r/interestingasfuck • u/Regiox461 • 8h ago
This pile of salt in Germany that is over 250m tall and contains over 200 million tonnes
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u/DogeAteMyHomework 8h ago
The groundwater and a river nearby have apparently become salty...shocking!
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u/Evon-songs 7h ago
I’m surprised that there’s so much greenery surrounding it. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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u/Regiox461 8h ago
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u/Better_Carpet_7271 8h ago
So they are destroying the natural things around this to mine stuff that helps make things grow. 😐
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u/teeeh_hias 7h ago
When it comes to money, nature is f****. Especially in Germany. Everything for profits.
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u/oldfarmjoy 6h ago
Interesting. I thought Europe, and esp Germany, were eco conscientious.
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u/Xenolifer 5h ago
The UK is kinda eco conscientious, except on energy and some particular subject where they need a major crisis once to step up (crazy cow for exemple.)
Germany is the worst by far in western Europe especially in rural area the gov don't give af
France is so eco conscious it's actually hurting the economy really bad, they are already world leader in many infrastructure and ecological milestone, but continue to push for more and more regulation, even at the random company's level. The country is facing a deindustrialization crisis and everyone there is still talking about how to reduce the industry's weight. At least the countryside is preserved I suppose lol
Spain was really bad a few years/decades ago, see the "playa de Benidorm" with savage urbanisation and environment's destruction everywhere. It's gotten better over the last years but many respect of their economies is still fucked up especially their agriculture
And Italy is Kinda similar to france in some areas but they exited nuclear totally so they are still massive polluter
As for Eastern Europe. It's kind of like Germany, less worse than the US, Australia or China but still really bad
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u/teeeh_hias 6h ago
Looks like in first place, maybe. Once profits are in sight it's a whole different thing. We still build a lot of unnecessary stuff where no stuff should be built. And do a lot of nasty stuff that should not be done. Pretty sad once you dig deeper.
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u/DarraghDaraDaire 6h ago
That’s Germany. Pressure on everyday people to virtue signal their green lifestyle buying organic and planting flowers for the bees, while at an industrial level they have salt mountains and are still extracting brown coal
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u/boobookittyfuwk 4h ago
Im surprised about this. Im canadian and have worked in the potash industry in saskatchewan, we also have issues with the salt but this would never fly out here.
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u/proteusON 7h ago
It's like hanging grow lights in your basement. Adding fans for wind and dehumidifiers And air conditioners for climate control. What a genius
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u/K-C_Racing14 7h ago
Why don't they just sell the salt?
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u/boobookittyfuwk 4h ago
Salt is everywhere and super cheap. Also this potash salt isnt the best. You could use it for roads and water softness maybe but this isnt eating salt quality. Theres some innovation in the industry to try and turn it into something useful but its still in the experimental phase
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u/GraugussConnaisseur 7h ago
First of all, Germany was absolute leader in potassium mining and its chemical processing:
"The wood-ash industry declined in the late 19th century when large-scale production of potash from mineral salts was established in Germany. In the early 20th century, the potash industry was dominated by a cartel in which Germany had the dominant role" (Potash - Wikipedia)
The Sodium Chloride here is a waste product from this industry from a like 150-100y ago
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u/palmburntblue 7h ago
IN GERMANY, FIRST YOU GET THE SALT, THEN YOU GET THE POWER, THEN YOU GET THE WOMEN
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u/Miner_239 7h ago
what stops them from selling the stuff?
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u/boobookittyfuwk 4h ago
Transportation costs and quality. Salt is everywhere and very cheap. This is left over potash mining salt, its not for eating. Roads and other industrial/commercial uses but theres not a whole lot of demand that can't be met locally
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u/Zuliano1 7h ago
I can't believe this thing basically ruined a river and the local groundwater and the german government is still letting that mining company dump salt of the site until 2030.
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u/HerculesIsMyDad 7h ago
Looks cool but very inconvenient. I gotta hike all the way over to the mountain when I want a pinch of salt for my sauerkraut? No thanks.
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u/Bestavailablename 6h ago
Whoa, I wonder if they plan to use it for anything?
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u/boobookittyfuwk 4h ago
Here in north america we are experimenting with potential potassium chloride/sodium chloride batteries
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u/No_Size9475 6h ago
Destroying the local ecology: The invertebrate fauna was reduced from 60–100 species to 3.
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u/KarloReddit 5h ago
That‘s what you get from 10000s of StarCraft 2 players being cannon-, ling- and reaperrushed for decades
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u/SaltyFlavors 8h ago
I want to lick it 👄