YouTube gold was stuck when gold miners in Agnew Mine in Western Australia ripped off their shirts and performed the viral dance craze known as the “Harlem Shake.”

Unfortunately their employers, Barminco, didn’t appreciate the down under underground art experiment and have reportedly fired 15 people over the stunt — the dancers and those who just watched.  The dismissal letter obtained by an Aussie newspaper says the miners breached “core values of safety, integrity and excellence”.  I’m sorry, but if you watch the video, you will scope tons of excellence.

Want to see the video?  Of course you do.  Check it out:

This news comes on the heels of the Colorado College students who staged a Harlem shakedown with fellow passengers above the earth in a Frontier airlines flight and the FAA was not thrilled.  Oh yeah, let’s watch that one:

How big can this dance get?  Are there underwater Harlem shakes?  Of course there are, many of them.  And on ice?  Yup, tons.  Well I wondered, is there a goat Harlem Shake?  Yes, yes there is.  So let’s end on that one.  And best of all, no goats were fired from being goats in the making of this video:

Sources: Harlem Shake Miners Fired and Harlem shake reaches new heights

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