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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Chris_ on August 24, 2010, 10:49:23 AM
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Thirty-three Chilean miners trapped underground for more than two weeks have notified authorities they are still alive, but rescuers say it could take up to four months to reach them.
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera said Sunday a drill sent by rescuers nearly 700 meters into the mine came back with a message from the trapped men. He displayed the message in a television appearance.
Voice of America (http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Chilean-President-33-Missing-Miners-Alive-101263799.html)
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A group of Chilean miners trapped for 17 days deep inside a collapsed mine are alive, the Chilean president, Sebastián Piñera, said tonight – but it will take at least four months to set them free.
UK Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/23/trapped-miners-alive-chile)
Four months! :o Holy crap.
I watched some of this on the news last night. They said the rescue chamber is only 500 square feet... for 33 people.
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Yep. I heard they aren't telling em 4 months either. Smart move I guess. I cannot even begin to imagine. 2200 feet underground, 33 men, 500 square feet? Holy hell.
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Beats the crap out of being dead, but dang!
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Beats the crap out of being dead, but dang!
My thoughts as well. That's some serious stuff. :o
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Sounds like a horror movie!!
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On the plus side, Chile produces some very good wines, so they shouldn't lack for a decent Chenin blanc. Might be a good idea to just stay blotto for the next season.
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On the plus side, Chile produces some very good wines, so they shouldn't lack for a decent Chenin blanc. Might be a good idea to just stay blotto for the next season.
Agreed. I read somewhere that the hole to pass things down is only 4" in diameter. It will be interesting to follow, and will make a good movie...which I'm sure will happen.
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Agreed. I read somewhere that the hole to pass things down is only 4" in diameter. It will be interesting to follow, and will make a good movie...which I'm sure will happen.
There is a second hole that is 2 feet wide... they've been passing food and water through it. :)
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There is a second hole that is 2 feet wide... they've been passing food and water through it. :)
I don't understand how they can't get people up it. Or why they didn't build a hole to a safe room that would accomodate evacuation.
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I heard that the safe room is adjacent to a cavern that is safe to venture into. Anyway, 4 months underground could drive a man nuts. He may even emerge a, God forbid, stark raving mad Democrat!
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I heard that the safe room is adjacent to a cavern that is safe to venture into. Anyway, 4 months underground could drive a man nuts. He may even emerge a, God forbid, stark raving mad Democrat!
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You must have ZERO "at sea" time...... :fuelfire:
Of course, this explains why Sparky is the way he is......... :stirpot:
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Our family is praying for these men. I couldn't imagine having to endure that in my worst nightmares. :(
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Our family is praying for these men. I couldn't imagine having to endure that in my worst nightmares. :(
As the Anchor on Fox asked, where do they go to the bathroom.?
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Our family is praying for these men. I couldn't imagine having to endure that in my worst nightmares. :(
Indeed.
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As the Anchor on Fox asked, where do they go to the bathroom.?
Sounds like something that retard Shep Smith would ask.
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Sounds like something that retard Shep Smith would ask.
At first I agreed with you BUT then I got to wondering just how 33 men in close confinement in the dark could survive for 4 months without going stark raving mad.
To add to their discomfort there will be the overwhelming stench of body waste, sweat, burps and farts for 4 freaking months.
With little to no exercise their body's will change to a state of diarrhea and stomach upsets.
Disease will soon come from their own waste products, problems for their lungs as breathing the air will cause disease spoors to infect said lungs.
All the antibiotics sent down to them will soon become ineffective.
Imagine having to stay in an over flowing port-a potty in the dark for 4 days. Food and water is passed in to you and as you stay alive you are also adding to the filth. Pop this up a bit, the temperature in the Potty is around 90 degrees.
The question of where will 33 men go to the toilet for 4 MONTHS is perhaps the most important question asked so far.
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Vesta, I don't know what they may or may not have done at this time, but the trapped miners have undoubtedly created a latrine area by now, and the people tending them will have to rig something so that they can send their waste back up. It'll be a nasty job, but it's better than living in it.
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My heart goes out to these unfortunate souls. I pray that they will be rescued in a fraction of the predicted 4 months. The hell that they will have to endure is beyond words.
