Trapped miners given iPods to ease tension of rescue effort: Only the bare necessities.

Two Australian miners trapped for more than a week in a tiny cage almost half a mile underground have been given iPods to help them pass the time as rescuers began drilling an escape tunnel.

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1. Comment by Brian, May 7, 2006 10:01 pm

   That’s genious!

   Now if someone can come out with a pocketpc with a 30gb drive built in. Why can you get a 30gb ipod but not a pocketpc with 30g drive?

2. Comment by Sauron, May 7, 2006 10:38 pm

   How did they know what music the miners would enjoy?

3. Comment by Brian, May 8, 2006 12:59 am

   I would bet their family could tell them if not. I bet a good mix of country and southern rock would be well received.

4. Comment by Sauron, May 8, 2006 3:16 am

   You never know…. My family would be absolutely clueless if it were me, and I could assure you that country and southern rock would not be well received. Could be the same for the miners. Or not. But wouldn’t that just suck if it were. I mean, you’re stuck in a mine shaft and these iPods come and you’re just “YES! SOMETHING TO DO! Aw, they expect me to listen to this crap?” Certainly wouldn’t be the highlight of my day.

5. Comment by Tomas, May 8, 2006 4:30 am

   They could just play eye spy. Or 20 questions. Or Paper, Scissors, Rock.

6. Comment by Joe, May 8, 2006 9:19 am

   Miner A: “Eye Spy something– ”
   Miner B: “It’s your helmet light. again. Now shut up.”
   Miner A: “…”

7. Comment by Sauron, May 8, 2006 11:08 am

   That reminds me of The One Ring to Rule Them All 2… http://newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=88286

   One scene: [cut in on Frodo and Sam tied above Mt. Doom] Sam: I spy with my little hobbit eye something hot Frodo: Is it lava, Sam? Sam: Why, that’s right Mr. Frodo! How ever did you know?

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