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The economy canaries can't tell us anything: they're already dead.

• yencabulator 9mo ago
  That's literally how the canaries would inform the miners about toxic gases.
  • HeyLaughingBoy 9mo ago
    "Yes, Ted. That was the joke."
  • sehansen 9mo ago
    Happily, this wasn't actually the case. Canaries faint long before they die and miners would carry small resuscitation chambers where the canaries could be reawakened in an oxygen-rich atmosphere. The Science and Industry Museum in Liverpool has one in their collection: https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/canary-resuscitator/ https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/canary-resuscit...
    • yencabulator 9mo ago
      Interesting, but I frankly doubt the birds remained utterly unharmed. Birds are really sensitive to many gases, with the common anecdote being to not cook with nonstick pans if you have a parrot.