World's Toughest Jobs: Salt Miner | National Geographic

In the West African desert, gathering and hauling salt is a grueling task, not left for the meek. Camel caravans still move the tablets to market.
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everyone is talking about youtube trending this. I'm here for school homework xD

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Shower Tiles same

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Same

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Yo same

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same bro lmfao

[@RightfulSoccerman]

same.

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I suddenly love my job.

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.boj ym evol ylneddus I

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7 years ago...

10 years ago…

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@ Yes...

@@kwasniewski20 😔 getting older every second makes me feel older

[@1NF1D3LL]

Real men . Facing harsh situations calmly .. salute to em

[@yuriy5231]

"Down to the last litre or two of water " *Makes tea* Priorities..

[@Qewdie]

11 years later, youtube is like "trend THIS"

[@itzjustbeasty4711]

Dawg we in 2020 whachu mean!!

[@mxxnluv3r]

@@itzjustbeasty4711 right tho

[@jimcasper12]

Camels 🐫 looked confused “what’s with the back and forth trip dude with rocks on our back”

[@mouki8946]

I learn new things when I'm on the toilet :)

[@spiritanimal7516]

Lol

[@aaarrrggghhhh]

I have been to the Sahara twice. The 2nd time it snowed, the people had never seen snow before. At night it was so cold it was impossible to sleep. I had 6 blankets, was fully clothed and was in a building. These conditions are extreme, but the people take it in their stride.

[@jjs8426]

Global warming at it's finest.

[@TheSultan1470]

@@jjs8426 Pfff what

[@Kratax]

Normal people would simply die in that desert, unless they had a good guide and measurement of water consumption. Not even talking about the work itself.

[@SweetandMellow999]

Omg, respect to the ppl who live there. 👊 I suddenly feel so grateful of what I have now.

[@ronaldrainero5579]

Gotta think twice before I waste the salt at McDonald’s

[@xrayonthemove]

Anthony R nice thought

[@adityalohia5743]

That salt comes from oceon. But still dont waste it.

[@kurdaitcha5806]

Most countries produce their own salt, stop being a brainwashed lefty

[@itzjustbeasty4711]

nah fool I waste that salt on....me burgers

[@asdfghjkle9314]

@@kurdaitcha5806 bro... how were they being a "brainwashed lefty" for not wasting salt? pretty sure it was also a joke...

[@oni741]

Hard life + hard work = extreme conditions to the limit. Only camels seem to be serene :/

[@fairysakuragi2]

I hope their lives now are better than 11 years ago.

[@cloggedcp6961]

They’re probably dead

[@fairysakuragi2]

Adam Hartshorn oh 😢

[@mqbitsko25]

Any particular reason why they would be?

[@cloggedcp6961]

Mickey Bitsko look at the conditions they live in and its almost been a decade. Ill bet that they are dead

[@cowboy5105]

I thought the video was depressing now I'm really depressed thanks guys!

[@korrinnie3847]

pov: you're watching this for homework you should have done 3 days ago

[@dantepena3389]

2 💀💀💀

[@stevez2270]

This makes me appreciate my cardiovascular disease that much more.

[@TacoStacks]

That 2007 life.

[@banananetic6522]

omg taco stacks i love your videos

[@rj7398]

Hi

[@Xnshau]

11 years later it appears in my recommendation list ......

[@cowboy5105]

" they send a guy to hunt down a rumoured well" now that sounds promising!

[@malharmahajan6882]

She said Syrian dessert instead of Sahara dessert

[@spicyjew6777]

They travel through both deserts

[@itzjustbeasty4711]

She said Sahara...idiot

[@HarisEka]

I just noticed that this video is 10 years old.

[@MrPhone123456789]

Hãris حارس LoL

[@jupjow5808]

Might as well be 100 years

[@abhikom3984]

Yeah

[@mqbitsko25]

One guy with a jackhammer and a dune buggy would own that industry.

[@cobolt13]

Sniper Cat Dr noone needs that much salt

[@mdajazansari3322]

I slaute those doing this job.

[@Jackson-yi3wm]

so yall not gonna give them a ride??

[@BlackSalamander439]

I expected people playing CS:GO.

