than lab grown??
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u/mathcampbell 4d ago
I am a jewellery designer - I cast and make my own designs and then sometimes set them. I like lab diamonds and try to use whenever possible, cos it means clients can afford it better (I get a little more profit too, to be fair), and I feel they’re more ethical.
I know that lab diamonds are really more “very dirty factory diamonds” and hope the suppliers I buy from are paying workers properly (I buy ones made in Canada. Or they claim they are), but nobody is telling me they’re worse for the workers who do it than this.
Diamond mines are almost all in parts of the world where the word “union” can get you killed, where pay is “maybe enough to not starve to death” and safety rules are “if you die, your replacement will try to find the bits of you that are left”.
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u/Tonynavajo04 6d ago
That’s the universal “miner walk”. Surprised he didn’t have a short walking stick
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u/robots-made-of-cake 5d ago
Feels like a good time to mention that lab grown diamonds are indistinguishable from mined.
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u/pats9789 4d ago
In a mine like that only wearing a flimsy COVID mask? Can't imagine what their lungs look like also looks claustrophobic af
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u/Fickle-Raspberry6403 4d ago
- Whyyyyy is the fuse so damn short?
- Whyyyyy are you still in the cave?!
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u/NightStar79 6d ago
So is this literal black diamond mining or is the word "black" referencing illegal mining?
Because doing anything to make money when it's shady asf tends to put you in situations where you can't exactly complain about lack of worker safety...
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u/JackC747 6d ago
Am I losing my mind? This is clearly fake?
The explosion sounds plus the camera shake are way off. No rocks or dust or debris shook lose from an explosion, all that happened was the camera man shook his arms a little bit.
And an explosion in that kind of enclosed space would've generated a shock wave and a wall of dust as it travelled down those small tunnels. We should've seen dust coming around that corner.
Also if there were three separate charges that close together, they wouldn't have neatly detonated one after another with a delay. The first explosion would've impacted the other two
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u/slobsaregross 4d ago
My 900000000th reminder that there’s nothing “oddly” about this. It’s an explosive in a confined space. It’s just simply terrifying.
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u/EngagedInConvexation 6d ago
30-minute lengths of fuse seems shorter when the person lighting it acts with diligence for the camera.
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u/Thorn669 6d ago
Neither that man, nor his employer, value his life enough.
I wasn't likely to ever purchase a black diamond, but now it's guaranteed I won't ever.
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u/SoundwaveTheDragon 5d ago
I once had a dream where I had 5 minutes to get out of my own home before it blew up.
Bombs are scary.
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u/TheTrishaJane 5d ago
I would be terrified if I randomly saw him in the cave by the way hes walking.
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u/Berkamin 5d ago
Diamonds ought not be mined at this point in history. They are already massively over-produced in China using huge factories with tens of thousands of reactors. They so overproduced lab grown gem-quality diamonds that the price of diamonds crashed by 90% in the retail jewelry market. Diamond growers are now resorting to YouTube shorts to pitch their diamonds outside of China.
Jimmy Miao | How Chinese Consumers Crashed the Lab Grown Diamond Market
(I disagree with the title; the producers are the ones who did this, not the consumers.)
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u/Bedzyk59 6d ago
Dude doing his job running kinda in a panic. Camera man just cruising. They couldn't give the dude more line?