Why Miners Risk Their Lives To Get Sulfur From An Active Volcano | Risky Business
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In East Java, Indonesia, hundreds of miners face deadly smoke to mine sulfur, or "devil's gold." So why do they do it? In this episode of Risky Business, we ...

THEYRE FREELANCE CONTRACTORS AND PAY FOR THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT :bird-screm-2:

THEY STILL FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS DESPITE THE SULFUR EVISCERATING THEIR LUNGS :amerikkka-clap:

  • kristina [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    no its more to show the contrast to america who doesnt take it seriously, while these dudes inhaling sulfur fumes regularly take it seriously

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The damage that sulfur gas does to their lungs probably makes them extra vulnerable.

    • Quimby [any, any]
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      2 years ago

      yeah. like, if you work in a sulfur mine, you're absolutely trading decades of your life. I would understand not giving a fuck about absolutely anything if you worked in a sulfur mine. and yet, here they are, trying their best anyway.