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The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 7:07 pm
by Pruitt
This story is freaking me out.

https://gizmodo.com/a-daring-plan-to-re ... 1827345522

I was obsessed with the Chile miners a few years ago. This one is getting there as well.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:25 pm
by govmentchedda
This is my wife's new obsession. She's riveted. The fact that we have three sons of our own may have something to do with it. The last thing she was this nuts over was missing Melania.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:58 pm
by mister d
I don’t know what the delay is all about I mean if they’re a soccer team they’re already experts in diving amiright???

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:52 am
by A_B
Torrential rains expected over the weekend. I cannot imagine having to teach these kids how to use scuba gear and then try to make them get out using it. The professional divers have been struggling!

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:57 am
by wlu_lax6
A_B wrote: Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:52 am Torrential rains expected over the weekend. I cannot imagine having to teach these kids how to use scuba gear and then try to make them get out using it. The professional divers have been struggling!
struggling----one of the former Seals (not a US one) helping died moving equipment in the effort. I am thinking this is not just simple scuba but probably stuff that even goes beyond the nut job divers who go into sunken boats.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:03 am
by A_B
Hadn't seen that. Terrible. Apparently you have to remove your tank at certain points or you can't fit through.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:10 am
by wlu_lax6
A_B wrote: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:03 am Hadn't seen that. Terrible. Apparently you have to remove your tank at certain points or you can't fit through.
Yeah, which made me wonder if there is an old school technique of hoses or something that could be used instead of tanks.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:56 am
by degenerasian
Elon Musk has offered to send SpaceX and Boring Company engineers to offer assistance. He has also suggested the possibility of running a long nylon tube through the tunnels and inflating it so that the kids can just walk out like they walked in.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:06 am
by Ryan
I hadn't clicked on this yet because I thought it was going to be something horrible like a Canadian improv tribute group

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:18 am
by mister d
It's really funny, Cap. It's Afghanistanimation.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:36 am
by bfj
4 boys out so far.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:39 am
by Pruitt
bfj wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:36 am4 boys out so far.
They had to swim 1 km underwater. Incredible.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/ ... 883625cf83

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:31 pm
by brian
4 more out this morning. Loved this paragraph from the story on espn.com
"This morning they said they were hungry and wanted to eat khao pad grapao," Narongsak said, referring to a Thai dish of meat fried with chili and basil and served over rice.
Same, little dudes. Same.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:43 pm
by Pruitt
This escape is unimaginable. The inevitable documentary is going to give me nightmares for years.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:47 pm
by Johnnie
Pruitt wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:43 pm This escape is unimaginable. The inevitable documentary is going to give me nightmares for years.
....then don't watch it?

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:52 pm
by Pruitt
Johnnie wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:47 pm
Pruitt wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:43 pm This escape is unimaginable. The inevitable documentary is going to give me nightmares for years.
....then don't watch it?
Hyperbole my man. Of course I'll watch it.

One of my biggest fears is being underground, yet I've read everything I can get my hands on about the Chile Miners.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:59 pm
by A_B
I know a guy if you want to confront those fears.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:45 pm
by Rex
Ryan wrote: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:06 am I hadn't clicked on this yet because I thought it was going to be something horrible like a Canadian improv tribute group
This story needs more cross-dressing!

What are these boys doing in this cave? Seems like a strange place for a soccer team to be, even stranger than Yankee Stadium.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:04 pm
by Johnnie

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:31 pm
by brian
Fuck Elon Musk.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:45 am
by Joe K
brian wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:31 pmFuck Elon Musk.
Yup. Shamelessly using this entire incident to self-promote, while others do the real work, so that everyone still thinks of him as the “cool billionaire” next time he mistreats his employees or serves on another Trump advisory board.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:08 am
by Pruitt
Everyone Rescued!

Incredible story.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:14 am
by tennbengal
Johnnie wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:04 pm
Wait, that's not the Onion?

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:06 am
by A_B
This is one of the great success stories. I fully expected there to be a casualty or two.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:52 am
by Nonlinear FC
Pruitt wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:52 pm
Johnnie wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:47 pm
Pruitt wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:43 pm This escape is unimaginable. The inevitable documentary is going to give me nightmares for years.
....then don't watch it?
Hyperbole my man. Of course I'll watch it.

One of my biggest fears is being underground, yet I've read everything I can get my hands on about the Chile Miners.
This one is worse, because it involves the very real possibility of drowning. If the miners had lost oxygen, they'd have all mostly just "gone to sleep."

Drowning scares the shit out of me, even though I love being in the water. A group drowning?

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:44 pm
by mister d
brian wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:31 pmFuck Elon Musk.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:02 pm
by The Sybian
Joe K wrote: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:45 am
brian wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:31 pmFuck Elon Musk.
Yup. Shamelessly using this entire incident to self-promote, while others do the real work, so that everyone still thinks of him as the “cool billionaire” next time he mistreats his employees or serves on another Trump advisory board.
I love Elon Musk, but he came across like a total douche here. Rescue complete, but I'll leave my mini-submarine in case Thailand ever needs one. It sounds like he is justify leaving trash on the side of the road.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:04 pm
by A_B
The Sybian wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:02 pm
Joe K wrote: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:45 am
brian wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:31 pmFuck Elon Musk.
Yup. Shamelessly using this entire incident to self-promote, while others do the real work, so that everyone still thinks of him as the “cool billionaire” next time he mistreats his employees or serves on another Trump advisory board.
I love Elon Musk, but he came across like a total douche here. Rescue complete, but I'll leave my mini-submarine in case Thailand ever needs one. It sounds like he is justify leaving trash on the side of the road.
I hope* a kid gets trapped in Elon Musk's hometown tonight.

* - I don't hope a kid gets trapped. I hope Elon Musk gets trapped.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:09 pm
by mister d
Anyone else stuck with "cause the boys in the cave are always hard, come talkin that trash and they'll pull your card ..." every goddamn time this comes up?

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:47 pm
by DSafetyGuy
mister d wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:09 pm Anyone else stuck with "cause the boys in the cave are always hard, come talkin that trash and they'll pull your card ..." every goddamn time this comes up?
No, but when I read this, I immediately thought of Dynamite Hack.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:36 pm
by Steve of phpBB
mister d wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:09 pm Anyone else stuck with "cause the boys in the cave are always hard, come talkin that trash and they'll pull your card ..." every goddamn time this comes up?
Heh.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:13 pm
by rass

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:06 pm
by Pruitt
rass wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:13 pm
Oh, I hope he gets sued to the breaking point.

What a piece of shit.

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:45 am
by EdRomero
Pruitt wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:43 pm This escape is unimaginable. The inevitable documentary is going to give me nightmares for years.
Here you go: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/thai-cave-rescue/

Re: The Boys In The Cave

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:52 am
by wlu_lax6