If this was a movie this would be the part where they slow motion walk with the badass music lol
When the boys were first found one of the very first questions they asked was "How was Germany doing in the World Cup?". You can both be disappointed they won't be able to attend and care about their welfare.I like how some people are more worried about them going to the world cup than recovering and being with their families.... like wtf lol
Oh man. I'm glad that they didn't give up all hope after that.When the boys were first found one of the very first questions they asked was "How was Germany doing in the World Cup?". You can both be disappointed they won't be able to attend and care about their welfare.
When the boys were first found one of the very first questions they asked was "How was Germany doing in the World Cup?". You can both be disappointed they won't be able to attend and care about their welfare.
Oh man. I'm glad that they didn't give up all hope after that.
Well, to that kid, you can tell him that only one of them are coming home.
Happy to hear all the kids and the couch are out, all the team working on the rescue did an amazing job.
I literally always type couch when I mean to type coach, don't make fun of my disability.
I think there's a shit ton of false or inaccurate second hand information floating around. The only real thing that matters is that the coach kept the boys alive and that now everyone is out and safe.....
This makes no sense to me. I've been hearing how the parents weren't mad at him, and how he was asking forgiveness.
Forgivness tor letting them out of his sight.....
This makes no sense to me. I've been hearing how the parents weren't mad at him, and how he was asking forgiveness.
When the boys were first found one of the very first questions they asked was "How was Germany doing in the World Cup?".
Well..it's the World Cup man. Why not both!!!
But seriously, a wonderful end to a desperate situation.
To be fair, they are footballers and they were super excited for the World Cup, and it only happens once every four years and they are way too poor to ever dream of traveling to another country to watch the finals. Some of them don't even have passports I think.
You're right, I made that post right when I woke up and was joyed to see all went well but saw people mostly talking about the World Cup and went straight for that. You're right though, that would be really nice if they can. Just glad they're safe finally. :)When the boys were first found one of the very first questions they asked was "How was Germany doing in the World Cup?". You can both be disappointed they won't be able to attend and care about their welfare.
WOW, this is HUGE coming from Trump.
I mean, not taking credit for the rescue.
...both of them interjecting themselves into the incident for no good reason.
One of those people made a submersible using the resources at the disposal of his company and delivered it to Thai authorities in the midst of the rescue operation, where it will stay if any future need arises.
The attempted rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thai cave has captivated the world. So when billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk announced that he was going to help, some in the tech community beamed with pride. But Musk's Thai adventure is looking more and more silly with each passing day.
Rescue chief Narongsak Osatanakorn told the BBC that "the equipment they brought to help us is not practical with our mission." Musk's idea for a "kid-sized" submarine had drawn ridicule from some quarters for its inability to navigate the tight spaces that the rescuers are encountering.
"Even though their equipment is technologically sophisticated, it doesn't fit with our mission to go in the cave," Osatanakorn said about Musk's engineering team.
The boys, aged 11-16, are all members of the Wild Boars soccer team and had been trapped in the cave since June 23rd. The flooded 2.5-mile passage curves and becomes so tight in some areas that divers are forced to carry their oxygen tanks in front of them. Given those constraints, a large tube like Musk's seems very impractical.
Eleven boys have been rescued from the cave as of 6:20am ET this morning, which means that there's just one more boy and the 25-year-old coach that still need to be extracted. A former Thai Navy SEAL diver, 38-year-old Saman Gunan died on July 6th while trying to save the team.
Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, traveled to Thailand yesterday, tweeting that he was standing by in case the Thai rescuers need him. But the rescue team has more or less said "thanks, but no thanks."
"Just returned from Cave 3," Musk tweeted yesterday. "Mini-sub is ready if needed. It is made of rocket parts & named Wild Boar after kids' soccer team. Leaving here in case it may be useful in the future."
Musk's efforts, while perhaps well-intentioned, have been met with extreme skepticism every step of the way. His attempts to brainstorm ideas on Twitter were particularly strange to some observers.
"With all due respect to Mr. Musk, I am not sure that he or his engineers have a real good handle on exactly what they're dealing with in this particular situation," Anmar Mirza from the National Speleological Society's National Cave Rescue Commission recently told Slate.
As if it wasn't a circus already, Hollywood producers are reportedly in Thailand hoping to secure rights for the story. According to the BBC, a US company called Pure Flix has sent producers Michael Scott and Adam Smith to the area.
"There's going to be other production companies coming in so we have to act pretty quickly," Smith reportedly said.
Not weird. People couldn't help themselves turning this thread into a fucking pissing contest between Musk Haters and acolytes. Instead of showing the bare minimum of decorum in face of the situation, they instead tried to make this thread about themselves and their fucking trivial unimportant stance on Musk.Trump tweeted a couple days back claiming his admin was working with the Thai government on the rescue effort. This was around the same time Musk was tweeting his musings on a sub to save the kids too, both of them interjecting themselves into the incident for no good reason.
And I don't know why the mods were banning people for even mentioning Musk in this thread. The Guardian and BBC live blogs were reporting on him, so why couldn't we? Weird.
You don't see the Aussie diver Richard Harris tweeting about his thoughts and experience, he just went there and did his job. As for Musk, well...
Trump and Musk both should have shut the fuck up. Musk at least had the ability to put his money to use, but grabbing the world's attention was more important to him than doing anything worthwhile. The real heroes just went there and did their job.
The rescuers who worked to save the group trapped in a Thai cave were a mix of international divers collaborating with Thai navy Seals.
The 12 boys and their football coach were first found by British divers but the effort to get them out was a truly global operation.
Several Thai navy divers took part in the rescue. One ex-navy diver, Saman Gunan, died in the cave last Friday.
Little information has been released about exactly who was involved and how, largely because most participants have been reluctant to talk.
It is thought that dozens of divers - Thai and foreign - were part of the efforts. Here are just some of them:
These guys did incredible work. The conditions must've been absolutely brutal.
The interview with his wife and father just straight up broke meThis is incredible. I'm so happy everyone was saved, yet still feel awful that the one Thai diver died. What an emotional rollercoaster.