Remember the miners trapped in Chile ?
Like some strata owners they had to live in a small space and are managing to do so reasonably well for a long time with very limited access to things.
To get a feel for things – there are 33 miners trapped 2,230 feet underground and will stay there until tunnelling equipment reaches them in a few months time. In the meantime an access hole that is 3.19 inches in diameter has been drilled and capsules are used to get supplies to and from them.
Here’s what they have been given to survive.
- A daily 2,000 calorie diet comprising half energy packed shakes and half bread, ham and kiwis per miner
- Five litres of bottled water per miner per day
- Aluminium poles and canvas for cots
- Toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors and toiletries
- Special waterproof shoes and clothing with copper fibres to resist bacteria and funghi
- Reading material including 33 mini bibles
- iPod with speakers to encourage communal listening
- Headlamp batteries and other lighting equipment
- Vitamin D supplements at 250 times the usual daily dose
- Blood and urine sampling kits
- A camera and phone line to speak to family, rescue workers and psychiatrists
- Footbal jerseys autographed by Chile’s national team
- A mini projector and fibre optic line to to show sports and movies on the cave wall
But, what they haven’t been given are cigarettes and alcohol. Although they asked for red wine to toast Chile’s Independence Day on 18 September.
It’s amazing (to me) how little we could survive on if we really had to.
Francesco …
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