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Australian miners fired for doing the Harlem Shake underground

It’s all fun and games until someone breaks a safety regulation.

The Harlem Shake isn’t gaining any popularity with the Federal Aviation Administration after students performed the dance in the air on a packed flight to California, according to Reuters.

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Now several Australian miners have Harlem Shaken themselves out of jobs at a gold mine, according to the Associated Press.

The FAA is investigating safety concerns about busting a move on a plane that’s flying thousands of feet above the Grand Canyon, which members of Colorado College’s ultimate Frisbee team did in their version of the viral dance trend that’s been viewed more than 3.8 million times.

One of the students told the college newspaper, The Catalyst, they had asked permission from airline staff in advance to dance during the flight and came prepared with costumes.

The Australian miners, however, didn’t consult anyone about safety when they recorded themselves dancing wildly underground , some of them without shirts. The West Australian obtained a dismissal letter saying 15 workers were fired and banned for life from projects run by the company Barminco.

The miners said they were doing the dance for a laugh, to energize themselves at 2:30 in the morning.

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Don’t try this dance at work, kids.