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Elhuero
10-12-2010, 22:47
watching it live right now. got sick of the incessant jabbering of larry king so I switched to CNN.com, they have a live raw feed from the bottom and top of the mine. knowing spanish helps a lot~

the video of the first guy out is great, very touching. When the collapse first happened I figured those guys were gonners and it'd be a miracle if they survived. now it looks like they'll pull it off. two out so far.

VIVA CHILE MIERDA!
OgenRwot
10-12-2010, 23:01
It was very cool. I watched on BBC.com which was cool cause the reporter spoke Spanish too so he could do fast translating and what not. News reports are saying that over 1 billion worldwide watched it. How awesome is that? 1/6th of the world's population was doing the same thing at the exact same time.
ChunkyMonkey
10-12-2010, 23:10
With all the negative news days in days out... its very refreshing to hear the great outcome out of this one.
Irving
10-12-2010, 23:20
I had to search through the channels just to figure out where CNN was. I've been hearing about this for weeks. Glad to see if finally happen.
Mtn.man
10-13-2010, 07:25
Big thumbs up for those guys.
BPTactical
10-13-2010, 07:43
It is refreshing to see a good outcome from what have historically been tragedies.

Good for them and those that have worked hard to help them see the light of day again.[Beer]
StagLefty
10-13-2010, 07:47
It's certainly refreshing to see some good news for a change. BUT with that said right after I watched the rescue the news comes back on with a Mexican authority being beheaded that's involved with the jet skier killed. Good news day didn't last long- [Bang]
Mtn.man
10-13-2010, 08:21
They are getting faster in their efforts.

Someone posted on another forum about now the worries of their long term mental health.
I replied they are not American so I think they can handle it,,,LOL...
Elhuero
10-13-2010, 09:12
now they're almost halfway done
ghettodub
10-13-2010, 09:15
really cool stuff this morning. That would be one of those things I would kill to be at (as a photographer), because that's really once in a lifetime stuff
Mtn.man
10-13-2010, 09:43
When will Obama try to steal the show?
ghettodub
10-13-2010, 10:24
I was waiting to see how long it would take for someone to add something political to this, lol...
funkfool
10-13-2010, 10:31
There is such a thing as a "Chile mine"?!?!?
http://whatthecrap.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/pepperhabanero.jpg

AWESOME!!!!
[ROFL1]
ghettodub
10-13-2010, 10:40
There is such a thing as a "Chile mine"?!?!?
http://whatthecrap.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/pepperhabanero.jpg

AWESOME!!!!
[ROFL1]

Instead of black lung, they would get chili lung. It would make everything slightly burn in a delicious way when you breathed
Elhuero
10-13-2010, 11:37
really cool stuff this morning. That would be one of those things I would kill to be at (as a photographer), because that's really once in a lifetime stuff

no joke.

nobody in recorded history has ever survived as long underground.
StagLefty
10-13-2010, 11:53
When will Obama try to steal the show?

Just did on CNN [ROFL1]
theGinsue
10-13-2010, 17:08
They were watching this at work today but I was too busy to pay attention.

Did they get all of the Chili's out?

You know the wives werre up there waiting and singing "Oh give me my baby back, baby back, baby back...."
http://www.buttermilkpress.com/images/Chilis_Logo.gif


Oh, come on! Someone had to say it.
Mtn.man
10-13-2010, 17:59
So cool. their boss their president their families never gave up,, would ours have been as strong?

WOW they are wearing 450.00 per pr of oaklies
Elhuero
10-13-2010, 18:12
So cool. their boss their president their families never gave up,, would ours have been as strong?

WOW they are wearing 450.00 per pr of oaklies


I was thinking those were pretty cool shades, I'll have to get some. But I didn't know they were that expensive, the commentator I heard said 150 not 450.

EDIT: they were given radars, $180
rockhound
10-13-2010, 18:13
actually i thought the original story was the company they were working for abandoned them because they were not insured for this type of accident and they said they could not afford to rescue them.

then Chilean gov't put the gov't mining equipment and resources into the rescue.

it is an unbelievable testament to human know how and fortitude. the one guy was said to have been running 10 km per day inside the mine. just to stay in shape.
Mtn.man
10-13-2010, 19:00
Last one out.....
StagLefty
10-13-2010, 19:00
Last guy just came up !!!
Mtn.man
10-13-2010, 19:01
And Oakley cashes in with the 450.00 per pr glasses.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/10/oakley-cashes-in-on-chile-mine-rescue-/1
Paladin
10-13-2010, 19:14
The last one is NOT out; there are still rescue workers (the unknown) to be "rescued."
Elhuero
10-13-2010, 19:33
I cheered!

One of the commentators compared this to apollo 13, and he's right. This is really unprecedented, historic. like flight 1549, this type of survival just doesn't happen. It's fucking amazing. Un momento unico de pura vida.

I've got to get into broadcasting, I can talk spanish lots better than the bilingual reporters they had on cnn on fox.
Mtn.man
10-13-2010, 19:37
Don't know bout that course the news is what it is.
Irving
10-13-2010, 19:39
Yo estudio con Rosetta Stone.

Level 1 bitches! I know as much as my 3 year-old.
ghettodub
10-14-2010, 08:13
Yo estudio con Rosetta Stone.

Level 1 bitches! I know as much as my 3 year-old.

[ROFL2]