Imagine being stuck in a dark confined place for 3 weeks, not knowing if you'll ever be found or rescued. Now imagine being found, only to be told a few days later that you may have to stay there a few more months, with only a long tunnel the width of a grapefruit to connect you and the outside world.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/26/trapped-chilean-miners-wait-rescue
I guess they can't just go willy nilly drilling a huge hole to rescue these guys, for reasons of safety and to prevent a cave in, but really, how long does it really take to safely drill a man-sized hole through ~700 meters of rock?
My god, I'd go insane. I'd rather be trapped in space than trapped underground for that long.
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Could've been worse, they could've been stuck in a bin for 15 hours...
RedPhoenixxx wrote:
Could've been worse, they could've been stuck in a bin for 15 hours...
I pulled a muscle yesterday and it hurts whenever I laugh.
I probably wouldn't go insane myself, since I don't mind the dark, nor do I mind solitude. If I run out of things to do, I just daydream and practice my meditation/terrible psychic skills. (OK, OK, I try to practice then fall asleep cause I always get distracted by the pretty daydreams)
Then again, if there happened to be spiders or creepy crawlies that far down, I might have some objections. x.x;
Then again, if there happened to be spiders or creepy crawlies that far down, I might have some objections. x.x;
Depends. How many bars could I get down there?
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Samira wrote:
Depends. How many bars could I get down there?
However many you could fit through a grapefruit sized hole about 700 meters long.
PsionofPhoenix wrote:
I probably wouldn't go insane myself, since I don't mind the dark, nor do I mind solitude.
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Uglysasquatch, Mercenary Major wrote:
You have 32 co-workers with you...
They should make the experience into a reality tv show.
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Elinda wrote:
They should make the experience into a reality tv show.
You'd think the Survivor or Big Brother people would be all over that by now.
Elinda wrote:
Uglysasquatch, Mercenary Major wrote:
You have 32 co-workers with you...
They should make the experience into a reality tv show.
The tube probably isn't big enough for all the consent forms they'd need.
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Samira wrote:
The tube probably isn't big enough for all the consent forms they'd need.
Just have to liquefy them first.
Journalists don't need consent forms.
Aripyanfar wrote:
Journalists don't need consent forms.
If they are trapped in a mine they can't say no?
Just as Planned.
BrownDuck wrote:
Samira wrote:
Depends. How many bars could I get down there?
Do they make a 700m USB cable? Time to check Monoprice.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
I think most CAT 5 is limited to 500 meters without a repeater, but they make those smaller than a grapefruit.
I think Apple should donate 10 iPhones, and Cisco should donate the necessary equipment to give them wifi down there. That way they can say hi to their families, play games, and not go crazy for four months at least.
My concern is . . . what if someone gets sick down there? A doctor is not smaller than a grapefruit.
I think Apple should donate 10 iPhones, and Cisco should donate the necessary equipment to give them wifi down there. That way they can say hi to their families, play games, and not go crazy for four months at least.
My concern is . . . what if someone gets sick down there? A doctor is not smaller than a grapefruit.
I would imagine that with 33 people eating, breathing and crapping in a confined space it's not a matter of whether but when someone gets sick.
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Samira wrote:
I would imagine that with 33 people eating, breathing and crapping in a confined space it's not a matter of whether but when someone gets sick.
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It's a confined space, but it's not cramped, they have 2km of space to walk around in. From reading the article and a couple linked ones they're trying really hard to make it as easy as possible on the miners, sending supplies and such, but also sending games, reading material, and anti depression medication. I really hope it goes well.
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You know what's smaller than a grapefruit? A kitten.
Jus' sayin'.
Jus' sayin'.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
How they'd get it down there I have no idea, and I don't know how it would affect the kitten, but that would probably actually be pretty good for the miners.
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Yeah, except for that one guy with allergies. 
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Jophiel wrote:
You know what's smaller than a grapefruit? A kitten.
Jus' sayin'.
Jus' sayin'.
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Corporate HQ wrote:
"Hey, as long as you guys are down there for the next five months... if you get bored, feel free to mine some gold and copper."
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Speaking of which, the woman in question has been found and questionned by police.
And obviously she was subjected to death threats. I don't dare imagine what the reaction would've been if, instead of being a grey haired middle aged woman, she had been a hoody-wearing black kid. Dismemberment, I suppose...
Edited, Aug 26th 2010 3:57pm by RedPhoenixxx
And obviously she was subjected to death threats. I don't dare imagine what the reaction would've been if, instead of being a grey haired middle aged woman, she had been a hoody-wearing black kid. Dismemberment, I suppose...
Edited, Aug 26th 2010 3:57pm by RedPhoenixxx
Jophiel wrote:
Corporate HQ wrote:
"Hey, as long as you guys are down there for the next five months... if you get bored, feel free to mine some gold and copper."
Actually one of the things they're working on is coming up with jobs for these guys to do. There's a lot of time to kill and you kind of need a purpose to keep your sanity in isolated situations. One option might be "Hey, you can keep any gold you mine while you're down there".
Yodabunny wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
Corporate HQ wrote:
"Hey, as long as you guys are down there for the next five months... if you get bored, feel free to mine some gold and copper."
Actually one of the things they're working on is coming up with jobs for these guys to do. There's a lot of time to kill and you kind of need a purpose to keep your sanity in isolated situations. One option might be "Hey, you can keep any gold you mine while you're down there".
After being trapped in a mine that caved in, I'd be very wary of pounding on the walls of what remains for the sake of a few riches.
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