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My mom has a hole in the ground that she puts her clothes drying hanger in. Like this. The hole in the ground is a 2" or so pipe, set in concrete. The pipe has filled with gravel. Anyone have a tip on getting the rocks out? I can only get so many out using my fingers and then trying to use a set of chopsticks.

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[–] BugKilla@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Fill with mercury. The rocks will float to the top then you can just pick them up.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

And when it's time to get the mercury out:

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How is this practical or safe?

[–] superbirra@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

when he claimed it was?

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

It is practical as rocks should float in mercury and it is safe if you use elemental mercury and don't eat it.

It isn't environmentally fantastic and you would want to remove it with a vacuum trap, which does make it a less than ideal option compared to a shopvac.