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* [[Digeridoo (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Resource extraction (nonfiction)]] | * [[Resource extraction (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Weaponization (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Catch phrases]] | [[Category:Catch phrases]] | ||
[[Category:Transdimensional resource extraction]] | [[Category:Transdimensional resource extraction]] | ||
Revision as of 11:01, 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).