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[[File:Exploding rock.png|frame|An exploding rock.]]
[[File:Exploding rock.gif‎|frame|Another exploding rock]]
The '''Exploding rock''' [[Random event|random event]] (AKA: "'''smoking rock'''" or "'''gas'''") was a [[Random event|random event]] in which a player tried to mine a rock after the point at which it began to "steam/smoke/bubble". After mining that rock for more than a few more seconds, the rock would explode, causing the player's [[Pickaxe]] to explode, (see [[Broken pickaxe]]) making it unusable. It would also damage the player for a number of [[Life Points]] (based on the player's [[Constitution]] level) and it could even kill them if their Life Points were already greatly reduced.

Even if the rock was still smoking, and a player had already caused the explosion, there was still a chance that it could explode again, if the player tried to mine it multiple times.

Pickaxes could have been fixed by [[Nurmof]] in the dwarven mines and at [[Bob's Brilliant Axes]] in south [[Lumbridge]] as well as at the battleaxe shop in Port Sarim. There was no charge for [[Bronze pickaxe|Bronze]], [[Iron pickaxe|Iron]] and [[Steel pickaxe]] repairs, but there was an escalating fee for pickaxes made of [[Mithril pickaxe|Mithril]] and above (it should be noted, however, that at the time that this Random Event existed, the [[Dragon pickaxe]] did not). Note that only damaged pickaxes could be repaired. A pickaxe without its head or handle could not be fixed by the [[NPC]]s. To remedy this situation, you had to use the [[Pickaxe handle]] (not to be confused with an [[Axe handle]]) on the pickaxe head to fix it.

This random event was created to ward off [[macroer]]s by Jagex. It was one of the many counter-bot measures they have placed on activities that require many hours of work, such as [[Fishing]] and [[Woodcutting]].

==Trivia==
*Due to this event being discontinued, the broken [[Adamant pickaxe]] (Named "Broken pickaxe.", including the period) found in the inaccessible part of the temple in [[Marimbo]] examine text was changed to "Useless.". Now, it is has been replaced by an undamaged [[Bronze pickaxe]].

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imported>The Mol Man at 20:40, 16 November 2012