This man is risking his life to hunt for tree

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  • @newhailman
    @newhailmanАй бұрын

    There's a special place in hell for the people who only paid him $60.00 for that petrified log. It's actually worth thousands of dollars. Greed at this level is simply evil.

  • @slimfbiggyansah4295

    @slimfbiggyansah4295

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah, it's very pervasive my man. The call it capitalism sadly

  • @johntuel2375

    @johntuel2375

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah, just put a value on something and greed will be arriving very shortly. It's why it's hard to get rid of a couch on the side of the road with a FREE sign. If you make it say it's worth $10, then someone will steal it. (Guess how I got rid of all my old and ratty furniture for free haha)

  • @green_light_8806

    @green_light_8806

    Ай бұрын

    Death is their salvation actually, religion is bs. We need to bring that justice here so they may face their consequences of their bad actions.

  • @kaelhooten8468

    @kaelhooten8468

    Ай бұрын

    I can get these for about $3/lb in Quartzsite AZ in January. Thats a lot less than what the people who posted this are saying the logs are worth.. that’s after grinding for retail.

  • @gotchou

    @gotchou

    Ай бұрын

    No way it’s thousands, even in the US I’ve seen similar size logs for $100-200

  • @haroldi.6450
    @haroldi.6450Ай бұрын

    Then the tree sold for $1000000

  • @milesmore-

    @milesmore-

    Ай бұрын

    Source?

  • @Mamodo

    @Mamodo

    Ай бұрын

    To British museum 😂😂

  • @betchface752

    @betchface752

    Ай бұрын

    Yep

  • @MichaelLalhmangaiha

    @MichaelLalhmangaiha

    Ай бұрын

    We Asians use it for our skin dip in water and after we bath we use it to scrape our dead skin off its not that rare its just hard to get its not that hard to get one here in Mizoram we call it nawlung

  • @Mamodo

    @Mamodo

    Ай бұрын

    @@MichaelLalhmangaiha @rwfrench66GenX we argued for no reason😅 @rwfrench66GenX

  • @AlaskaRose70
    @AlaskaRose7020 күн бұрын

    The look of desperation on his face when he was inside the mine made my heart cry.

  • @leigheverett4491

    @leigheverett4491

    16 күн бұрын

    He looked more concentrated than desperate to me.

  • @Smokeytokey710

    @Smokeytokey710

    15 күн бұрын

    ​@@leigheverett4491I was about to say the same

  • @seganaleqa

    @seganaleqa

    15 күн бұрын

    You spelt “determination” wrong.

  • @lise-annetijerino5624
    @lise-annetijerino562428 күн бұрын

    This man is courageous. He should be paid $4, 000 for a month's work instead of $60

  • @sandilou2U

    @sandilou2U

    17 күн бұрын

    I assume you do not understand the cost of living there. He is definitely being exploited however, $4000 a month would make this man lose his job. Higher wages would completely change the industry, bring in large scale operations who would only hire 20 something year olds. He should be paid a fair wage and safety regulations should be implemented throughout the industry.

  • @chipperniyalee

    @chipperniyalee

    15 күн бұрын

    ​@sandilou2U you're not far from your age, do think you could do the same thing. I know I couldn't!!!!! 😲😯😮😲😯😮🤨

  • @Sam-cm9wq

    @Sam-cm9wq

    14 күн бұрын

    If I had money I would look after this man and his family he's sacrificing his life for our human history and money for food. This man deserves so much more upmost respect and I'm so so sorry to hear those poor men dying in the mine by his. I will pray for you all you amazing humans❤❤❤❤xxxx

  • @imadone

    @imadone

    13 күн бұрын

    He’s definitely being exploited. The value of petrified wood, especially that big piece of wood he dug up could be worth up to $100,000 if the pattern is desirable.

  • @dylanmonstrum1538

    @dylanmonstrum1538

    13 күн бұрын

    Why? Why should he be paid for $4k when the product is worth $300 - $500 Yes, he should be paid more. But if he worked 500 days, and the fossil he finds is $200, you honestly think it's worth paying 500 days of work? If you say yes, then this is proof that women shouldn't get into business.

  • @JohnSmith-ly2qp
    @JohnSmith-ly2qp19 күн бұрын

    May God protect this man who is just providing for his family.

  • @edgararguello6249

    @edgararguello6249

    13 күн бұрын

    Amen

  • @edgararguello6249

    @edgararguello6249

    13 күн бұрын

    Amen

  • @mwhabs

    @mwhabs

    8 күн бұрын

    ✝️🙏

  • @ReelShorts2969
    @ReelShorts2969Ай бұрын

    We need to find this man a better buyer. 🙏🏼✅☝🏼

  • @kotk05

    @kotk05

    Ай бұрын

    Good idea, you should go there and find them.

