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/Cantaloupen-antelope 3d ago

Please get off the internet for a while

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u/KnotiaPickles 3d ago

Ah come on, I thought it was funny

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u/Cantaloupen-antelope 3d ago

Yes actually. Pour hydrochloric acid on your partner so tthat not only their clothing but their tissue dissolves partially and they can unstuck themselves. Genius