Submitted by vvdmoneymuttornot t3_115d67p in askscience
seanbrockest t1_j945b43 wrote
Reply to comment by PyroDesu in Was reading something related to Rock Salt mining. In places like the Himalayas where rock salt mining is done in cold temperatures, a lot of miners report burns. Why is it so that salt burns in a colder surroundings? Would it be the same reason why the salt ice challenge was so dangerous? by vvdmoneymuttornot
Mostly true, but there are wet mines. My company used to have one on the East Coast of Canada that literally went out underneath the Atlantic Ocean. They were under the ocean!
The rock was very cool, so all humidity coming in on the fresh air formed as condensation on the walls, creating a wet mine.
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