  • @ReelShorts2969

    @ReelShorts2969

    Ай бұрын

    Why don’t you come n lift me up.

  • @Mamodo

    @Mamodo

    Ай бұрын

    Creators should make a community to help people who are being used by someone at this extent

  • @kotk05

    @kotk05

    Ай бұрын

    @@ReelShorts2969 No. Even better idea, you should take out a loan for $10K and buy all of his wood.

  • @ChristopherBurton-gp4ls

    @ChristopherBurton-gp4ls

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@ReelShorts2969why dont you go over there and buy the wood since you apparently think hes gettin ripped off

  • @jamespiazza7753
    @jamespiazza7753Ай бұрын

    Trapped in a mine collapse by myself is truly the worst way I could imagine dying. Also, anyone that paid this guy $60 for this should be imprisoned for life.

  • @BoetKor

    @BoetKor

    Ай бұрын

    The market dictates the price not the merchants, welcome to economics day one young student

  • @collindavies2444

    @collindavies2444

    Ай бұрын

    Damn, if the guy who paid $60 should be imprisoned, I don’t even wanna hear what you have planning for people like me who don’t give him business at all 🥶

  • @Dogwalker447

    @Dogwalker447

    29 күн бұрын

    @@BoetKormorals override technicalities. Welcome to humanity day one. If the person knows they can sell it in another market that man has no access to and make a lot from it, they should pay at least 10% of its value. Idk how much this log is worth but it said 60$ for an entire months work including that log. The log itself is probably 10-15$ form that man and 100-5000 for the flipper(idk how much it’s worth)

  • @Charles2k

    @Charles2k

    29 күн бұрын

    ​@@Dogwalker447Maybe you need a lesson in reality.

  • @Dogwalker447

    @Dogwalker447

    28 күн бұрын

    @@Charles2k that’s the thing. You’ll complain about prices and complain about the wars. But when anyone says anything against it you say “it’s reality suck it up” you realize that exact train of thought was spit at slaves right? Bc when something morally disgusting happens instead of addressing the issue we people just go “that’s life” well you’d be complaining if you were in that man’s postition and you knew of the real price. That man probably doesn’t know the true worth. Agin this stupid ideology of “it’s reality” is why prices are so high and we let politicians get off with tons of crimes….

  • @user-hb9bf1gb8r
    @user-hb9bf1gb8r21 күн бұрын

    It's absolutely disgusting how people rip people like this man off giving basically nothing for the petrified wood knowing damn well it's worth so much more this world is so damn twisted and sad

  • @tfordham13

    @tfordham13

    Күн бұрын

    Not really

  • @rophiamphu1669
    @rophiamphu166927 күн бұрын

    He is basically digging to feed his family and dug his grave at the same time.😢

  • @LivingWithGout
    @LivingWithGoutАй бұрын

    Omg! Digging at 67? And hauling rocks by barefoot!

  • @Gaetano.94

    @Gaetano.94

    Ай бұрын

    Doesnt look over 55.

  • @aa-ron9485

    @aa-ron9485

    Ай бұрын

    68 years old

  • @johntuel2375

    @johntuel2375

    Ай бұрын

    Staying active does have some health benefits. Although I'm not so sure I like his daily exercise routine haha. Especially not for only $60 a month.

  • @williamackerson_chemist

    @williamackerson_chemist

    Ай бұрын

    Welcome to the real world

  • @derricklangford4725

    @derricklangford4725

    Ай бұрын

    Who knows before long this might be reality in America 😥😭

  • @martinboudville8830
    @martinboudville8830Ай бұрын

    He is working hard to feed his family. Not stealing.or scamming anyone.

  • @john2g1

    @john2g1

    Ай бұрын

    ... I forget that Business Insider's core demographic will take this "respectability" position on "honest hard work". While simultaneously seeing the "fair pay" (heavy sarcasm intended) of $60 for this labor as an appropriate thing.

  • @johnnyhellfire6

    @johnnyhellfire6

    Ай бұрын

    Maybe he should steal and scam

  • @johnnyhellfire6

    @johnnyhellfire6

    Ай бұрын

    @sayingnigromakesyoutubecry what? Steal and scam folks, no doubt. Most monotheist are

  • @MandatoryMushrooms

    @MandatoryMushrooms

    Ай бұрын

    He’s the one that gets scammed

  • @xx0IronMaiden0xx

    @xx0IronMaiden0xx

    28 күн бұрын

    He's the one being scammed

  • @leslieparker3914
    @leslieparker391424 күн бұрын

    The worlds poorest people have forever risked life and limb to survive. The rest of us don’t know or seem to care that we stand on their backs. That foundation is the only reason YOU live a better life.

