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Art/Literary | | English term or phrase: canaries (here) | Here we go, here we go. Going underground ohh get your canaries out. 4-1 to control [crackle] 4-1 to control [crackle] I’m under the water no can do [crackle] 4-1 to a dolphin. This’ll be our first trip abroad together since Portugal that was a beautiful holiday.
I don't think he means the birds... |
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| | English translation:he does mean birds - the little yellow ones. | Explanation:
Miners used to take a canary with them when going underground. If the oxygen supply started to run out the canary would drop dead (or at least stop singing) so the miners knew that they had to get out of there fast.
HTH
Alison
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Note added at 2003-05-23 14:26:14 (GMT)
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\"1986: Coal mine canaries made redundant
More than 200 canary birds are being phased out of Britain\'s mining pits, according to new plans by the government.
Modern technology is being favoured over the long-serving yellow feathered friend of the miner in detecting harmful gases which may be present underground.
New electronic detectors will replace the bird because they are said to be cheaper in the long run and more effective in indicating the presence of pollutants in the air otherwise unnoticed by miners.
The gas detectors will be hand-held and carry a digital reading which appears on a screen alerting miners to the extent of the gases.
The birds\' replacement will be introduced gradually next year.
Miners are said to be saddened by the latest set of redundancies in their industry but do not intend to dispute the decision.
The removal of the canaries will end a mining tradition in Britain dating back to 1911, since when two canaries have been employed by each pit.
Signs of distress
They are so ingrained in the culture miners report whistling to the birds and coaxing them as they worked, treating them as pets.
The canary is particularly sensitive to toxic gases such as carbon monoxide which is colourless, odourless and tasteless.
This gas could easily form underground during a mine fire or after an explosion.
Following a mine fire or explosion, mine rescuers would descend into the mine, carrying a canary in a small wooden or metal cage.
Any sign of distress from the canary was a clear signal the conditions underground were unsafe and miners should be evacuated from the pit and the mineshafts made safer. \"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/30... |
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2 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +5 he does mean birds - the little yellow ones.
Explanation:
Miners used to take a canary with them when going underground. If the oxygen supply started to run out the canary would drop dead (or at least stop singing) so the miners knew that they had to get out of there fast.
HTH
Alison
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Note added at 2003-05-23 14:26:14 (GMT)
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\"1986: Coal mine canaries made redundant
More than 200 canary birds are being phased out of Britain\'s mining pits, according to new plans by the government.
Modern technology is being favoured over the long-serving yellow feathered friend of the miner in detecting harmful gases which may be present underground.
New electronic detectors will replace the bird because they are said to be cheaper in the long run and more effective in indicating the presence of pollutants in the air otherwise unnoticed by miners.
The gas detectors will be hand-held and carry a digital reading which appears on a screen alerting miners to the extent of the gases.
The birds\' replacement will be introduced gradually next year.
Miners are said to be saddened by the latest set of redundancies in their industry but do not intend to dispute the decision.
The removal of the canaries will end a mining tradition in Britain dating back to 1911, since when two canaries have been employed by each pit.
Signs of distress
They are so ingrained in the culture miners report whistling to the birds and coaxing them as they worked, treating them as pets.
The canary is particularly sensitive to toxic gases such as carbon monoxide which is colourless, odourless and tasteless.
This gas could easily form underground during a mine fire or after an explosion.
Following a mine fire or explosion, mine rescuers would descend into the mine, carrying a canary in a small wooden or metal cage.
Any sign of distress from the canary was a clear signal the conditions underground were unsafe and miners should be evacuated from the pit and the mineshafts made safer. \"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/30...
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