With the recent rescue of the 33 Chilean miners, we’ve got mining on the brain. How do they create those crazy tunnels deep in the earth? With these spinning, churning, crushing machines of mayhem and destruction, that’s how.
You’re looking at the happy face of Luis Urzua, the last of the 33 Chilean miners to be rescued. As he stepped out of the rescue capsule he was greeted with a sign proclaiming “Mission Accomplished Chile” and applause. [CNN]
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The final preparations are underway to rescue the Chilean miners trapped 700m underground. Thanks to CBS News and Ustream, we can watch the hopefully smooth and trouble-free rescue operation live.
After the drill reached the trapped Chilean miners, work began on fortifying the rescue shaft with steel. With that almost done, officials are now saying that the miners will be pulled out on Wednesday in a 48-hour effort.
ADT’s latest marketing effort sought to educate apartment owners in Santiago, Chile, about the dangers of home invasion by scaring the piss out of them when they got home.