  • @boymarauder
    @boymarauderАй бұрын

    Sombody needs to tell him that those logs are worth more than 60 dollars

  • @-pyrosef-

    @-pyrosef-

    26 күн бұрын

    Someone needs to explain to this commenter about supply chain and supply and demand.

  • @billf.6551

    @billf.6551

    25 күн бұрын

    That's all the buyers there will pay.

  • @hamoostaffat

    @hamoostaffat

    23 күн бұрын

    ​@@-pyrosef-and someone needs to explain to you the idea of pointless middlemen 🤦‍♂️

  • @cameronf3343

    @cameronf3343

    23 күн бұрын

    @@-pyrosef-Someone needs to explain to you about appropriate valuations for services and their effects on supply/demand for the better.

  • @Maverick-uf1sz

    @Maverick-uf1sz

    23 күн бұрын

    These sell for $200 in the US

  • @vilheim11
    @vilheim11Ай бұрын

    There’s so much of this in Utah. You’re allowed to collect up to 250lbs of it per year.

  • @kennethflores-hv7uf

    @kennethflores-hv7uf

    20 күн бұрын

    That’s pretty cool

  • @mikaellapointe7138

    @mikaellapointe7138

    18 күн бұрын

    And how much is it worth ?

  • @lazerbubbles3630

    @lazerbubbles3630

    16 күн бұрын

    Thank u!

  • @oztrich24

    @oztrich24

    16 күн бұрын

    I dug up a couple of logs like this on our property in Texas. Still have the smaller pieces.

  • @abishek_999_
    @abishek_999_Ай бұрын

    Exploitation at peak

  • @FrAnCis239
    @FrAnCis239Ай бұрын

    My dad is 75 years old and still works with industrial high pressure cleaners, refuses to retire. Gets up everyday at 5:30 am and comes home around 6 pm. I sometimes wonder if he is really my dad.. but than he farts and i'm like yupp, thats my old man.😅

  • @jorgerojas4388

    @jorgerojas4388

    29 күн бұрын

    Bro sameeeee

  • @OverStrive2008

    @OverStrive2008

    29 күн бұрын

    12 hours a day damn

  • @yathercantillano3874

    @yathercantillano3874

    28 күн бұрын

    Reminds me of this 70 year old cuban industrial sanitation worker I briefly worked with. Guy couldn't speak English and I doubt he could even write but he did his job. Too bad he was a complete narcissist. One of the nastiest people I have ever met.

  • @peterrooney3780

    @peterrooney3780

    19 күн бұрын

    Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Sometimes retiring is signing your death certificate

  • @FrAnCis239

    @FrAnCis239

    18 күн бұрын

    Thats exactlly why he is still working, its his gym to stay vital.

  • @j.d.c.777
    @j.d.c.777Ай бұрын

    That tunnel/mine needs to be reinforced. Just asking to die under that amount of dirt/rock

  • @Yourenotmetho

    @Yourenotmetho

    Ай бұрын

    “Asking to die “ ?!? He’s in there barefoot fam. What makes you think he could easily “reinforce” that?

  • @petsan97

    @petsan97

    29 күн бұрын

    ​@@Yourenotmetho Might not be easy, but digging around in a surface mine like that, especially when it's largely soft and loose earth that can be worked with nothing but hands and a crowbar is tempting fate whatever your options are.

  • @croonyerzoonyer

    @croonyerzoonyer

    28 күн бұрын

    @@Yourenotmethocould reinforce it at LEAST with some wood.

  • @MikeySkywalker
    @MikeySkywalkerАй бұрын

    Meanwhile the scientists who get the fossil have to pay a hundred times that.

  • @MrGameadd1ct

    @MrGameadd1ct

    28 күн бұрын

    Scientists don't tend to buy petrified wood. Its more for consumers to make art and jewlery out of.

  • @MikeySkywalker

    @MikeySkywalker

    27 күн бұрын

    @@MrGameadd1ct They literally said it is where a lot of it goes in the video.

  • @Maverick-uf1sz

    @Maverick-uf1sz

    23 күн бұрын

    Hahaha no they won’t. That’s like $200 in the US

  • @curtiskretzer8898

    @curtiskretzer8898

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@MikeySkywalkerYES!Yes zhey certainly did and zhey are the upstanding citizens that are grifting these people. But those woke university graduate products are part of the beautiful people club, so it's OK that this guy is living in a 1/2 poverty wage! 🤠👌🏻

  • @sweetpealee056
    @sweetpealee05618 күн бұрын

    This blows my mind. When in my backyard in colorado (i had a had a half acre), there was one spot where i could regularly dig up pieces of petrified wood. I had no idea it was considered valuable, and it's a crime that man isn't being paid what he's worth with the turn-around cost!

