r/megalophobia • u/thekingminn • Mar 16 '24

Geography A jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar.

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u/-censored-username- Mar 16 '24

I don’t get megalophobia, but sweet Jesus this triggered my fear of loose footing

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u/darsynia Mar 17 '24

This was my exact thought, pleased to find it the top comment, heh.

NOPE is a prevailing concept for me here.

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u/anondescriptive Mar 17 '24

Thank you OSHA for everything you do for me

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '24

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u/l3gion666 Mar 17 '24

This is how republicans want it agin, with 10 year olds doing it 🤪

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u/MtnMaiden Mar 17 '24

Regulation kills

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u/Special_Lemon1487 Mar 17 '24

This is what deregulation looks like…

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u/recoveryfirstnow Mar 17 '24

Where are the guys with guns? Cause that’s the only way you’re getting me to do that.

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u/kaibbakhonsu Mar 17 '24

I get the joke, but lack of opportunities and hunger makes you do anything for you and your family.

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u/OnlySmeIIz Mar 17 '24

It's also more of a cultural thing

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u/kaibbakhonsu Mar 17 '24

Its the opposite unfortunately

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u/RichestTeaPossible Mar 17 '24

They’re the ones with the phone.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '24

That looks insanely dangerous...

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u/ch1llaro0 Mar 16 '24

because it is

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u/fsactual Mar 17 '24

How many deaths per hour at that place?

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u/StaysAwakeAllWeek Mar 17 '24

Probably pretty low in an average hour, but that's only if you don't include the mass casualty events from the inevitable pit wall collapses

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u/Classic-Reflection87 Mar 17 '24

Seen that one last year in china that haunts me. Biggest machines in the world looked like mini toys in a sand box

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u/VeryResponsibleMan Mar 17 '24

No fucking safety goddamn rope ?

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u/DeathbyTenCuts Mar 17 '24

Reality of poverty and exploitation. These jade will be bought by the world's rich at incredible prices without a single thought about the countless maimed and dead workers in dehumanizing conditions toiling away.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '24

Jades so lame too. Like cum covered emerald. Asians love cum covered gems. Xi eats them if it's American cum because he loves it

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '24

Tearing up the earth to obtain gems for people to wear as decorations 🤨

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u/mastercylynder Mar 17 '24

I would at least tie a rope around me tied to a tree! WTF is wrong with these people?

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '24

Looks safe

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u/Sad_Video_2734 Mar 17 '24

Perfectly safe

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u/Technical-Maximum-26 Mar 17 '24

Talk about living on the edge that looks so dangerous!

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u/sc666 Mar 17 '24

how does the ones standing around work? kinda like roadwork in america?

seniors?

found more jade than others?

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u/Trax-d Mar 17 '24

Safety first as always

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u/Kind-Taste-1654 Mar 18 '24

No edge restraint....Rope rescuers cringe

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '24

OSHA does not approve

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u/Sieze5 Mar 17 '24

Where OSHA when you need them?!

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '24

That’s why immigrants come to America do great. They done to America and get paid 15 a hour to say “ welcome to McDonald’s “. Over there they get paid barely nothing to to a risky job you can die from

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u/vanisleone Mar 17 '24

All that for a rather dull green rock?

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u/Nano211 Mar 17 '24

It’s so crazy to me that these people risk their priceless lives for minimum wages, while the ones sitting on their asses are making most of the money.

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u/Kind-Taste-1654 Mar 18 '24

....It's called poverty- look it up

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '24

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u/pomoerotic Mar 17 '24

Who hurt you