BrownDuck wrote:
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.
From what I'm reading they're pretty safe down there, but yes, I'd be a bit wary myself.
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From what I'm reading they're pretty safe down there, but yes, I'd be a bit wary myself.
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".
Yeah, and the night before the rescue all the other survivors will mysteriously die. Good thing the survivor was the only one who mined anything.
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
BrownDuck wrote:
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.
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.
Same here. I'd go ******************* But then again, I couldn't work in a mine in the first place for the very same reasons.
Here's to hoping that they have a higher natural tolerance for that than I would.
I suppose actually being miners they are a little better prepared mentally to deal with this than your average schmo off the street.
I hope they have some long term counseling ready for them when they get out, I know I'd sure as hell need it.
Seriously, **** that.
I hope they have some long term counseling ready for them when they get out, I know I'd sure as hell need it.
Seriously, **** that.
Assuming that they get the miners out eventually, this has "Made-for-TV Movie" written all over it. I'm going to beat the rush and start writing the script now.
Working title: "The Long Shaft," although "Down in a Hole" was a close second.
Working title: "The Long Shaft," although "Down in a Hole" was a close second.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
I wonder if any of them are gay?
"If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders". Carlin.
Demea wrote:
Assuming that they get the miners out eventually, this has "Made-for-TV Movie" written all over it. I'm going to beat the rush and start writing the script now.
Working title: "The Long Shaft," although "Down in a Hole" was a close second.
Working title: "The Long Shaft," although "Down in a Hole" was a close second.
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I wonder if any of them are gay?
Not yet...
Nexa and I have a wager on if/when the first murder occurs.
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paulsol wrote:
I wonder if any of them are gay?
It doesn't matter, there aren't any showers down there.
Nadenu wrote:
paulsol wrote:
I wonder if any of them are gay?
It doesn't matter, there aren't any showers down there.
They can still drop the soap
down the 700 meter grapefruit sized tunnel.
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I wonder if any of them are gay?
I am amazed that it took this long before that topic came up. Besides, it ain't gay unless it's
AldousCayo wrote:
Besides, it ain't gay unless it's on shore
Or as one of my favorite seaman posters once put it:
It's never gay when it's haze gray and underway.
Smasharoo wrote:
Nexa and I have a wager on if/when the first murder occurs.
I'm betting not. If they were Kentuckians, sure, it would already have happened.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
ABC wrote:
The giant Australian-made Strata 950 excavator started drilling the rescue shaft at 10:25pm (local time) on Monday, a government source said.
The operation is taking place at a part of the mine site that is off limits to both reporters and relatives of the miners, who have established a make-shift camp at the site since the August 5 cave-in.
The Strata 950 drill will first bore a 33 centimetre-wide pilot hole. This must then be doubled, using a special drill bit, to 66 centimetres - wide enough to lower a rescue capsule down to pull out the miners one by one.
The miners will have to work in shifts around the clock to clear rocks and debris falling from above, all the time hoping the precarious operation does not cause another collapse.
The operation is taking place at a part of the mine site that is off limits to both reporters and relatives of the miners, who have established a make-shift camp at the site since the August 5 cave-in.
The Strata 950 drill will first bore a 33 centimetre-wide pilot hole. This must then be doubled, using a special drill bit, to 66 centimetres - wide enough to lower a rescue capsule down to pull out the miners one by one.
The miners will have to work in shifts around the clock to clear rocks and debris falling from above, all the time hoping the precarious operation does not cause another collapse.
There was a previous article that said just how much rock (A LOT!) the miners had to clear out of the way every day, but the dog ate it. So yeah, the miners are actually pretty busy still mining.
Clearing out all the rocks falling down.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/12/3036639.htm
Yay! Someone better remind them not to look directly into the sun.
Yay! Someone better remind them not to look directly into the sun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o
Miner Number two out! Woo!
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"Alright guys, you can have the long week-end, but it's back to work on Monday!"
RedPhoenixxx wrote:
"Alright guys, you can have the long week-end, but it's back to work on Monday!"
Still, these men popping out from underground makes me smile. It's all filled with humanness.
Alma wrote:
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Elinda wrote:
RedPhoenixxx wrote:
"Alright guys, you can have the long week-end, but it's back to work on Monday!"
All of which would be worth so much more if they'd had to resort to cannibalism.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
gbaji wrote:
Elinda wrote:
RedPhoenixxx wrote:
"Alright guys, you can have the long week-end, but it's back to work on Monday!"
All of which would be worth so much more if they'd had to resort to cannibalism.
Rupert Holmes wrote:
Trapped in a mine that had caved in
And everyone knows the only ones left
Were Joe and me and Tim
When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Were Joe and me.
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don’t I know?
Hungry as hell, no food to eat
And Joe said he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat.
Water enough to drink for two,
And Joe said to me, “I’ll have a swig
And then there’s some for you.â€
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don’t I know?
I must have blacked out just around then
‘Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again.
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy
Timothy…
And everyone knows the only ones left
Were Joe and me and Tim
When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Were Joe and me.
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don’t I know?
Hungry as hell, no food to eat
And Joe said he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat.
Water enough to drink for two,
And Joe said to me, “I’ll have a swig
And then there’s some for you.â€
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don’t I know?
I must have blacked out just around then
‘Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again.
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy
Timothy…
I barely got any work done since I was watching each of the rescues here at work. And the one that I didn't want to miss was Miner 21, Yonni Barrios, the dude that had the balls to invite his wife and mistress to be with him when he got out of the shaft. Did he really think he wasn't going to get another shaft?
What I found amusing was a news story on NPR which stated that these miners were in better shape physically now than before the accident, since they had little else to do down there than exercise or go stir crazy.
I also used the rescue as a measure of internet connectivity. "Seventeen miners out? Ok, the page has refreshed recently, your connection is good."
I also used the rescue as a measure of internet connectivity. "Seventeen miners out? Ok, the page has refreshed recently, your connection is good."
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
What I found amusing was how many journalists keep expressing surprise about how good their physical conditions were. I recall one making a comment about how she expected them to be "skin and bones" after being trapped down there for so long. Another set of reporters were discussing the degree to which their bodies might have atrophied from the conditions. I kept wondering where the hell these people had been during the last 2.5 months of this story.
It's like they thought they were all trapped in some tiny little tunnel with no light, heat, food, water, and room. The reality is that they were trapped in a pretty huge tunnel complex, with large rooms full of equipment and supplies. They've had food and water delivered to them pretty much the whole time. They've had access to phones, internet, news, etc. Why on earth think they'd be physically harmed by this? The significant effect would be psychological, not physical. They had plenty of room to exercise and move about, plenty of food, and plenty of water.
Dunno. It just reinforced my general perception that journalists as a whole are full of stupid.
It's like they thought they were all trapped in some tiny little tunnel with no light, heat, food, water, and room. The reality is that they were trapped in a pretty huge tunnel complex, with large rooms full of equipment and supplies. They've had food and water delivered to them pretty much the whole time. They've had access to phones, internet, news, etc. Why on earth think they'd be physically harmed by this? The significant effect would be psychological, not physical. They had plenty of room to exercise and move about, plenty of food, and plenty of water.
Dunno. It just reinforced my general perception that journalists as a whole are full of stupid.
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