  • @DarkForest86
    @DarkForest86Ай бұрын

    My neighbor was a retired Cub Scout instructor, who gave me a log of petrified wood. I used it as a door stop. It was a cool decoration piece and everyone that came in my room as a kid would always pick it up to see how much it weighed.

  • @cassandra9699
    @cassandra969922 күн бұрын

    Yep, this is freedom. No government, no cars or roads, just digging in an underground mine all day, living in your hut, sleeping in the ground and eating what you find. No one to tell you to go to work, no taxes! Free local witch woman medical care, if you bring a live turtle.

  • @WisconsinWanderer
    @WisconsinWandererАй бұрын

    I shudder at what could happen to this poor guy in those conditions

  • @eliwilson1146
    @eliwilson1146Ай бұрын

    $60... For a month of that... I'm a piece of shit.

  • @Kremithefrog1
    @Kremithefrog1Ай бұрын

    Can't believe there's not ventilation chambers with it being a whole ten feet deep!

  • @amh9494

    @amh9494

    Ай бұрын

    That's what I was thinking lol, reinforcement fair point but wtf.

  • @BoetKor

    @BoetKor

    Ай бұрын

    Ten feet isnt much for air flow

  • @reginaldhuckstable9797

    @reginaldhuckstable9797

    29 күн бұрын

    @@BoetKorten feet also isn’t much for lack of air flow.

  • @prophet1546
    @prophet1546Ай бұрын

    No ventilation? If he farts, he's done.

  • @MuriceWhite
    @MuriceWhiteАй бұрын

    I cannot believe that they just said that he only made $60. Please comment why this is so wrong underneath so future generations do not repeat the same mistakes

  • @zedmelon
    @zedmelon17 күн бұрын

    I said it a couple months ago, and I'll repeat. The edits on this channel have improved immensely. last year i found topics fascinating, but the videos omitted details and ended in strange places. Much better now--keep up the good work!

  • @franklopez181
    @franklopez18118 күн бұрын

    Have to admire his tenacity. I wish him luck.

  • @ghostflow6307
    @ghostflow6307Ай бұрын

    68....As in Whoooooaaa??? For 60USD...Half of minimum wage??? Different Places; Different Cases...THE LORD BE WITH HIM AS HE GOES ABOUT HIS LIVING...

  • @rizwanmahai
    @rizwanmahaiАй бұрын

    He doesn't want to do it, he has to do it.

  • @user-im2hz4ki2o
    @user-im2hz4ki2oАй бұрын

    No ventilation shafts? Well, at least it’s protected from infiltration by any passing Jedi...

  • @sheltiesongs7378
    @sheltiesongs737829 күн бұрын

    He looks great for someone who’s almost 70.

  • @fredvalle5851
    @fredvalle5851Ай бұрын

    What, pay the man what he's worth ! 😮😮

  • @ThirdCoastGems

    @ThirdCoastGems

    Ай бұрын

    Worth is what someone is willing to pay for it at that time. He needs cash now: he gets less. He spends time marketing something and brings it to the right market: he gets more. Worth is subjective. I am not willing to pay $8 for a cup of coffee. But millions in a busy downtown where time and convenience is money will pay $15. See what what I mean? You can game this out with everything.

  • @redjelly2615

    @redjelly2615

    Ай бұрын

    @@ThirdCoastGems except that isn’t how that works, given he doesn’t have the luxury of international shipping capabilities, a cell phone with data, etc etc. He’s getting half the minimum wage in his local area which is already incredibly low. If you have any neurons firing in your pea brain then you would understand the affect things like that have on people

  • @redjelly2615

    @redjelly2615

    Ай бұрын

    @@ThirdCoastGems Just detail how you expect him to sell this. Seriously, I’m interested. Should he walk it to a city and try and sell it to a random shop? He’d probably have the same issue. He can’t list in on eBay or Amazon, he can’t get packaging materials or shipping labels nor effective maintain an online storefront/business. Just take two seconds to think, please for the love of god

  • @ThirdCoastGems

    @ThirdCoastGems

    Ай бұрын

    @redjelly2615 How about you EF off. He is probably digging with no permit, on protected land, and causing massive erosion and deforestation issues, all while endangering HIS OWN safety at the same time by not digging properly and taking out overburden like a proper miner would do. I'm sure he has PLENTY of other job options, but this is the quick way off the books to do what he wants. No one is forcing him to. Why do you use your ignorant brain cells to look up artisanal mining practices. Tool.

