Int'l rescue effort closes in on soccer team trapped for 9 days in a flooded Thai cave

[Trey3216 15373]

3 hours ago, phdhorn said:

... aaaaannd Elon just keeps digging that hole deeper... now bordering on neurotic batshit crazy.  Elon, you're a fucking douchebag, you know.

 

My God he’s unhinged right now.    That’s even worse than the Q1 conference call which I didn’t think was possible 

[woohorn 1131]

Love "external expert-sourcing"! Did he post to the Help sub-forum?

I assume Elon's sub is just a distraction from the fact that his boring shit is not ready for prime time.

[Texas_Rocks 347]

Watched the Thai Cave Rescue special on the Discovery channel last night. Pretty good shit. The effort and number of rescuers in the cave during the actual rescue was impressive. There were something like 90 rescuers stationed along the nearly two mile distance and they pretty much new every section like the back of their hand by the time the rescue commenced. They had spare masks and etc at dry points incase of equipment problems. The kids were given mild sedation to counter possible anxiety issues.

As for Elon Musk, experts noted that the guy just had no idea what the cave system was like. They estimated that the contraption would have only made it in a few meters.

[phdhorn 6224]

Now the diver might sue Musk over the "pedo" comment (not linking because frankly it's not worth it - until he actually would file suit).

[52-80 19262]

i like how everyone keeps referring to this contraption as a sub.  which implies some sort of functional capability.

 

it is instead literally a bottle with a tank and diving weights strapped to it.

 

 

i guess they should get credit for routing a regulator line inside without it leaking.

Edited July 16, 2018 by 52-80

[tokamak 6443]

scene from the upcoming movie:

 

spaceX engineer #1: "why the hell are we in scuba gear today? I thought this was a rocket company??

spaceX engineer #2: "hey man just roll with it. the checks keep cashing, don't they?"

[Wally Fairway 5589]

18 hours ago, phdhorn said:

... aaaaannd Elon just keeps digging that hole deeper... now bordering on neurotic batshit crazy.  Elon, you're a fucking douchebag, you know.

 

not pedo guy talking about suing Twitter bully

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44846945

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A British cave diver who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from deep within a cave has said he is considering suing tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

In now-deleted tweets, Mr Musk had called Vern Unsworth a "pedo guy" after the cave expert ridiculed a mini-submarine built by Mr Musk for the rescue effort as a "PR stunt".

Mr Unsworth told reporters on Monday that he was considering legal action.

"It's not finished," he told Australian network Channel 7.

Thailand-based Mr Unsworth's knowledge of the cave complex is said to have played a key role in the rescue effort. He travelled into the caves in the first days after the boys went missing and helped bring in top international cave rescue experts for the mission.

 

Edited July 16, 2018 by Wally Fairway

[ButtFumble 5183]

might be time to clear the top floor of a Vegas hotel for ellan must to move into he is llosing it bad

[El Diablo 4232]

8 hours ago, 52-80 said:

i like how everyone keeps referring to this contraption as a sub.  which implies some sort of functional capability.

I think they were just playing fast and loose with the term. I mean, the thing is submersible, so he wan't way out of bounds.

[Hank Scorpio 17731]

 

[Lhorn 4968]

30 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

I think they were just playing fast and loose with the term. I mean, the thing is submersible, so he wan't way out of bounds.

Held together with C clamps.  I mean it's not like duct tape or some shit.

[TwiceHorn 31551]

23 minutes ago, Lhorn said:

Held together with C clamps.  I mean it's not like duct tape or some shit.

But it's made of rocket parts!  ROCKET PARTS!!!111!1

[El Diablo 4232]

It's the finest rocket part c-clamp enabled submersible in Thailand. The Venezuelan Navy has expressed an interest. It's the next Big Thing.

[Deej 76944]

Load the kids in, fire off the rocket, out in seconds.

[Stoogey 219]

 

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Weeks after their dramatic rescue from a cave in northern Thailand, young members of a Thai soccer team were ordained as novice Buddhist monks

Eleven players on the Wild Boars soccer team had their heads shaved, donned simple white robes and offered prayers at a temple in Chiang Rai province.

The boys joined local temples as novices for nine days to give thanks for their safety and to honor a volunteer diver who died during the long rescue effort. Their time in the temples will include meditating, praying, and performing charitable deeds. The Wild Boars team members lit candles and placed sweet drinks and fruit in front of Buddhist statues. Hundreds of well-wishers attended the ceremonies, which were broadcast live by local authorities.

The boys’ 25-year-old coach, Ekapol Chanthawong, will be ordained as a monk since he has already lived as a Buddhist novice for a decade.

“They should spend time in a monastery. It’s for their protection,” Seewad Sompiangjai, grandfather of one of the boys, told the BBC. “It’s like they died but now have been reborn.” 

One of the 12 members of the team, 14-year-old Adul Sam-on, is not participating in the ordination activities because he is Christian. The teen is reportedly attending a church to perform a separate thanksgiving ceremony. 

The team became trapped by floods inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand on June 23. Chanthawong and his players, ranging in age from 11 to 16, remained in the cave for over two weeks while an international team of experts planned their rescue.

