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  1. So in movies where the jail warden makes prisoners smash rocks, what exactly are they doing? Are they just smashing rocks for the hell of it, or are the rocks FOR something?

    Wednesday, 04-May-16 18:31:54 UTC from web
    1. @mrmattimation I think it's the remnants of when prisons used to make inmates do mundane tasks for the sake of it (e.g. turning a crank or unfurling and then re-furling rope)

      Wednesday, 04-May-16 18:33:38 UTC from web
      1. @tiffany @mrmattimation building railroads

        Wednesday, 04-May-16 18:54:43 UTC from quitter.se
    2. @mrmattimation I always kind of thought maybe they were making gravel?

      Wednesday, 04-May-16 18:47:59 UTC from MuSTArDroid