He's been in there since 1920?!?! FREE HIM
Canaries have historically been used for centuries to detect dangerous gasses leaking into coal mines. This is a Canary Resuscitator manufactured in the 1920s.pic.twitter.com/44V2cQgVCh
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But he's nearly 100. Do we even know if he'd survive outside the Resuscitator anymore?
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I'm really worried 41 strange please interact
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My Strange Immortal Vampire Canary
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Love this invention: "Once the canary showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning the door would be closed and a valve opened, allowing oxygen from the tank on top to be released and revive the canary..." /1
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"Haldane spared a thought for the canaries themselves and worked to make their job as non-lethal as possible." From:https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/canary-resuscitator/ …
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Thats awesome- I didn’t know they made the effort to resuscitate them!
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Only so they can give the bad air again just to be sure.
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Still, at least they’re not disposable Ike a paper towel
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... In other news, a horde of dead canaries have been discovered on the White House grounds. Scientists believe it to be related to toxic gases emanating from a fiery maw that’s opened up 2 years ago, releasing noxious fumes now believed to be wafting throughout the DC area.
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Wow, that's steampunk!
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poor canaries :c
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I did an interview with the owner (in German) - for a podcast documenting the last year of German black coal mining in 2018http://kohlenpod.de/kohlenpod-39-unter-tage-ueber-tage-und-ein-vogelkaefig …
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One of the many species that owes us a good ass kicking
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Guild Navigator. Or just fill the tank with aerosol weed.pic.twitter.com/jFSvVqbBag
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The original birbbox!
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so this is where the phrase "canary in the coal mine" came from?
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