The complex operation, which captivated many around the world, ended on July 10. Team members were taken to a local hospital and released to their homes last Wednesday. 

Chanthawong reportedly tried to keep his team calm during the long ordeal by teaching them meditation techniques.

Chiang Rai Gov. Parchon Pratsakul told the AP that the players’ mental and physical health is slowly improving. The government has imposed a temporary ban on media speaking to the boys. Violators of the ban could face prosecution under Thailand’s child protection laws. 

It’s common for males in Thailand, where the dominant religion is Theravada Buddhism, to join a local monastery at some point in their lives. Buddhist families believe the practice helps them accumulate merit and generate good karma, which helps people on the road to enlightenment.

The rescued boys plan to dedicate the merit they achieve by temporarily entering monkhood to Samarn Gunan, the 38-year-old former Thai navy SEAL who died on July 5 while trying to deliver oxygen tanks to the cave. In Thai culture, getting ordained in honor of a loved one is of the biggest tributes a Buddhist can offer.

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

So....Shaolin Soccer 2, Electric Boogaloo?

[Shmitty 112]

They all went to the local Pizza Hut in Bangkok and made their order of a single pizza.  They requested one with everything...

[clapclapclap 9000]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/28/thai-rescue-diver-dies-infection-contracted-while-saving-soccer-team-flooded-cave/

Thai rescue diver dies from infection contracted while saving soccer team from flooded cave

A year and a half after a youth soccer team was rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand during a harrowing and dangerous mission, one of the divers who helped save lives has died of an infection he contracted during the operation.

Petty Officer 1st Class Beirut Pakbara was receiving treatment for the infection, but his condition worsened when it spread to his bloodstream, according to a Facebook post from the Royal Thai Navy. He died this week and was buried Friday at the Talosai mosque in the Langu district of the Satun province, reported the Bangkok Post.

A Royal Thai Navy spokesman told the Bangkok Post that Beirut will be posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant. (snip)

 

[UT_OB1 2225]

Wtf?  How does an infection last that long?  Did he bring some alien shit back up from the cave?

[MNLonghornFUKM 8822]

so that makes 2 people who died over this. none of them were kids

[RPM 26360]

41 minutes ago, UT_OB1 said:

Wtf?  How does an infection last that long?  Did he bring some alien shit back up from the cave?

More likely some bat shit.

[WhatTheBuck 28805]

21 hours ago, RPM said:

More likely some bat shit.

Crazy. 

[SquishMitten 10444]

Guano? Bumblebeetuna

[JohnnyRage 1617]

Sorry for the bump, but was searching for a movies thread. Pretty good, little dusty.

 

National Geographic, Disney+

 

Edited February 4, 2022 by JohnnyRage

[NorthLoop 14251]

I listened to a podcast about it and it's a fucking incredible rescue story. 

[tokamak 6443]

Scrolling through this ancient thread because it got bumped. Forgot what a clown Elon made of himself on this deal.

Loved this absolute gem from @Brisketexan though:

On 7/10/2018 at 2:34 PM, Brisketexan said:

It won’t. Read Sebastian Junger’s “Tribe.” We unify in crisis....and then go back to our shitty selves.

Lol. Oh you sweet summer child, 2018 Brisket. 
 

 

[Brisketexan 105432]

Scrolling through this ancient thread because it got bumped. Forgot what a clown Elon made of himself on this deal.
Loved this absolute gem from [mention=593]Brisketexan[/mention] though:
Lol. Oh you sweet summer child, 2018 Brisket. 
 
 

I mean…..I was half right.

[shadow_operative2.0 16032]

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One of the 12 miracle boys who survived nearly three weeks trapped in a cave in Thailand in 2018 has died at a soccer academy in the United Kingdom. His cause of death has been deemed an “accident” tied to a head injury, according to the BBC.

Authorities have not confirmed whether it happened on or off the soccer pitch.

Duangpetch Promthep, 18, known to his friends as Dom, became the public face as captain of the Wild Boar boys’ soccer team after their miraculous rescue from a flooded cave on June 23, 2018. He announced in August 2022 that he had been accepted to the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicestershire, writing on social media, “Today my dream has come true. I will be a football student in Britain. I am grateful to everyone that helped with the scholarship to study overseas. I promise I will study hard and do my best.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/captain-soccer-team-famous-thai-101458347.html

[atomheartbevo 89821]

Oh shit, Elon is going to have his hot take coming in.

[shadow_operative2.0 16032]

I blame this post. 

On 12/28/2019 at 11:14 PM, MNLonghornFUKM said:

so that makes 2 people who died over this. none of them were kids 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13588]

On 7/16/2018 at 8:40 AM, 52-80 said:

i like how everyone keeps referring to this contraption as a sub.  which implies some sort of functional capability.

 

it is instead literally a bottle with a tank and diving weights strapped to it.

 

 

i guess they should get credit for routing a regulator line inside without it leaking.

Can't wait to see this guy's hyperloop.

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Oh shit, Elon is going to have his hot take coming in.

Probably call him a pedo