  • @iancqz71

    @iancqz71

    Ай бұрын

    @@redjelly2615incredible how apathetic people can be when theyre not on the shorter end of the stake. Capitalism doesnt have to be so cut throat or exploitative.

  • @fhinnes
    @fhinnesАй бұрын

    slavery never left it just changed

  • @helmetmcbarin
    @helmetmcbarinАй бұрын

    When the mine is that small its very unlikely to collapse

  • @waynejohnson2894
    @waynejohnson289427 күн бұрын

    I will keep building my Empire! If I had a level of wealth, I would fly over and find this guy and bless him and his family.

  • @JonathanRamirez-li8je
    @JonathanRamirez-li8jeАй бұрын

    Bro playing minecraft irl

  • @akmalfahmimdamin-250
    @akmalfahmimdamin-250Ай бұрын

    to think this man is grossly underpaid and that his findings end up being decorative pieces like book ends, table tops, clock faces, or other ornamental objects that are being sold lucratively.. destroyed me 😢

  • @onahu88
    @onahu88Ай бұрын

    Sooooo you see how petrified wood looks just natural rock formation ?

  • @Tomrainsallnight
    @TomrainsallnightАй бұрын

    $60? Disgusting.

  • @xavieryukon76
    @xavieryukon76Ай бұрын

    That guy is awesome !!!😮

  • @doodleguy5936
    @doodleguy5936Ай бұрын

    Total BS that they only get $60 for a damn month's of work. They deserve more LIVABLE wages

  • @shisuiuchiha1201

    @shisuiuchiha1201

    29 күн бұрын

    Get a different job, she said it was under the minimum wage

  • @jamesgreenler8225
    @jamesgreenler822527 күн бұрын

    The wood they find is very nice and worthy of any collection. Mining can cost more than it makes but a large find can change that very quickly.

  • @karezaalonso7110
    @karezaalonso7110Ай бұрын

    I hope locals help him get fair price for risking his life

  • @nylesfrench3568

    @nylesfrench3568

    Ай бұрын

    They're probably in the same financial and social condition unfortunately.

  • @mariams3879
    @mariams3879Ай бұрын

    And he's not even being paid enough 😠

  • @salvatorecorleone1008

    @salvatorecorleone1008

    Ай бұрын

    If he wants to switch professions then he’d switch professions, what are you so mad about?

  • @mariams3879

    @mariams3879

    Ай бұрын

    @salvatorecorleone1008 you think its that easy? Check your privilege. Stop talking from a first world perspective, it's not like he could stop working and sell feet pics instead

  • @salvatorecorleone1008

    @salvatorecorleone1008

    Ай бұрын

    @@mariams3879 check my what? That is the most cringe thing I’ve heard online today.😂 Look you little shit the guy is mining for old wood, what product can be made from old wood for more money? Who even wants to buy it? Frankly I’d pay him more money to haul it to the dump.

  • @salvatorecorleone1008

    @salvatorecorleone1008

    Ай бұрын

    @@mariams3879 I can’t believe you told me to check my privilege. Such a spoiled liberal brat thing to say. 😂

  • @salvatorecorleone1008

    @salvatorecorleone1008

    Ай бұрын

    @@mariams3879 if you contribute something basically useless to society then… why do you deserve more money? I don’t care “how much can we learn from old wood” the question is who the hell even wants to buy it? If no one wants to buy it then who’s supposed to pay him for it?

  • @JelloZuko78
    @JelloZuko78Ай бұрын

    Business insider is capable of making such great documentaries. However it's like you are hiring exclusively people with an 8th grade reading comprehension level. First, yeah I dont care abt the pronunciation and grammar and accents, not everyone is a native English speaker. I mean that you have people who basically barely understand things like context, market value, or anything really at a level that is beyond the words a child would read and understand. It's just embarrassing

  • @ThirdCoastGems

    @ThirdCoastGems

    Ай бұрын

    I so agree. But they have a bigger plan. To dumb down the masses and make them angry. It's all part of the agenda.

  • @ld2048
    @ld204826 күн бұрын

    unpunished greed at its finest

  • @joshyoung1440
    @joshyoung1440Ай бұрын

    Literally no reason for this man to not wear at least something on his feet, he's not even surmounting an obstacle, he's just sabotaging himself.

  • @MikeySkywalker

    @MikeySkywalker

    Ай бұрын

    Being barefoot is the least of his problems man.

  • @NicholasAckerman-xv3dm

    @NicholasAckerman-xv3dm

    Ай бұрын

    Moisture and debris everywhere he would need special boots and he can't afford them

  • @ZBielski
    @ZBielskiАй бұрын

    How many franchise owners watching this drooling and wishing they could make their minimum wage employees do this 😂.

