When they got trapped, what trapped, what happened exactly . Was there an explosion . A massive explosion. The structure of the mountains gave way. It was way. It was like an earthquake underground the way the men described it. The stone walls began to undulate. There were explosions. Another told me it was like listening to a machine gun fire at them. So they were trapped below. It was it was like basically living a massive collapse underground. They had enough food for 25 men to last two days. As the days went by they began to ration. They lived on a single cookie a day and then a a cookie every two days along with a spoonful of tuna as some dirty Industrial Water was trapped with them and they gradually began to die. They could hear drills coming for them in the stone caverns, so the drills started coming down, but they kept missing them. They lived this existential tortured two weeks waiting to be rescued, found even. No one knew they were alive for two weeks. They believed they wo
If you want behind the scenes pictures. Pictures. Finally, you can follow us at facebook, facebook. Com book tv. Because of the wind we moved from our out dorsett and are on the cspan bus. Hector tovar is our guest. Here is the book. Kind kind of hard to see the title, but it is deep down dark. What is your book about . The famous chilean miners who were trapped underground for 60 days in 2010. When in 2010 did 2,010 did that happen . October of 2,010 trapped at the bottom of this copper and gold mine between 700 meters of direct down. The first two weeks they were slowly starving to death and then they were miraculously found but had to spend another ten weeks waiting to be rescued. The mine is located in northern chile, town that is 500 miles north of the driest desert on earth operating for 120 years. They worked at the bottom of a spiral highway 98 degrees, 90 percent humidity, and the mine collapsed and trap them. The only way out was a spiral highway. And was it gold . Gold and c
Noticeably, seriously higher that was a great subject for john and his character on good times. Attention to life in america for 1972, 3, 4 american family. Host next call for norman lear is bob in oklahoma. Caller i enjoyed your work. In my 50s. I grew up watching all in the family, my parents were quakers and they were active in the civil rights movement. It was good entertainment. I have been politically active all my life. I am wondering, a candid question, do you think that some of the older folks, when i say old driving 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, do you think we could be more instrumental in bringing at end to cannabis prohibition during our lifetime so we can help rejuvenate the economy and environment all over the world . Do you think we older people host we got the point. Lets get an answer from norman lear. Marijuana legalization. Guest solving the problem in our economy, i am not the economic maestro. Host should marijuana be legalized . Guest to the extent liquor is analyzed by th
Torture. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Hector tobar is a guest. Here is the book, kind of hard to see that title but it is deep down dark. Hector tobar, what is your book about . Its about the famous chilean miners who were trapped 2000 feet underground for 60 days in 2010. Win in 2010 did that happen . And october 2010. They were trapped at the bottom of this copper and gold mine, trapped beneath 700 meters of stone. The first two weeks they were slowly starving to death and then they were righteously found that they had to spend another 10 weeks waiting to be rescued. So where is the mine in chile located . And why did they get trapped . A mine is located in northern chalet a town that is 500 miles north of santiago in the desert which the price desert on earth. This minute been operating for 120 years. They work at the bottom of the spiral highway from the bottom of this mine 98 degrees 90 humidity. This mine just 120 years of being exploited collapse and trapped them. The only way out
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