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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. | ||
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)]]. | |||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 31 March 2016
Where the coal-face meets the road is a catch phrase in the transdimensional resource extraction industry.
Origins and consequences
The phrase conflates a wide range of coal mine fires (nonfiction) and mountains of burning tires (nonfiction), in a variety of road-related environments.
According to John Brunner, the phrase originates during the Second World War (nonfiction) with secret Australian-American efforts to weaponize (nonfiction) the digeridoo (nonfiction).