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The Earthquake Worms
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A digitally manipulated photograph of twisted reinforcing rods amongst the rubble from the demolition of QEII. The photographer comments, "These rarely seen worms live in the pressurised earth under the foundations of buildings. They need a damp soil and be under at least 100 pounds of pressure per square inch. After the destructive force of an earthquake they swiftly rise to the surface through gaps in the rubble. Unfortunately they quickly die and then crystallise as hard as iron in the dry low pressure air".
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Steven Taylor
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10:47pm 28th October 2012
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iron, reinforcement, reinforcing bars, rods, rubble, concrete, broken, rebar, reinforced steel, destruction, demolition, deconstruction
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I've Lit the Fuse, What Next?
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Two workers inspect fuses placed in an embankment during reinforcement work. The photographer comments, "This is the reinforcing of an embankment in the port of Lyttelton, which partly collapsed in the Christchurch earthquakes. They are using the same equipment as used for blowing up rock faces to mend them".
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Steven Taylor
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Date
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10:31pm 6th October 2012
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reinforcement, drilling, machine, worker, rods, Lyttelton, port, house, hill, telephone pole, power pole, workmen, Banks Peninsula, bank, concrete block, digger