  • @zhangchen7080

    @zhangchen7080

    29 күн бұрын

    Im trying to make it to walmart and amazon level greed but it seems its no easy task

  • @debrandw246

    @debrandw246

    15 күн бұрын

    How many azzholes like you are laughing about it

  • @fakhrirasydanhafiy857
    @fakhrirasydanhafiy857Ай бұрын

    If What i hear is correct, 60 Dollars USD in Indonesia is 960.000 Rupiah. You Can still live with that amount of money here barely

  • @muhamadfadhil2682

    @muhamadfadhil2682

    28 күн бұрын

    Tetep aje ga masuk akal Resiko kematian tinggi cuma dapet sejuta? Gile lu ndro

  • @ban-prem-001

    @ban-prem-001

    16 күн бұрын

    pekerjaan yg sulit, demand hasil yg langka, cuma digaji 1jt, yg beli jelas-jelas eksploitasi

  • @marylamm4254
    @marylamm425428 күн бұрын

    Please be careful! Be sure to have plenty of people there to help you get out! You should definitely ask for a lot more money, for what you risk your life for! That log is worth at least 3 times more money! God bless you two! ❤

  • @jackjones9460
    @jackjones9460Ай бұрын

    Where are petrified trees sold for lots of money? Who verifies their age or value? I could pick up about 100 pounds of petrified wood close to me in an afternoon.

  • @ThirdCoastGems
    @ThirdCoastGemsАй бұрын

    Even the narrator points out that HE is risking his life. Also that HE dug the hole himself and didn't reinforce them or take out overburden of artisan miners around the world and each has a responsibility to themselves and their families to either be safe, or be risky. No one is forcing them to do anything. He can either get the quick cash, or have the longevity to keep operating safely for longer. Does the video or the commentors mention that he doesn't fill in the holes and kids and animals fall in them? He burns down greenery to get to the dirt, and he lets all the tailings wash away into the water supply that drowns out the fish and widelife and causes erosion? These people are also often "mining" on illegal claims and don't pay taxes and aren't regulated. Not innocent poor miners here. No one is an "angel".

  • @ottoginafiel5468

    @ottoginafiel5468

    Ай бұрын

    Buh buh but capitalism is forcing him

  • @shirleypacai9565

    @shirleypacai9565

    Ай бұрын

    okay, are you a lawyer? These miners don't look like they're rich and they don't even have any modern latest technology tools to dig, so who are you to tell people how to live when they don't live in a country that gives them any welfare or social security benefits. People have to do things that they have to do to survive! I bet there are no good paying jobs where he lives out in the boondocks.

  • @maldzmahalko590

    @maldzmahalko590

    Ай бұрын

    Must be nice to be born with privileged just typing whatever in your phone I kid you that miner doesn't know hot to use phone

  • @MikeySkywalker

    @MikeySkywalker

    Ай бұрын

    He doesn’t do any of that. He works in a mine bozo. It’s owned by much wealthier people. He has no choice in what he is doing. If he did he wouldn’t be working for 1/2 if minimum wage. The level of ignorance displayed is just your comment is actually scary. It’s because of people like you that people like him remain in their desperate situations. Because you are such a simpleton that you blame him.

  • @MrGameadd1ct

    @MrGameadd1ct

    28 күн бұрын

    ​@@maldzmahalko590Its sound logic albiet witha western view. There is no reason why they can't reinforce their adits nor does it excuse the tons of negative effects they cause. Moreover, if the pay is so bad, and the conditions so dangerous. This business should absolutely fail. Its not humane and their are better ways.

  • @rogersmith7194
    @rogersmith7194Ай бұрын

    Wonder what US$60 buys you in that part of Indonesia???

  • @thehonorablejiveturkeyspoo6370

    @thehonorablejiveturkeyspoo6370

    17 күн бұрын

    Probably a portion of Indonesia

  • @Fonzoom
    @Fonzoom18 күн бұрын

    $60? This world needs to experience a great change.

  • @DeanFrankovis-kp2nq
    @DeanFrankovis-kp2nq17 күн бұрын

    I'm living off social security and I almost feel like giving him a hundred bucks a month to retire, and quit working so hard! He should be enjoying life!

  • @NAGZE
    @NAGZEАй бұрын

    The heat under there

  • @knotzed
    @knotzedАй бұрын

    68? Looks 45!

  • @BadmanPictures

    @BadmanPictures

    Ай бұрын

    Fax

  • @nicmalugin-dm9ju

    @nicmalugin-dm9ju

    Ай бұрын

    Wtf do you know that makes you think he looks 45?

