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Miner's Canary

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What is a "miner's canary"?



"Miner's canary" refers to the birds once used by miners to test the purity of the air in the mines. At least three birds would be taken underground by a group of miners. If any one bird showed signs of distress, it was taken as an indication that dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide existed. Some miners used mice rather than birds. Today, miners use sophisticated sensing equipment instead of canaries.
rhythmdev9
rhythmdev9 on Apr 23 '10
my fav police song... $5
kooky love
   kooky love on Apr 23 '10
THE POLICE's song called "Canary in the Colemine" right?
ndikol
   ndikol on Apr 23 '10
wow coool $5
ben chen
   ben chen on Apr 24 '10
nice work!!!
YaaH
   YaaH on Apr 24 '10
5 buy
shadow_shrine
shadow_shrine on Apr 24 '10
still one of my idols here in threadless. :) GREAT! 5$
Aaron.Randy
Aaron.Randy on Apr 24 '10
its already up? thats quick

5$!
EN AJUSTES
EN AJUSTES on Apr 24 '10
This man is a prodigy
tadstick
tadstick on Apr 24 '10
outstanding style!

great idea!

:D
sadra1
sadra1 on Apr 24 '10
I'll buy it! 5
midi-chlorinated
midi-chlorinated on Apr 24 '10
yesss

$5
BOTERIO
   BOTERIO on Apr 25 '10
I love it!! $$
cash_ivc
   cash_ivc on Apr 25 '10
5$
quister
   quister on Apr 25 '10
lol! Great idea! Awesome illo! $5
kooky love
   kooky love on Apr 25 '10
Thanks guys for the great support!
laurastead
laurastead on Apr 25 '10
i hope tweety dies, so i like this shirt. i can wear it in my front yard and upset my tweety bird and taz shirt-wearing trashy neighbors across the street.
daredcard
daredcard on Apr 25 '10
vote +5
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Apr 25 '10
ahahaha, I've always loved this historical fact, such a crappy detection system though, a wee bit inhumane too. Great use of an old photo, nice pop culture twist to the whole thing. Great colors too for a coal miner, all in all a great piece of work dude!
Pakpandir
   Pakpandir on Apr 26 '10
Sweet!
badbasilisk
   badbasilisk on Apr 26 '10
interessting dude!
fikri
fikri on Apr 26 '10
Fantastic!!!!5$!!!
jamesf
   jamesf on Apr 26 '10
haha! comedy gold
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Apr 26 '10
haha, love it!
dschwen
   dschwen on Apr 26 '10
Awesome!
jeupereira
jeupereira on Apr 26 '10
awesome illu!looks amazing
hilaryleung
hilaryleung on Apr 26 '10
Beautiful illustration! Even more impressive after seeing your reference material. Excellent tribute!
Braniel
Braniel on Apr 26 '10
Very awesome info. and idea!
Braniel
Braniel on Apr 26 '10
and 5 too!
bafocomics
bafocomics on Apr 26 '10
GREAT! 5$
Boycey
Boycey on Apr 27 '10
Nice work!

5
ArTrOcItY
   ArTrOcItY on Apr 27 '10
Haha, awesome!
deyaz
   deyaz on Apr 27 '10
GREAT $5 always!
JermaineIsNotGerman
JermaineIsNotGerman on Apr 27 '10
Great illo, i just wish it was clearer that he's a miner...
Santo76
   Santo76 on Apr 27 '10
hahah! great stuff bro!
kellywood
kellywood on Apr 27 '10
nice artwork, 4!
Red Rafael
   Red Rafael on Apr 27 '10
Great work!!!

But poor tweety...
HorsefaceDee
   HorsefaceDee on Apr 27 '10
awesome!!!!
kooky love
   kooky love on Apr 27 '10
Thanks guys :)
roroboy100
roroboy100 on Apr 28 '10
very nice!
GRANDR
   GRANDR on Apr 28 '10
Great design, i like this!!!
BubuSam
   BubuSam on Apr 29 '10
Greattt!!
MadCobra
   MadCobra on Apr 29 '10
well done i like it $$$$$$$$$$$ good luck
v.calahan
   v.calahan on Apr 29 '10
viva tweety, I'm sure the bars are too spaced for him not to escape! cool one!
Musarter
Musarter on Apr 29 '10
Great presentation. You did this concept so well. I really like the use of Tweety. Nice work.
Jebs
   Jebs on Apr 29 '10
clever design, and a very nice style , technique used with a basis of a photo, congrats!
edgarscratch
edgarscratch on Apr 29 '10
awesome!!!!! 5$
pop kid
pop kid on Apr 30 '10
wow! i really like it
teebologna
teebologna on Apr 30 '10
this is great!
astho
astho on Apr 30 '10
so sweet... mas bro!
Julie Ocean
Julie Ocean on Apr 30 '10
Adorable!
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