Drill breaks through to trapped Chilean miners

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by edw519 • 16 years ago

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kingkawn• 16 years ago

I don't know how long the extraction process will take per person, but the experience of being the last one out would be unimaginable.

danpker• 16 years ago

I read in a BBC article that it'll take around an hour per person

semanticist• 16 years ago

Channel 4 news in the UK said 20-40 minutes per person, with the capsule having 90 minutes worth of oxygen in it.

They showed the capsule - it wouldn't be a place I'd want to spend 40 minutes of my life. (Although, obviously, it's better than the alternative.)

AlexMuir• 16 years ago

I hope they've all sold their stories and exclusive coming-up pictures for what they're actually worth. The footage of the first one up is going to be on every news show around the world.

drats• 16 years ago

Hacker News?

Drill breaks through to trapped Chilean miners

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