Chile Miners Make Video Of Underground Life eo

The first footage of 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile shows them apparently in high spirits - playing dominoes, waving to family and singing the national anthem.

Chile Miners Make Video Of Underground Life Share Share Comments9:42am UK, Friday August 27, 2010

The first footage of 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile shows them apparently in high spirits - playing dominoes, waving to family and singing the national anthem.

The grainy, night-vision film was shot with a small camera sent down to the men through the emergency shaft drilled to their shelter 2,300ft below San Jose.

With a thermometer displaying a temperature of 29.5C, the group are stripped to the waist, bearded and appear slim.

Some of the men are standing, while others are lying down and apparently just waking up.

As peace signs are made, chants of "long live Chile and long live the miners" can be heard - and one man displays a note asking his girlfriend to marry him.

One miner offers a guided tour through the shelter, showing where the men meet and pray and pointing out the "little cup to brush our teeth".

Another proudly describes the way they have organised themselves since the mine caved in on August 5.

"We have assemblies here so that all the decisions we make are based on the thoughts of all 33."

See Video at Link

1 posted on 08/27/2010 2:08:27 AM PDT by Cardhu

Sounds like a fine group of men.

I hope they get out soon.

2 posted on 08/27/2010 2:17:08 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")

I think they will be giving up mining in about 4 months.

3 posted on 08/27/2010 2:21:04 AM PDT by bmwcyle (It is Satan's fault)

“I think they will be giving up mining in about 4 months.”

And dominoes....

4 posted on 08/27/2010 3:58:30 AM PDT by homegroan (Proud member of the Hoi Polloi......ILLIGITIMA NON CARBORUNDUM..... -that's 4U Dad!))

They are displaying courage to keep up the spirits of their families.

(Good thing about them being slim, considering the narrow eventual exit hole).

5 posted on 08/27/2010 8:05:45 AM PDT by Beelzebubba (Congressmen should serve two terms: One in Congress and one in prison.)

Any time I think I might have had a bad day at work, I think about these guys and quit my bitching.

6 posted on 08/27/2010 11:18:26 AM PDT by VA_Gentleman ("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)

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