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It's almost painful to see them drilling holes into the rock face. I understand the need but a part of me wants to get all greenpeace and kick the human invade
by TGJ 16y ago
It's almost painful to see them drilling holes into the rock face. I understand the need but a part of me wants to get all greenpeace and kick the human invaders out.
- sliverstorm 16y agoDon't worry. When we're talking cave time & scale, a few holes drilled in the rock is a drop in the bucket. It's really only when you have unusually numerous human visitors, particularly the oils from their hands, that kill caves. I understand your sentiment, but caves are a geologic phenomenon, and on that scale this is not even a geologic blink. So breathe easy, and save the torches & pitchforks for when they want to turn it into an amusement park :)
- shimonamit 16y agoYes, it was a sour-face moment when I saw that. In fact I came back to HN to see if anyone else saw it. The hidden majesty and serenity of nature, suddenly revealed, is defiled by our invasive devices.
- alex_stoddard 16y agoAnd yet that majesty and serenity only really exist when we can see it and access it. As others have said it would be bad to turn it into a theme park but simple exploration demands some "invasive" measures.