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Chilean Miners thread

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    How will they decide who comes out first


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,384 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    I hope there will be a live video feed


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭lorweld


    Just heard on the news that the first one out will be the most psychologically stable :o wonder how they assessed that!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    OP I changed the title so we can have all Chilean Miners chat in here.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 43 BotFly


    biko wrote: »
    OP I changed the title so we can have all Chilean Miners chat in here.
    Why do you hate freedom?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭00112984


    If they had just started screaming "Oil!! We've found oil!!!!" they'd have been out months ago.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    BotFly wrote: »
    Why do you hate freedom?
    I don't hate freedom, I hate you.



    only messing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭lorweld


    00112984 wrote: »
    If they had just started screaming "Oil!! We've found oil!!!!" they'd have been out months ago.

    Or maybe we've found Maddie!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,861 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Apparantely one of them forgot to clock in the morning he went down...........


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    lorweld wrote: »
    Or maybe we've found Maddie!

    Her parents wouldn't be happy.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭uncle-mofo


    orourkeda wrote: »
    How will they decide who comes out first

    I read it was the fittest lads to come up first, apparently the journey up to the surface is no easy task and they have to make sure it's ok for the lesser off men. Then again, I read that in the Mail on Sunday.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,941 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    orourkeda wrote: »
    How will they decide who comes out first

    Most experienced minors come out first incase of any problems coming up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭squeakyduck


    I really hope they get out all safe and sound. Usually stuff like this ends in tragedy...


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭winston82


    orourkeda wrote: »
    How will they decide who comes out first

    they tossed for it. Quickest go first.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    One miner has some seriously explaining to do to his wife, and apparently 2 lovers. all waiting for him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,084 ✭✭✭dubtom


    I really hope they get out all safe and sound. Usually stuff like this ends in tragedy...

    Love the positive attitude, keep it up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    Its ok Galwayrush, I hear the wives were up to a few things themselves!!!

    I hope it goes well, was watching a documentary a few weeks ago about how they got out a few American miners from a similar situation, mind you it only took them about a week!!!!

    I would not like to do that journey up in full health, never mind any other way!!! 600 meters (correct me if I am mistaken, I have been reading the Mail!) is a long way!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭winston82


    i wouldn't fancy being the last man to come up. It'll be a long hour wait for that capsule to come back down.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 534 ✭✭✭Donal Og O Baelach


    Fast-forward to 3 years from now and we sit in the cinema watching the Hollywood movie - just about now, about to be rescued, Clooney hugs previous bitter rival Christian Bale and says "I love you man."


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    galwayrush wrote: »
    One miner has some seriously explaining to do to his wife, and apparently 2 lovers. all waiting for him.

    Last I heard he was digging a hole in the other direction :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Slideshowbob


    RTE1 newsreader just said Chilean miners "are enjoying their last few hours of captivity"

    what a totally crap use of english - brutal


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭Dj


    Live coverage on the RTE website of the rescue

    http://www.rte.ie/live/


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    winston82 wrote: »
    i wouldn't fancy being the last man to come up. It'll be a long hour wait for that capsule to come back down.

    Last man up will be one of the paramedics or other engineers that they send down first.

    First man up is apparently going to be Florencio Avalos who has been the cameraman for them down the mine, his brother is also down there as well.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    When are they due to be lifted, lost tv reception so no news on here in a few days?

    Sincerely would hate to be down there when they are telling the first fella to get in, you know a few are going to want to rush in!!!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Think they will be sending more people down the hole any time soon, they have been saying they will have at least one miner, that Florencio Avalos chap, on the surface today. Although that is today Chilean time, but I expect they are planning for primetime evening news slots. The time keeps on being brought earlier though during the day today. They were saying 3am GMT tomorrow, then midnight, now sooner.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭patmac


    They'd better be back to work Monday, feckin slackers. Not one piece of coal in weeks, don't they know there is a recession on!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon




  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    I think it was a copper mine.

    Apparently the paramedics are already down the mine.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    Damn! Thread already exists on this topic, second time this month that I made this mistake. Silly me.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭jerry2623


    Watching this live now .There president spoke for about 20 minutes.I think they are more interested in the PR then getting the poor guys to the surface.
    The Chileans have one of the worst mining safety records in the world.
    Still it is amazing to watch


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    They should all dress up as apes to give them a real shock.

    GOD-DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,438 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Meh......I'll catch the highlights later.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    jerry2623 wrote: »
    Watching this live now .There president spoke for about 20 minutes.I think they are more interested in the PR then getting the poor guys to the surface.
    The Chileans have one of the worst mining safety records in the world.
    Still it is amazing to watch

    Yeah, it was so obvious that what the President said was scripted, even what he said in English.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Oh my god.

    Sky actually have a 0 of 39 miners rescued in the top corner of their screen, which will tick up each time a miner comes out.

    Absolutely cringeworthy, they truly are The Sun of "news" channels.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Oh my god.

    Sky actually have a 0 of 39 miners rescued in the top corner of their screen, which will tick up each time a miner comes out.

    Absolutely cringeworthy, they truly are The Sun of "news" channels.

    Have they been breeding down there? I thought there was only 33 of them.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Archimedes wrote: »

    Sky actually have a 0 of 39 miners rescued in the top corner of their screen, which will tick up each time a miner comes out.


    Press the red button if you want to see one released now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,205 ✭✭✭✭hmmm


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Sky actually have a 0 of 39 miners rescued in the top corner of their screen, which will tick up each time a miner comes out.
    When I saw it I knew they must have considered having 39 little miner icons across the top of the screen, with each coloured green or red depending on whether the miner lived or died. Maybe accompanied by a cheering or a groaning noise. Probably just as well it is only a ticker - I bet they get confused by a rescue worker coming up and they end up with a total of 41 out of 39 miners rescued.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Don't worry, folks. Its going to take an hour to get each one out, so I guess we'll all be bored sick by the time the last ,and probably best, release will happen.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006



    this video is not suitable for miners


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭jerry2623


    I wonder could we do a deal and replace the ones they bring up with the entire cabinet from here ! just see there president and crew singing there t fields of athenry before they send the yoke down for them


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Press the red button if you want to see one released now.

    Who stays and who goes? you decide! for Pablo, press 5, for Jose, press 6...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    are billo and eamon doing this.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭Firefox11


    This reminds me of the Simpson's episode where Bart get trapped down the well...lol :P They really should get sting to go down an rescue the first miner.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006


    robinph wrote: »
    Last man up will be one of the paramedics or other engineers that they send down first.

    First man up is apparently going to be Florencio Avalos who has been the cameraman for them down the mine, his brother is also down there as well.

    they do everything together,
    eat, drink, get trapped under ground,,,


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭DominoDub


    They should greet the Chilean Miners dressed up as the "Planet of the Apes". :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    The first task for the Chilean miners after their release, is to visit Anfield and teach Roy Hodgson how to get out of a big hole before Christmas.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭google faps


    Let's hope the goggles do something for them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭IrishZeus


    Firefox11 wrote: »
    This reminds me of the Simpson's episode where Bart get trapped down the well.

    Stuck between a rock and a hard place he was... :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    I stopped caring like 2 months ago.


  • Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭SpodoKamodo


    I see Sky News have a 'Chilean Miners Saved' counter in the top left hand corner of the screen.

    Reminds me of that Lemmings game.


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