Valnao@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 hours agoSouth Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrectionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down12
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkSouth Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrectionwww.theguardian.comValnao@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 hours agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·17 hours agoThat’s how it’s done. Make those big rocks into little rocks.
minus-squareCris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·16 hours agoWhat does make big rocks into little rocks mean?
minus-squareEryn6844@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·16 hours agoback in the day prisoners were put in rock quarries to pick axe rocks into smaller rocks. it did nothing useful but kept them busy and not sitting in a cell.
minus-squareCris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 minutes agoAhh, okay thanks for filling me in
minus-squareTheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoThe little rocks were used to pave early automobile roads. That’s why most state department of transportation offices are located next to jails.
minus-squareCris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 minutes agoThats super interesting context, thanks for expanding on what they said!
minus-squareGlytch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoExactly, we call those little rocks “gravel” and gravel has many uses.
That’s how it’s done. Make those big rocks into little rocks.
What does make big rocks into little rocks mean?
back in the day prisoners were put in rock quarries to pick axe rocks into smaller rocks. it did nothing useful but kept them busy and not sitting in a cell.
Ahh, okay thanks for filling me in
The little rocks were used to pave early automobile roads. That’s why most state department of transportation offices are located next to jails.
Thats super interesting context, thanks for expanding on what they said!
Exactly, we call those little rocks “gravel” and gravel has many uses.