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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

TV / International / Insomnia Is Anyone Else Unable to Turn Off the TV and Go to Bed Because the Recovery of the Miners in Chile?

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:54 AM

Five men have been brought to the surface at this point. But apparently the pulley [or whatever that thing is] that lets the rescue cage up and down is not moving now, and no one knows why.

I'm making another drink.

(PS—My heart kind of goes out to these TV talkers. They just have to talk and talk and talk. They're trapped aboveground. In their studios. Trying to entertain us.)

UPDATE: They were "greasing the wheels of the capsule." Everything's moving again! Everything's fine!

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It's been marvelous, but I've finally worn myself out, weepy and delighted. As a worker-bee it's been a marvel to watch them return to the surface one by one, and as an engineer's son I'm awestruck by the planning and execution of the rescue.

Good night.

Posted by gloomy gus on October 13, 2010 at 1:19 AM

Yup, I'm watching on the Beeb.

Posted by Hawke

on October 13, 2010 at 1:34 AM

YES. Glad it's earlier in my time zone than it is for you schmucks... Also, I wish I still knew Spanish.

This could've been the most "scientific" slog poll.

Posted by raawr on October 13, 2010 at 2:07 AM

4:08am and the 9th miner, Mario, the 63-year-old guy is out and doing okay!!! The capsule is still rockin'!

Posted by kristinbell

on October 13, 2010 at 4:10 AM

At least ! I am unable to force myself ; turn off the TV set. I have read at Yahoo news that it would take almost 36 hours to lift the last man remaining, up. The order has been decided, I truly salute the man with last turn because situation may be more worst with every passing hour and he must be very brave to face it.

Posted by Wholesale Suppliers on October 13, 2010 at 4:37 AM

Like getting off a 10-hour flight to Amsterdam, out of seat 41H.

Posted by Karlheinz Arschbomber

on October 13, 2010 at 5:33 AM

Um, no. Went to bed at 11:00 my time (10:00 Seattle time), pretty much right after they got the first guy out. Slept like a baby, too. Though this was the first thing I checked when I woke up.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on October 13, 2010 at 5:53 AM

the last man out is the one whose wife found out he had a mistress during his time underground. wifey will NOT be there to greet him when he is brought up. no wonder he's going last.

Posted by scary tyler moore

on October 13, 2010 at 6:42 AM

yeah i stayed up pretty late too. it's amazing. it's so nice to be glued to the news for positive reasons. not some disaster.

Posted by onion on October 13, 2010 at 7:01 AM

I'm happy they escaped death but I feel there are bigger questions being ignored. Why do so many miners die? Why didn't this safe room already have an escape shaft? Surely a "safe room" is useless without an escape. And once again, despite hearing over and over that god saved them, it was science that rescued their asses.

Posted by Vince on October 13, 2010 at 7:11 AM

anyone else got chi chi chi le le le los mineros de chile stuck in their heads?

ps
pet peeve here: engineering is not science. give the engineers the props plz.

Posted by onion on October 13, 2010 at 7:53 AM

"last one out" and "last rescued miner out" are two different things.

Posted by stinkbug on October 13, 2010 at 8:39 AM

I, too, stayed up way too late watching the live feed. It was/is incredible.

Posted by Peter F on October 13, 2010 at 9:38 AM

@11: Vince's bad, it's not like engineering is entirely based on science, or is essentially just applied scientific knowledge. I have to sacrifice at least two goats to get my level to work. Shame on you, Vince.

Posted by OuterCow on October 13, 2010 at 10:25 AM