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Miners used canaries in cages to detect hazardous atmospheres in the mines because canaries are more sensitive to mining gasses than people are. If the canary collapsed, that meant that there were poisonous gasses in the tunnel, and the miners would evacuate until the mine had been ventilated and was safe again.
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∙ 8y agoCanaries were used to test for the presence of "Dead Air"-(Atmosphere deficient in Oxygen). If the canary died, the miners had to evacuate immediately.
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∙ 11y ago...if the bird died, the miners knew to GET OUT because of bad air...
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∙ 14y agoThey were used to detect pockets of deadly gas..They would die before the gas was intense enough to affect the miners.
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∙ 7y agodetect gas
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What kind of birds did miners take underground with them?
Canaries were used in mines to detect deadly gas.
Why did the davy lamp help canaries?
The Davy lamp's flame went out when miners got to a spot where there was dangerous gas. Previously, canaries were used to do these jobs.
How do you use the word canaries in a sentence?
I can give you several sentences.Canaries can be brown or yellow.The canaries sang cheerfully.Wild canaries usually can't be kept as pets.
Do canaries sing?
yes, this is violent and sad but people would put canaries in mines and when they stopped singing all the miners had to be evacuated because the air id poisonous and then the canary dies.
What is the possessive form for canary?
The possessive noun for the singular word canary is canary's, e.g. "The canary's seed dish".The possessive plural form for many canaries would be canaries', e.g. "The canaries' seed dishes".
What did miners use for shelter in Australia?
tye miners lived in tents
What are the connections between canaries and coal miners?
Canaries can serve as a form of alarm, signalling impure air and high carbon monoxide, because they need purer air than humans. When they appear weak or sick, it means that there's too much carbon monoxide. They were brought into coal mines for this reason.
What do miners use?
DYNAMITE!!!!!!!!
Do canaries have feathers?
canaries do have feathers and they have lots of different colors canaries are a type of a bird
What utensils did the miners use?
bro the miners used nothing bro nothing bro
What was the equiptment the gold miners had to use?
They had to use a Pickaxe
How do miners use soil?
they don't
