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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
 
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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 101 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Be very careful, boys (and others) have been killed by collapsing sand holes. No matter how fast their friends tried to dig them out. The sand is not just cutting off your air, and filling your mouth and nose if you try to inhale, it's also a crushing weight on your lungs, much more than avalanche snow for instance. If you want to dig a hole deeper than your chest, do it in more-solid dirt, not sand.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 days ago

I guess they paid the troll toll

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Also don’t bury people even waste deep below the high tide water line. There are some frantic videos about that too if you go searching.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There's also a segment about that in an anthology horror movie where Leslie Nielsen gets revenge on his wife and her lover, Ted Danson.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0083767/

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0083767/mediaviewer/rm3460156416/

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, that's a very good point!

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Similarly, snow piles can be dangerous. Like the kind made by machines clearing parking lots that kids love to play on. Depending on how packed it is, there could be gaps a kid could fall in and get stuck, plus kids scream when they are having fun, so many adults might just filter out the sound of child screaming.

The ones at schools might be specifically made with kids playing on them in mind, but I doubt that's the case for ones in random parking lots, though maybe I'm just underestimating typical snow plough training.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

The biggest danger with snow caves is that they absorb pretty much all sound, so you can’t hear the screaming if it eve partly collapses.

We always build our kid igloos without roofs for this reason.

[–] tino_408@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

A lot of beaches in Cali ban holes deeper than 2ft

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Digging is also loved by dogs. Many dogs I've known would dig if you started digging. I wouldn't be surprised that digging is one of those things that sets off dopamine receptors.

Probably helpful for both digging burrows and hunting burrowing animals.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Instant visible progress, obstacles but not major ones (usually), engagement to move, a way to burn energy, distraction from something bothersome..

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 40 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, two kids were digging a big hole on the beach near me a few weeks ago, and it collapsed on them, and killed them both. They would have been better off in the water, taking their chances with the sharks.

Don't dig holes on the beach.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Never dig a hole that's deeper than wide. Then you should be safe.

Edit: the hive mind. I've just seen there's a comment similar to mine by another user.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 days ago

I'd rather see multiple comments giving the same safety advice if it means people are more likely to be able to see it.

Telling kids "you're only allowed to dig a hole that's at least as wide as it is deep" is likely to go over a lot better than "you're not allowed to dig a deep hole because it's unsafe"

Doesn’t work that way with wet sand that can change density with water movement.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Digging holes builds character.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

What a whacky amazing movie

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The irresistible human urge to build (or dig) things together.

We’re tall, bipedal ants and I love us for that.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This tracks. I hate doing physical labor by myself, but doing it with others is satisfying.

[–] quips@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 days ago

Genuinely might be an evolutionarily selected disposition. Could totally see there being an advantage there.

[–] masta_chief@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Excellent Jacob Geller on this exact phenomenon:

https://youtu.be/5iQ8dpu-W4k

His video essays are so good they make me wish supposedly "one of the best in the country" school systems that I went through didn't condition me to loathe writing so I would have some practice and skills to write things myself.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

In addition to the other comments, here's a video:

Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?

[–] MrMetaKopos@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago

The video forgot to mention this as well

That lego figure clip was probably the most underwhelming way to show the dangers of collapse.

[–] sanbdra@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There’s something funny about how simple projects like this instantly turn into a group activity. One person starts digging and suddenly everyone wants to contribute.

[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's clear what is required. There are no blockers to contribution. It's immediately rewarding, and progress is rapid and measurable.

Just about the opposite of any other project you might be involved in

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

But at least we got to dig a hole

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

Pretty as long as the hole is wider than it is deep they should be fine.

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago
[–] obinice@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Oof, unsupported walls in holes can kill you extremely fast. I'd never go into a hole deeper than my waist without shoring (even then, ehhhh).

Stay safe!

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Just guys being dudes

[–] craigers@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago
[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

All boys think about... Them holes..

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some bad advice here applying a “no deeper than wide” rule to beach conditions. Wet sand with shifting density won’t behave like regular earth, and a pit at the beach is going to behave differently than a trench in regular dirt. If someone said they’re going to stick you in a 6’x6’x6’ pit surrounded by unstable wet concrete and let it go with you in the middle you’d probably say this wasn’t the best safety advice.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Its also likely to just hit the water table at the beach.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

One of my Spring tasks is to dig out a stump in my backyard, I'm not looking forward to it. I wonder if the neighborhood kids would be interested in helping.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Digging a big hole in the sand = fun. Digging a hike in hard root riddled dirt = $20+ an hour

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Put a small fence/rope around it and call it the "IRL minecraft zone" Charge 1 dollar to rent a shovel. Once the roots are exposed go in there with a chainsaw and finish it off.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Well, yeah... We are biologically wired to enjoy holes. 🤷‍♂️

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] webp@mander.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

This is my hole

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 days ago
[–] postnataldrip@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

The Milkshake