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    Talking 33 Chilean Miners Stuck Underground Until Christmas

    Thanks, but I doubt if I could do this. I'm a big guy and to be stuck underground would drive me crazy.

    For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their sanity during the months it may take to carve a tunnel big enough for them to get out.
    They believe they'll be alright since they have food, water and shelter, but they'll be there for the next four months.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100823/...NtaW5lcnNpbmNo
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    Yeah, that's going to be a rough 4 months.. though it's nice to see some good news regarding a mining accident for a change.

    Hopefully they can come up with a faster way to dig them out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by W4GPL View Post
    Yeah, that's going to be a rough 4 months.. though it's nice to see some good news regarding a mining accident for a change.

    Hopefully they can come up with a faster way to dig them out.
    The company in Chile is probably a subsidiary of BP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by W4GPL View Post
    Yeah, that's going to be a rough 4 months.. though it's nice to see some good news regarding a mining accident for a change.

    Hopefully they can come up with a faster way to dig them out.
    Hopefully they're getting paid overtime.

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    They're gonna look like vampires by the time they get out of there. Hope they have a lot of vitamin D supplements available.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Later updates said that they're in a shelter down there.
    Uh, 4 months of underground toileting?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    The company in Chile is probably a subsidiary of BP.
    If they were associated with BP they'd just oil 'em up and slide 'em right out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by N7RJD View Post
    If they were associated with BP they'd just oil 'em up and slide 'em right out.
    That only works on I Love Lucy and The Flintstones.

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    Hello.

    But just think, how do you get food to them?

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    Uhhhh... Cowthief.....
    Didn't you read the ENTIRE thread?

    They believe they'll be alright since they have food, water and shelter, but they'll be there for the next four months.
    Encrypt everything. Even if you have nothing to hide. It increases the noise floor.

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