2007-08-15 19:11:16 · 5 answers · asked by Dan s 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
You've actually been misled. The air sample at the first hole was less than 10% oxygen ... not breathable. You can't survive below 15%.
The second hole showed "breathable air," but what no one is admitting is that they were pumping compressed air in at the time, and the sample is reflecting that, not what it actually was.
Water isn't the problem ... lots of water in the mine. And, you can go without food for 30 days or more, if you have water.
2007-08-19 06:14:49 · answer #1 · answered by jdkilp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about the cold? you can get hypothermia more at fifty degrees, that's what the temperature is in the mines and, it's wet, wet with water dripping, more then when it's freezing.
They haven't any food, they most likely are not near a "safe" room so, are at the mercy of the elements down there, if they're together or not, that's another possibility, they may not be together.
Today's info states they, the drillers, won't be able to get to that "area" not just where they think they, the miners are, for another week?
Not to be a doomsayer but, I think I would face the facts, this isn't a "rescue operation" anymore, it's a recovery "operation" I'm sorry to say.
2007-08-15 22:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard there was plenty of fresh drinking water, and they had some food on them probably not enough for 10 days. It still doesn't look good for them my prayers are with them and their families.
2007-08-15 19:33:27 · answer #3 · answered by freded_124 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As the days go by, the outlook on everything looks worse and worse.
Still, Hope is a frail thing, but its hard to kill.
My thoughts are with them and their families.
2007-08-15 19:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chances get slimmer everyday.
2007-08-15 19:25:58 · answer #5 · answered by M I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