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'''Where the coal-face meets the road''' is a [[catch phrase]] in the [[transdimensional resource extraction]] industry. | '''Where the coal-face meets the road''' is a [[catch phrase]] in the [[transdimensional resource extraction]] industry. | ||
== | == Effects == | ||
The phrase conflates a wide range of [[coal mine fires (nonfiction)]] and [[mountains of burning tires (nonfiction)]], in a variety of road-related environments. | The phrase conflates a wide range of [[coal mine fires (nonfiction)]] and [[mountains of burning tires (nonfiction)]], in a variety of road-related environments. | ||
== Origin == | |||
The origin has been widely debated. | |||
=== Weaponizing the digeridoo? === | |||
According to [[John Brunner]], the phrase originates during the [[Second World War (nonfiction)]] with secret Australian-American efforts to [[Weaponization (nonfiction)|weaponize (nonfiction)]] the [[digeridoo (nonfiction)]]. | According to [[John Brunner]], the phrase originates during the [[Second World War (nonfiction)]] with secret Australian-American efforts to [[Weaponization (nonfiction)|weaponize (nonfiction)]] the [[digeridoo (nonfiction)]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:00, 31 March 2016
Where the coal-face meets the road is a catch phrase in the transdimensional resource extraction industry.
Effects
The phrase conflates a wide range of coal mine fires (nonfiction) and mountains of burning tires (nonfiction), in a variety of road-related environments.
Origin
The origin has been widely debated.
Weaponizing the digeridoo?
According to John Brunner, the phrase originates during the Second World War (nonfiction) with secret Australian-American efforts to weaponize (nonfiction) the digeridoo (nonfiction).