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I pray for them.
Just imagine 4 more MONTHS trapped underground.
They need all of our prayers. :heart:
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RquT9thZ34o[/youtube]
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4 months in that stench, raw sewage, how are they getting food?
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RquT9thZ34o[/youtube]
Chris, have you ever read about " Cabin Fever "
Comes from when people are stuck usually in the north in a cabin with one or more people and they know they cannot get out for a few months due to the weather.
These miners have doctors, physiologists and what ever working to keep these miners sane.
Put yourself in their place, say you and the people you work with fell into a sink hole. It will take time to get you all out.
That woman with the grating voice, the dude that has a giggle that really Iritates's you, the woman that crys non stop, the grumpy people that spell doom, all these people you have to spend with no escape for 4 months.
There are people that like you and people that dislike you, and then when the 4 Th, week goes by you begin to realise that none of you like each other enough to put others above their own survival.
One heck of a study on human nature here, can the miners survive with help from above ground help, or will they sooner or later revert to survival actions, fighting and acting like men in a biker bar.
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I think that since they have a direct line of communication to freedom, that they will have high enough morale to keep their frustration under control. Sure things will irk them. However, with freedom a very real possibility, all hope is not lost.
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Time Magazine (http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2014018,00.html) has a TERRIFIC article on these men, and the severe psychological challenges they're facing.
I usually loathe Time, but this time, they've really done a great job. I urge everyone to read it. :cheersmate:
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where do they pee?
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where do they pee?
They aren't in a single, small space. They have an area set up away from the main living quarter that they've been able to use for that purpose.
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I think that the thing I would want the most in that situation would be a very good pair of ear plugs.
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I think that the thing I would want the most in that situation would be a very good pair of ear plugs.
Yeah, nose plugs too. I think I heard it is like 91-93 degrees down there.
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Rescue drill should reach trapped miners within 24 hours
Copiapo, Chile (CNN) -- A rescue drill is 40 meters (about 130 feet) away from reaching 33 trapped Chilean miners and should get to them within 24 hours, the nation's mining minister said Friday afternoon.
Efforts to start pulling the miners out should begin from three to 10 days afterward, Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said.
CNN (http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/08/chile.trapped.miners/)
Good news.
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CNN (http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/08/chile.trapped.miners/)
Good news.
How bout them apples? I hope it works out well. Really well.
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They're starting the rescue right now and putting the rescue capsule down the hole. CNN has live video.
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So does FOX nesw, currently. Prayers up. Man o Pete. Wow. Just wow.
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Looks like CNN jumped the gun on their announcement. They're not planning on starting the actual rescue for another hour or two.
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Nope, but it is still cool.
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....and it was an American drilling crew that punched thru to 'em.
They say the American heading the crew is a national hero in Chile.
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Some of the guys were arguing over who would be the last one out. :cheersmate:
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Some of the guys were arguing over who would be the last one out. :cheersmate:
My money's on the guy whose wife AND girlfriend met each other at the site, and are both arguing over who gets to castrate him... :rotf:
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My money's on the guy whose wife AND girlfriend met each other at the site, and are both arguing over who gets to castrate him... :rotf:
Perhaps they are doing their level best to keep the miners away from people for that reason alone?
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My money's on the guy whose wife AND girlfriend met each other at the site, and are both arguing over who gets to castrate him... :rotf:
Hee hee!
Live streaming here.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39632101#39632101
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So does FOX nesw, currently. Prayers up. Man o Pete. Wow. Just wow.
My sentiments exactly. What an ordeal they have endured. Prayers for them.
Live link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39632101#39632101
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My sentiments exactly. What an ordeal they have endured. Prayers for them.
Live link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39632101#39632101
My sentiments should have been news, not nesw. HA!
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My sentiments should have been news, not nesw. HA!
Oh you silly-we all knew that :-)
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I hate that I am going to miss most of it by being asleep. All you West Coast peeps? I expect my update in the am, when I am drinking my coffee.
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Here we go........
