How can I get my boyfriend to stop digging his tunnel?
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So, I know this is a weird question, but my boyfriend likes to spend a lot of his free time digging a tunnel on some property that he inherited. I...
  • Brak [they/them, e/em/eir]
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    3 years ago

    This seems like a good way to die in a cave in? How do you not run out of oxygen? I have so many questions!!

      • Bobson_Dugnutt [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        the ground is porous and oxygen flows in through the earth

        I'm pretty sure this isn't true, but I'm not a dirt scientist. You might get radon gas seeping through the earth though.

          • Bobson_Dugnutt [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            I think it all depends on how much air is flowing through the cave or tunnel (either naturally or with fans) and how many people are in a confined space breathing at any moment. With mining or tunneling you can also hit pockets of methane or other gasses that can be explosive or displace oxygen, but I think that's mostly a hazard in coal mines.