  • @knotzed

    @knotzed

    Ай бұрын

    @@nicmalugin-dm9ju I've seen plenty of 68 year olds and plenty of 45 year olds and he looks more like a 45 year old than an 68 year old...?

  • @adambalog7432

    @adambalog7432

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@knotzedHe looks like 80y old. Srry

  • @shirleypacai9565

    @shirleypacai9565

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@adambalog7432most 80 year old people would Not be working like this, besides if you make it to 80 you're not going to push a petrified wood up a hill. I guarantee it!

  • @thankyouinadvance.yourfutu5219
    @thankyouinadvance.yourfutu521917 күн бұрын

    At 68yrs old hunting for tree fosils is a story in itself. Why all the negative & laughter at what this guy is doing just to survive and most likely be feeding his family.. 👋 god makes people & circumstances for a reason and tbh, most people leaving feedback - negative ones probably have a great job & or well of parents, family etc - dont be judging this guy or anybody at that matter, just be thankful of your own life and situation! Ellie suhallie, God bless you & your family please stay safe & as a person who doesn't know you atall, 🙏 may you have a bigger find whild hunting that can give you an earlier retirement and good healthy.. 💙🙏❤️💯💙

  • @Michael_rongfei
    @Michael_rongfei5 сағат бұрын

    That’s why marketing is important.☺️

  • @vidard9863
    @vidard9863Ай бұрын

    That's part of the problem with minimum wage, it prices people out of the labor market and forces them into more dangerous places.

  • @sianmilne4879

    @sianmilne4879

    Ай бұрын

    Are you seriously trying to go back to a shilling a week or!?

  • @frankvuong1080

    @frankvuong1080

    Ай бұрын

    Real dumb take, companies will rather choose to pay you in points rather than real money for people desperate enough. No guard rails means no bottom.

  • @vidard9863

    @vidard9863

    Ай бұрын

    @@frankvuong1080 yet the guard rails are only keeping the poor from climbing up, and not stopping anyone from falling beneath them. No job means no money, means no way to invest in your future, you cannot even build a work history to look better to the next employer. You do have an interesting point, to avoid minimum wage companies can resort to paying in points, and avoid the title employer altogether, or simply push more work on to customers and machines. It isn't like a company determined to avoid it cannot find loopholes to exploit.

  • @vidard9863

    @vidard9863

    Ай бұрын

    @@sianmilne4879 given that a shilling at the time was worth about 1500-2500 USD in today's dollars I suspect that most minimum wage employees would like to go back to that actually....

  • @goatsplitter

    @goatsplitter

    Ай бұрын

    How to identify someone that failed 6th grade history lol 😹

  • @ItzBeastlyBaby
    @ItzBeastlyBabyАй бұрын

    Cougar gold sounds like a "golden shower" from an old lady

  • @lornaalfaro9955
    @lornaalfaro995518 күн бұрын

    OMG! it’s dangerous to get that kind of wood.. Godbless this man.. 🙏

  • @Mr_lee_wong
    @Mr_lee_wong24 күн бұрын

    There's no way he's 68 years old he's got the hair of a 20 year old and the fact of a 30 year old man

  • @c.cryder8398
    @c.cryder839819 күн бұрын

    He may be richer than any of us. He's probably mortgage free, all his food is within walking distance and his children are around him. Who knows? Looks pretty good for 68. Every time we get in a car - we risk our life.

  • @user-lq4mh5oc1q
    @user-lq4mh5oc1q21 күн бұрын

    Little did i know my worth😂😂😂

  • @raven-edgewindwalker23
    @raven-edgewindwalker2317 күн бұрын

    Petrified Wood is one of My most favorite Types of Rocks ever. The Oddity of the rock itself is just amazing.

  • @karenparker7830
    @karenparker7830Ай бұрын

    His feet are way tougher than mine.

  • @sharathtr600
    @sharathtr600Ай бұрын

    What's this used for?

  • @salvatorecorleone1008

    @salvatorecorleone1008

    Ай бұрын

    Occupying dumpster space.

  • @zedhow431
    @zedhow431Ай бұрын

    bro is a riskrunner

  • @Jeff-gs7uh
    @Jeff-gs7uh2 сағат бұрын

    68 with a damn near full head of black hair. Looking fantastic for his age.

  • @s1mo-RBC
    @s1mo-RBCАй бұрын

    I dont think he needs ventilation shafts for a 10 foot hole. No OSHA in sight. 😂

  • @joshuamckenzie831
    @joshuamckenzie83120 күн бұрын

    When I was a kid a friend of my step dad found a piece of petrified wood that was about 12 feet long and about 3 feet wide. He put it in his front yard for decoration.