[@diomarsandi]

I expected DrDisrespect playing PUBG

[@1NF1D3LL]

Woj Tek add me on steam 😂😂😂

[@jpmorgan187]

all that for salt? seriously? that much salt is dumped on a winter road in about .1 second.

[@gi295]

J S they are mining higher quality NaCl, road salt is relatively impure CaCl2

[@Xantank]

Gautam Iyer dam. Who thought you this?

[@Mr-Ad-196]

john son of Morris science ......definitely science

[@arch1028]

Gautam Iyer his answer came 7 years later xD

[@atulmichael4723]

Is everyone in this thread still alive?? Just asking!

[@marwadibadass4301]

Time Will Change Soon...God Bless You All..

[@SkoomaSam]

Still not as bad as The Spice Mines of Kessel !

[@3to1media]

Going to have to remember this next time some woman says being a mom is the hardest job on Earth LOL

[@justiceneeded01]

Wow...

[@pokemongo-so9im]

*Give them a LAND CRUISER ALREADY*

[@nikhilmahendran7659]

Living life the hard way!!

[@veo16]

Anyone know where I can find the full episode? Or is this 3-minute version the final cut.

[@thomasanderson1416]

Veo 16 did you find the episode?

[@SamLegacy365]

There is no sea for them to collect salt. The only option they have is to mine it. It's a job, so someone has to do it.

[@banananetic6522]

Roses are red, Violets are blue, I came here because of school and so did you.

[@AtlasReburdened]

I love how camera crews that belong to multi million dollar companies just hang with these guys and in the end they're just like "Yeah, It would be a drop in the bucket to get you guys some real shoes and water containers, but instead of that, you can just go back to being 100% screwed."

[@TheSultan1470]

Lame comment

[@AtlasReburdened]

@@TheSultan1470 You don't quite grasp the concept of irony, do you?

[@TheSultan1470]

@@AtlasReburdened ...that wasn't irony.

[@AtlasReburdened]

@@TheSultan1470 Lol, confirmed.

[@TheSultan1470]

@@AtlasReburdened You failed 100 %

[@kenneth7239]

this is basically time travel footage for free

[@cherishenemoh2845]

What about the guy the sent out to find another well?! Did I miss something? Lol

[@TheLexwolf]

get those guys a gps for shivas sake

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IRL: World's hardest job Online: World's easiest job

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DONT GIVE UP BUDDY 👍

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epic beans

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Nice

[@kausar2222]

unbelievable...

[@Absaalookemensch]

I know it's Timbuktu, but it sounds like she's saying $10.02 (ten buck two.)

[@21whichiswhich]

That camels are tough, too.

[@wireframeofficial57]

They're literally traveling from here to Timbuktu.

[@BB_46]

Can they hurry up my popcorn is ready and my salt shaker is empty.

[@mikelisputnieks6307]

Where is Jingles ?? :D

[@misha2.097]

When I heard the words..."heading south to Timbuktu"....said it all

[@mrgamerz_.]

2007 life 🥹

[@moviedude22]

I wonder what that Tea taste like?

[@moviedude22]

No sir, that is incorrect and painfully obvious. Acceptable response being: Sal-Tea! I bet it taste Salty

[@kirikusamika5789]

ooooooh i just realized that this video is three years old smaller then me ya LOL

[@worksubramaniam5696]

Amazed!

[@AndrewPolich]

Wow and I thought my poison ivy sores were bad. Those salt wounds look very uncomfortable!

[@RandomStuff-fd6iy]

I thought people mainly got salt from the ocean.

[@RealityContradiction]

Is THIS where the World's salt comes from?!?!?!

[@Rebelconformist82]

No

[@TheDKing67]

Gotta love that 4:3

[@DrGeneralkumar82]

Feminist: but but... being a mother is the hardest job in the world...

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True.

[@RobGodMC]

i really, really am sick about this whole anti-feminist campaign. You guys are more bitchy than the most craziest feminist ever can be. Think for yourself dude and don't repeat random 4chan posts or from wherever.

[@RobGodMC]

@Shubham Mishra Does your mother know that are on KZbin, insulting random people?

[@xekica5714]

RobGodMC another feminist

[@JK-zt4ym]

RobGodMC we probably would leave it alone if we didn't have it shoved in our faces on a daily basis.

[@zoeshaw4]

Is anyone here for school?

