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Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by e40 » Sun, Feb 04, 2024, 7:18 PM UTC

phinnaeus wrote: post #93

e40 wrote: post #50

Youtuber Colin Furze is in the midst of some underground shenanigans and I really love watching him.

I do recommend his videos. He's got a very strong personality that may be to the disliking of some (including myself initially) but the more I watch the more I think it's genuine and have even come to enjoy it. But his work ethic and "just do it" attitude are really inspiring in a way. I was glad to see him called out in the article.

I love that he doesn't force content. It's ready when it's ready. He does have a newish channel "2 Much ColinFurze" which I like. It's less polished content, but I enjoy it.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by willcipriano » Sun, Feb 04, 2024, 8:03 PM UTC

hackstack wrote: post #146

willcipriano wrote: post #127

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We have different definitions of "real danger"

I mean, I’m just saying the danger exists (which is what “real” means to me) and people should be aware of it. Not that people shouldn’t dig big holes. I thought that was clear in my original comment but evidently not.

Real danger is something that is likely to happen. The sorts of things that end up on "top ten weird deaths" youtube videos aren't in that category.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by tdeck » Sun, Feb 04, 2024, 8:20 PM UTC

paulkrush wrote: post #21

A friend of mine said in Moscow Russia people use to dig basements under precast concrete car size storage units. Every once in a while the the whole unit would fall in the hole halfway or more.

Here's a video about those Soviet cellars. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I_zvj4R5DaY

It's wild to me that people would do this in the city right near their apartment building.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Feb 04, 2024, 8:26 PM UTC

willcipriano wrote: post #152

hackstack wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, I’m just saying the danger exists (which is what “real” means to me) and people should be aware of it. Not that people shouldn’t dig big holes. I thought that was clear in my original comment but evidently not.

Real danger is something that is likely to happen. The sorts of things that end up on "top ten weird deaths" youtube videos aren't in that category.

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Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by bongodongobob » Sun, Feb 04, 2024, 9:00 PM UTC

ctrw wrote: post #64

mmh0000 wrote: post #63

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You’re joking, but there is concern about the environmental damage beavers cause. https://courses.hamilton.edu/beavers/conservation-and-destru...

Ok I'll bite. How did the world survive for millions of years with bevers around before we killed most of them on every continent?

Killing off nearly all the wolves, mountain lions, lynx, bears, coyotes, foxes, etc, is probably a good chunk of the problem when talking about small mammal populations.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by micw » Sun, Feb 04, 2024, 9:59 PM UTC

OMG, that's - literally - a big rabbit hole to dig into. I started with the linked video of "ColinFurze" earlier today and I'm still fascinated and watching...

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by bongodongobob » Sun, Feb 04, 2024, 10:35 PM UTC

morsch wrote: post #99

lazyasciiart wrote: post #83

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Yes, probably only relevant to 80% of his potential readers. What tosh!

Less than 50%, actually, though I doubt that it's true that it only applies to the US. Children usually get a free pass because their meddling is ineffective or impermanent. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515211304/https://toolhub.t...

Right, we didn't get a ticket. But a handful of 13 year old boys can move some pretty big logs and trees.

It was made very clear that we were not to fuck with the creek or any other waterways, and it was serious business. We had to rip the dam apart and he told us to never do it again.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by rpmisms » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 1:05 AM UTC

brnt wrote: post #136

Loughla wrote: post #74

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No, just get high. Honestly, the episode where bubbles gets a mountain lion is to my favorite episode of any television show. High or not.

I'll admit that I've enjoyed many an episode following Lahey's example.

It does improve the show

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by 3abiton » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 2:47 AM UTC

ethbr1 wrote: post #48

If you all enjoy digging hobby tunnels, then can I interest you in someone excavating their basement using only miniature remote control construction vehicles ? Digging & hauling: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=He00d6Gpxs8 More recent rock crusher: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TSaqSzziaE8&t=3m31s (There's 16 years / 379 videos so far, if you are into RC earthmoving ASMR)

This was a wild recommemdation

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by lazyasciiart » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 6:13 AM UTC

morsch wrote: post #99

lazyasciiart wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, probably only relevant to 80% of his potential readers. What tosh!

Less than 50%, actually, though I doubt that it's true that it only applies to the US. Children usually get a free pass because their meddling is ineffective or impermanent. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515211304/https://toolhub.t...

Fascinating data, thanks!