After 17 days of searching, direct contact with the 33 miners in the collapsed mine in Chile has been made. Good news all around, but it will take at least 4 months to dig a rescue tunnel.
miners in chile found alive
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Can they easily get food and medical supplies to them?
they must have some access to food and water to be alive 17 days later
They would need water but they could have easily survived 17 days without food.
I have heard that hunger is really only painful for the first few days, once the body goes into starvation mode hunger pains decrease.
Back in 1981 the Irish Hunger Strikers who died managed to lived between 46 and 73 days with nothing but water.
Of the hunger strikers who survived, their hunger strikes lasted from between 13 and 70 days. one of the two who only lasted 13 days stopped because he had a perforated ulcer, the other stop because the IRA called off the hunger strike.
Back in 1981 the Irish Hunger Strikers who died managed to lived between 46 and 73 days with nothing but water.
Of the hunger strikers who survived, their hunger strikes lasted from between 13 and 70 days. one of the two who only lasted 13 days stopped because he had a perforated ulcer, the other stop because the IRA called off the hunger strike.
oops, forgot to attach news article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11054376
It says that they've drilled a narrow transport tunnel to where the miners are located. They're planning to lower microphones and stream a constant supply of food, water, and medicine down for the duration.
FOUR MONTHS. That is a looong-ass time.
WHAT ABOUT THE POOP?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11054376
It says that they've drilled a narrow transport tunnel to where the miners are located. They're planning to lower microphones and stream a constant supply of food, water, and medicine down for the duration.
FOUR MONTHS. That is a looong-ass time.
WHAT ABOUT THE POOP?
It is possible that the shelter has something to deal with the poop.
Wow. I'm glad they're all okay. But they'll be stuck in there for four months? 
They'll go stir crazy. 
They'll go stir crazy.
But once they get out they will be national heroes. A book will be written about them.
The two Beaconsfield miners who were trapped for two weeks in a gold field in Tasmania had a book written about them and the Foo Fighters wrote and recorded a song about them.
The two Beaconsfield miners who were trapped for two weeks in a gold field in Tasmania had a book written about them and the Foo Fighters wrote and recorded a song about them.
Oh wow! I hadn't heard this. I'm glad they are ok. I can't imagine being stuck in there for so long. And this is a horrible thought but one that i can't help wonder about. What if someone dies down there during the wait?
This is truely amazing.. I just hope it doesn't turn into this:
The Big Carnival/Ace in the Hole
Actually a pretty good movie...
The Big Carnival/Ace in the Hole
Actually a pretty good movie...
^^ Kind of like "Alive" from a few years back (the one with the rugby players who crashed in the Andes).. But at least these guys have a lifeline to the surface and will have access to food.. I bet, with all the world watching, more resources will pour in and it will take a lot less time to get them out.
It has been almost 38 years since the Andes Survivors came out of those mountains and they are still world famous. Several books have been written about them (or by them) and three or four of them are in demand as motivational speakers. The most in demand is Nando Parrado, who was one of the two men who made the incredible trek out of the mountains. Three years ago Nando released his own book about their ordeal. Last year another documentary about the Andes Survivors was released.