[@anythingdiy577]

As long as the camels don't care

[@tenou213]

The world's first pvp players.

[@umairaftab9281]

Life is a continue struggle.

[@fomes8807]

I wonder if they still do salt carvans in 2022?

[@barrymcnicholl4140]

This might be a stupid question and if it is, please forgive me, but why don't people collect hundreds of buckets of sea water and leave it in the sun until the water evaporates and get all the salt in the world for free just for carrying buckets 100 metres back from the shore? Surely it would be easier.

[@ocpofficialrep7026]

I can't wait for us to run out of salt.

[@crispysock520]

Worlds toughest jobs but only when performed in a third world fashion.

[@zzulm]

It sounds so remote

[@PixelBoyMiner]

How much do they make for each tablet?

[@fisherman2359]

Lol my friend says its a far away in the middle of kno where in Timbuktu lol

[@fakeking8860]

Wow

[@watso-007]

Very tough job

[@trieshohib5330]

Now be grateful for your prosperous country.

[@Caleb-nv6wb]

Sansette

[@CharDhue]

Iam stupid so i ask What the different between salt mine like this and salt from sea?

[@juvaizclt]

Rakasiwiii fiddihaq... I will wait together with you until someone answer

[@jepanlife5627]

what is this all about "its old video, strange youtube recommendation"`s murmurers recently. its random computer thing. you dont have to watched it lol....

[@upinvape3468]

They'd be clean sores though

[@sriramharicharan7252]

Which salt is that?

[@ZainAli-wp6vq]

Thats really miserable 😞

[@elijahr_1998]

Where are all the feminists??

[@kekishkhan9321]

They only care about 1st world women duh

[@Mr-Ad-196]

Nix Nox yeah

[@johndanes2294]

Funny when all I keep seeing are men complaining about feminist

[@unbiasedhuman1659]

Very hard life.

[@drimz2949]

Why they doing that? Dried up the sea is easier than mining

[@kevinma8212]

Drimz How they make money, no other jobs there

[@drimz2949]

Kevin Ma they have no sea?

[@Dirlo432]

Drimz They mine that salt because it’s very pure because that is a ancient ocean so it is very pure.

[@migasthepepino]

Mali has no shore it is locked in the middle of the desert

[@alexliu694]

@@kevinma8212 McDonalds.

[@GB-ym2wc]

why can't someone introduce them to plastic bags so that the rain will not effect their salt blocks?

[@JoeSexPack]

Gloves & shoes would help, & grease would heal most sores. Too much $$$ on cell phones, smokes & booze.

[@alitlefish]

I used to be a salt miner... Then i took an arrow to the Knee.

[@skiller00o0]

alitlefish lololol. Throwback

[@toxcity9789]

alitlefish that sykz

[@ralphchristiandelacruz6622]

What kind of salf is that??

[@oedipusrex6362]

Why dont they cover there feet and hands with fabric to stop getting sores

[@lilh0e]

Hahaha try walking in sand for days on end in the mofo desert wrapped like a mummy

[@cryptbossman1978]

I’m here for school lol

[@RaPokro]

Mesakne 😭

[@gbbox2957]

Poor camels

[@nattydreadlocks1973]

You know some guy is exporting that salt and charging $1500 lb for it.

[@KHOBOR18]

Denger

[@aboelsofalabed1588]

I'm not sure if I did heared it right but the narrator said in the middle of the Syrian desert okay there's no such thing because where they at it's in Africa and Syria in the Middle East I don't know how is that

[@romeodimacali1927]

Realy hard as f...

[@Frankie431]

Poor camels man

[@arch1028]

Kaden Holdaas no

[@joemunoz1476]

And you thought you had it hard

[@adamsaghi7959]

So do you understand now why they rather risk it all crossing the sea to Europe than mining salt

[@rickywhyte2455]

Tell em to hurry up i need salt on my French fries already 😂😂

[@julietabercasio1027]

Need a hard time patient just to earn money...in a proper way.your all amazing people.

[@harambenights1051]

These people need to Fight for $15!!! That's what they do in California when they don't like their jobs.

[@critharchie8043]

Apparently Tin Buck Two is a real place

[@barcadoubletreblesixtuple4020]

_Extreme people not necessarily extremist_