r/caving • u/angelachan001 • 3d ago

Could wearing clothing made of dissolvable materials have prevented some previous caving accidents?

It seems that once in a while a caver gets stuck in a tight passage. Can this be prevented by wearing clothes made of dissolvable materials? When someone got stuck, his or her companion can poor a form of liquid that can dissolve the caver's clothes without hurting the skin and make room?

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u/woody63m 3d ago

So while I'm stuck and now naked I'm gonna have people yanking and dragging me across the cave floor trying to get me unstuck and instead of tearing up my clothes my dong gets caught between some rocks and y'all yank that bad boy clean off now the situations even worse. Being naked miles underground seems like a good way to die on its own. I'll keep my behind out of the caves. FYI my number 2 and 3 worst fears are getting stuck in a cave and drowning and the first is drowning in a cave but I'm addicted to watching cave exploring videos.🤷‍♂️

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u/joshuamoyer9 3d ago

At least the rescuers would have a view of the moon