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:popcorn:
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My money's on the guy whose wife AND girlfriend met each other at the site, and are both arguing over who gets to castrate him... :rotf:
That is what I thought someone is dead meat
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Maybe that guy might just want to stay down there...
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Maybe that guy might just want to stay down there...
He's the next one that is coming up. Shep Smith said that each miner was allowed to ask for three people to attend the rescue. He asked for both his wife and mistress to be there.
The mistress is is there, possibly, but the wife refused to show up. Dude is stupid or has some big balls.
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He's the next one that is coming up. Shep Smith said that each miner was allowed to ask for three people to attend the rescue. He asked for both his wife and mistress to be there.
The mistress is is there, possibly, but the wife refused to show up. Dude is stupid or has some big balls.
Dude is stupid or has some big balls
OK the answer is YES, he has both because he has both! :uhsure:
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All 33 miners rescued safe and sound!
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What a fabulous thing!
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President Pinera just called out all the Presidents he spoke with...all South American, PM Cameron, PM Netanyahu, and "very many more" It shows we are in the heart of the world.
Uh, anyone else notice a World Leader missing? I rewinded it three times to make sure I got it right. Hannity just said that President Pinera thanked Cameron and Netanyahu.
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President Pinera just called out all the Presidents he spoke with...all South American, PM Cameron, PM Netanyahu, and "very many more" It shows we are in the heart of the world.
Uh, anyone else notice a World Leader missing? I rewinded it three times to make sure I got it right. Hannity just said that President Pinera thanked Cameron and Netanyahu.
I noticed that too. Burn......
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This whole thing just made me so happy.
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President Pinera just called out all the Presidents he spoke with...all South American, PM Cameron, PM Netanyahu, and "very many more" It shows we are in the heart of the world.
Uh, anyone else notice a World Leader missing? I rewinded it three times to make sure I got it right. Hannity just said that President Pinera thanked Cameron and Netanyahu.
Obama is too busy counting that pile of yuan he recently received...hey "pay to play" has come 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. now.
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Obama is too busy counting that pile of yuan he recently received...hey "pay to play" has come 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. now.
Indeed. Oh yeah, and glad to hear that all y'all in Asgaard are safe after your 5.1. I didn't feel it.
And, BTW, I so dig these machinists in PA. They so rock!
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Obama is too busy counting that pile of yuan he recently received...hey "pay to play" has come 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. now.
HA HA! :hi5:
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Again, why is it I am supposed to care about this and these miners?
I could give a shit about them, their fat ugly mistresses or their their families. Didn't care before, don't care now, and will not read the book about how thaey stank or shit, or planned to scam the media for $20K a pop, nor do I want to see the movie about a bunch of smelly stinking chilean miners in a hole (similar to their homes above ground).
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Well. Aren't you special.
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Who's holding a gun to your head to force you to read, much less post, on this thread?
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Again, why is it I am supposed to care about this and these miners?
I could give a shit about them, their fat ugly mistresses or their their families. Didn't care before, don't care now, and will not read the book about how thaey stank or shit, or planned to scam the media for $20K a pop, nor do I want to see the movie about a bunch of smelly stinking chilean miners in a hole (similar to their homes above ground).
Bitchslapped, despite the ban. Why? Just because it felt good.
You smarmy little turd, your hatred and disrespect of others shows just how you're wired. Let's hope your ban is permanent.
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Bitchslapped, despite the ban. Why? Just because it felt good.
You smarmy little turd, your hatred and disrespect of others shows just how you're wired. Let's hope your ban is permanent.
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Hi5 for BS'ing a banned turd. :-)
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Bitchslapped for everyone on this page.
Bitchslap Mondays, you know. 3 for the price of 1
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Bitchslapped for everyone on this page.
Bitchslap Mondays, you know. 3 for the price of 1
Ouch. That hurt man.
:badmood:
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Bitchslapped for everyone on this page.
Bitchslap Mondays, you know. 3 for the price of 1
Hey now! That ain't fair...some were just trying to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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Ouch. That hurt man.
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That's dutch for you. He thinks that kind of thing is cute. :whatever:
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That's dutch for you. He thinks that kind of thing is cute. :whatever:
I know. Boys will be Boys. :-)