  • @dtxguystuff5060
    @dtxguystuff506028 күн бұрын

    He’s a real scientist

  • @hardrocklobsterroll395
    @hardrocklobsterroll39517 күн бұрын

    $60 is criminal. Those should be many tens of thousands a piece.

  • @Fujiga11
    @Fujiga11Ай бұрын

    Now I ask who had a Chain saw that long ago to cut that log so clean

  • @michaelrobinson1059
    @michaelrobinson105919 күн бұрын

    These petrified trees take decades to form. I can't imagine people paying anything for them. They are already formed at Mt Saint Helens. The trees died in 1980.

  • @Victor-vg4gw
    @Victor-vg4gw24 күн бұрын

    A damn shame the greed.

  • @Waltitude
    @Waltitude29 күн бұрын

    All I hear is: "one month in an unsafe death trap for half minimum wage" What?!?!?

  • @Sam-cm9wq
    @Sam-cm9wq14 күн бұрын

    Tell you what look how he looks at 68yrs old. Nature has definitely looked after him. The respect he deserves ❤❤❤❤xxxxx

  • @ValensBellator
    @ValensBellator17 күн бұрын

    “$60” Pretty dang low for a day of labor like that “…for a month’s work” Wtf??? 😳

  • @neglekt_official
    @neglekt_official14 күн бұрын

    Subbed💯✌🏾kraxy how their feet are so ruff they take no damage.

  • @rvrgrrl
    @rvrgrrl17 күн бұрын

    "This man is risking his life to hunt for tree fossils >>> because we live under a system that devalues human beings."

  • @marijuonko7092
    @marijuonko709223 күн бұрын

    My uncle found an entire section about 20 foot long of a petrafied tree in sw Pennsylvania. He kept a section and it sits infront of his fire place. Pretty sure the rest of the log is still in the same spot.

  • @looaxe6468
    @looaxe646818 күн бұрын

    Maam its 10 feet... a ventilation shaft would be absolute over kill.

  • @suzannetisdall7609
    @suzannetisdall760918 күн бұрын

    These fossils needs to be studied and left alone and intact and protected

  • @loriburnett4188
    @loriburnett418813 күн бұрын

    Why do I find this as , Sad!!! This Man is 68 years old!!! A Hard Worker and I can see in his eyes, that he’s a sincere, hard-working man, but yet he only gets paid pennies for doing something like this it’s ridiculous!!! God Bless Him!!You don’t have Men that are dedicated to their jobs like this Man is!!! They won’t even try or think about doing with this Man dose!!! He will and Is Blessed!!!!!😢🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @jamesgomez8035
    @jamesgomez803529 күн бұрын

    This man should be a millionaire for that wood if not a billionaire

  • @dionnect007
    @dionnect00716 күн бұрын

    You know, it's moments/realizations as these, what these poor people have to go through, just to get a day or two meal for their families, make me grateful for everything I have. And, realize I shouldn't complain about shit, because I have it far better than I realize 😔. I wish I was wealthy, I'd bless TF outta these people, where they wouldn't have to work a day in their lives again. 🙏🏽 💐...Much respect!

  • @hendrikusjb9501
    @hendrikusjb950117 күн бұрын

    Someone should stop that, URGENTLY.

  • @primetime3422
    @primetime342229 күн бұрын

    This man should be a millionaire

  • @ScrubDusters
    @ScrubDusters19 күн бұрын

    Fair value trading needs to be put in place globally like they have started to do in Sierra Leone

  • @robertpena7859
    @robertpena785917 күн бұрын

    News break petrified wood isn't scarce and can be found around the world.

  • @freeatlast.
    @freeatlast.23 күн бұрын

    He's as fit as a fiddle ❤

  • @lionchild999
    @lionchild9998 күн бұрын

    Miner :look what I found scientist :look what I discovered

  • @s8ntrusty992
    @s8ntrusty99219 күн бұрын

    Look at his face while he's digging. 😢 Nobody should have to do this just to live. This world needs a change in leadership.

  • @kevinwijayaoey281
    @kevinwijayaoey28117 күн бұрын

    Sad to hear that stuff like this still happens in Indonesia. I hope standards will improve in the future...

  • @camerondebaets5013
    @camerondebaets501313 күн бұрын

    That's hard labor. Folks that work that hard deserve a great deal more.

  • @sandybonfiglio7545
    @sandybonfiglio754519 күн бұрын

    He should be payed a lot more than that!

  • @grahamgillard3722
    @grahamgillard372217 күн бұрын

    Don’t worry. When he gets his electricity from a windmill or a solar panel, he’ll be rich like us.

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