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The 'fiddly and frustrating' work removing 10,000 coins from Giant's Causeway columns

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Flax_vert@feddit.uk⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3qyypdmyo

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  • hobata@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    very critical UK problems

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Tbf, a world heritage site being destroyed by a stupid trend is a bad thing.

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      • hobata@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        the world is fine, humanity is fucked.

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  • zabadoh@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Some other stupid TikTok challenge incoming.

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s been happening for decades

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    • tazeycrazy@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The Victorians broke columns off and sold them. You can find them in gardens all round the province. Not as bad as that but still

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      • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I’m actually glad it’s not as damaged as it was. Stonehenge was eviscerated.

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  • HolidayGreed@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The guy in charge being named Cliff has tickled me 😄

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  • Moodel@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Having a passing interest in Geology this really does piss me off. Who the fuck thought ‘I know I’m going to stick a coin in there and maybe it’ll bring me good luck?’ :/

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