Blogs Aug 27, 2010 at 7:54 am

Mining the Human Spirit

Charles Mudede
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I wonder if they get paid overtime for all this. If so, they're going to be rich by the time they finally get out of there.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on August 27, 2010 at 8:15 AM Report this
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These are my favorite people right now! In addition to Xanax I hope authorities are sending down condoms. I doubt handies and beejays are going to be enough for four months.

p.s. I loved your stories in the paper this week.
gloomy gus on August 27, 2010 at 8:18 AM Report this
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Stupid question, but: if they can drill holes to send down food, cameras, and air, why not a hole/pulley system to send up people?
gember on August 27, 2010 at 8:28 AM Report this
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@1: not only are they not getting overtime, the company they work for is threatening to declare bankruptcy, and is not aiding in their rescue. This was their only active mine, and while it is inoperable they have no income (and apparently the idiots didn't have any insurance, either). It is the Chilean government that is trying to get those poor bastards out.
teamcanada on August 27, 2010 at 8:33 AM Report this
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It takes time! According to the AP, anyone with a waistline over 35" is going to have a mighty hard time getting out of there... Good god, 33 guys for 3 months in a space the size of a large living room with no sense of day or night--they will have to come up with some kind of daily routine or go bonkers.
YakHerder on August 27, 2010 at 8:35 AM Report this
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@4, unfortunately, that doesn't really surprise me.

@3, they're working on that right now. That's what's going to take four months.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on August 27, 2010 at 8:36 AM Report this
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Also, maybe the Chilean government could get Sting to serenade the miners to keep their spirits up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4zO7-rt7…
YakHerder on August 27, 2010 at 8:37 AM Report this
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Good Morning Charles,
I agree, this story is fascinating. I saw the video. It's a great example of the human spirit. I wish those fellows a speedy rescue. It takes grit to remain there so long.
lark on August 27, 2010 at 8:40 AM Report this
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Maybe they'll all get rich from the book and film rights.
elaineinballard on August 27, 2010 at 8:41 AM Report this
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Oh, god, just send them ipods. They won't even notice the time passing.
Irena on August 27, 2010 at 8:53 AM Report this
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Gloomy Gus, you are my favorite people right now. Never change =D
StillNon on August 27, 2010 at 9:07 AM Report this
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I am excited for the gay porn parody
Fenrox on August 27, 2010 at 9:35 AM Report this
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@2- The thing they need most is lube. Lots and lots of lube.
dwight moody on August 27, 2010 at 10:15 AM Report this
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I can't see this story having a happy ending--how in hell are that many people going to survive for months in a studio apartment survival chamber with no hygiene? Disease seems inevitable, also mental breakdowns.
tiktok on August 27, 2010 at 10:17 AM Report this
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This is the true story
Of 33 co-workers
trapped in a mine
and having their lives taped
to find out what happens
when people stop being polite
and start getting REAL!
McGee on August 27, 2010 at 10:40 AM Report this
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@11, mwah.
@13 and 14, I propose they run two drip lines down to them of Purell and Liquid Silk.
gloomy gus on August 27, 2010 at 10:42 AM Report this
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Please tell me they have a toilet or some system to send Sh*t up the pulley system cause four months of crap is gonna pile up real fast. I'm with #14 I think lack of hygiene is going to equal disease really fast.
MsDmode on August 27, 2010 at 10:47 AM Report this
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Nope, their using an abandoned part of the mine as their toilet.

Oh, and don't forget that it's over 90 degrees down there for them too, 24/7.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on August 27, 2010 at 10:55 AM Report this
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Send them down an XBox 360, some games, and about thirty fans. And if they don't have electricity, send them a power line!
venomlash on August 27, 2010 at 11:10 AM Report this
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I think that the rescue workers will get them set up with a lot of the stuff they need, now that they have that supply line up and running. Disinfectants, sponge bath supplies, coolants, etc. And certainly an electricity line.

Their biggest challenge will definitely be keeping their heads together. I would lose my shit so fast. I would probably start thinking I was dead and in some fucked up purgatory or something.
Judith on August 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM Report this
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OH GOD the more I think about it, the more horrific it becomes. 90 degrees, shit-filled living room with 30 guys. Jesus Christers!! I will instead try to focus on how attractive the pictured miner is...
More, I Say! on August 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM Report this
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Godspeed, Chilean miners! I hope with all my heart that it doesn't take all of 4 months for you guys to feel the sun on your faces and the wind in your hair again!
merry on August 27, 2010 at 1:19 PM Report this

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