Slightly off topic - trick and answer
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Fell down mine shaft
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AtomRat said:
Can't fool anyone in this forum with that trick anymore AR
Hmmm, Realisticly> You have grazed the crap out of your body, chuck in a couple of bruises, maybe a punctured lung, slight concussion, but the good news is there are no snakes down the hole to bite the living crap out of yaSheryl said:
hopefully your knife is in good enough condition to start gauging out small pockets to fit the ends of your feet into, start gauging in and around the corners of the rectangle shaft, creating a series of steps some 12-13 inches from the end of the shaft as to be able to lean your back against the shaft allowing yourself somewhere to perch whilst your body is supported enabling your hands to be free to dig the next set of steps, once you realise you have an arterial bleed on your leg from the knife piercing the scabbard after your fall, just relax and let it happen, death will come slowly after you start to feel cold Unrealistically> use Jedi mind powers to float over the hole.
> reverse jump out of the hole like ninjas in a early 1950's Japanese martial arts flick.
> summon your earth beast power to come and rescue you.
> learn the ancient Buddhist art of levitation before you go out prospecting and levitate out of the shaft.
> be like Chuck Norris and punch your way out on a 1 in 7 incline.
> carry a ladder with you.
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I personally like the second scenario best dwt. Especially the 'carry a ladder with you" :lol: :lol: :lol:dwt said:Hmmm, Realisticly> You have grazed the crap out of your body, chuck in a couple of bruises, maybe a punctured lung, slight concussion, but the good news is there are no snakes down the hole to bite the living crap out of yaSheryl said:
Unrealistically> use Jedi mind powers to float over the hole.
> reverse jump out of the hole like ninjas in a early 1950's Japanese martial arts flick.
> summon your earth beast power to come and rescue you.
> learn the ancient Buddhist art of levitation before you go out prospecting and levitate out of the shaft.
> be like Chuck Norris and punch your way out on a 1 in 7 incline.
> carry a ladder with you.
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I used to know someone who was working on a roof, he tied a safety rope to the towbar of the car so he wouldnt slide down the other side of the pitched roof......his widow took the car to the shops to get dinner.........
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I was told a similar story by an instructor about 2 roofers being tied to the towbar and the apprentice went to get lunch and took off in the vehicle . The Golden Rule in this was "don't leave the keys in the Vehicle" if you need to do this :lol:paul_mac1 said:
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Yes, I was only joking, it made me laugh tho. Just like falling down a mine shaft.
I always carry a pencil and you can use it to slowly draw your way out, also helps if there is a big rock and you cant budget
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Thats why i always pack a sky hook. You can use it to winch your truck out of a bog, free a moose from a bog hole, or haul yourself out of mine shafts.
If your paranoid about falling in a shaft you could tie a 4 meter stick across your waste
Believe it or not a pocket pack of tissues are a good survival tool , they are bright white and with 50 or so in a pack they can cover a fair area to be seen from the air , they are hygienic to cover cuts , they are dry for starting a fire and best of all they are a compact source of toilet paper.
They wont help you out of a hole but atleast you can keep your butt clean and gift wrap your nuggets to throw out of the hole :lol:
Believe it or not a pocket pack of tissues are a good survival tool , they are bright white and with 50 or so in a pack they can cover a fair area to be seen from the air , they are hygienic to cover cuts , they are dry for starting a fire and best of all they are a compact source of toilet paper.
They wont help you out of a hole but atleast you can keep your butt clean and gift wrap your nuggets to throw out of the hole :lol:
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Depends which nuggets you have gift wrapped, and thrown out the hole i suppose, hey Aussiefarmer!
I would keep the golden ones pretty close.
I would keep the golden ones pretty close.
Oh yeah if i was going to die in a hole i would like to be found clutching gold nuggets and not smelling like a yeti .Sheryl said:
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You crack me up aussiefarmer... :lol:
When I go out on my own I always text the good wife a google map of my car location and use orange hi viz strips of material tied to tree branches to trace my path. If I don't report in she can track me to the car and follow the orange flags ..... Given she is inclined to do so. I always make sure I'm on my best behaviour before I leave ..... She has got her eye on my death insurance. LOL!
In all serious the first thing would be to keep calm. This will be a battle as I do suffer panic attacks on the odd occassion. I would have a back pack on with first aid kit, knife, phone, water, whistle and probably a few orange flags still tied to my detector harness. I'd attend to any injuries best I could. Explore climb avenues. Failing that try the phone though this is not likely to work. If the material strips couldn't assist with climbing out I'd tie them to clods of dirt or rocks and throw them out to indicate my location. I'd conserve phone battery power. I may even throw it out so they could find the location of my iPhone. I have find your iPhone enabled and family have my details. What else ....... Mmmm, I guess I'd have quite a few hours to think about it more before any chance of rescue. It's a scary thought. However, I like to think of myself as a survivor. Let's hope it doesn't happen to anyone.
In all serious the first thing would be to keep calm. This will be a battle as I do suffer panic attacks on the odd occassion. I would have a back pack on with first aid kit, knife, phone, water, whistle and probably a few orange flags still tied to my detector harness. I'd attend to any injuries best I could. Explore climb avenues. Failing that try the phone though this is not likely to work. If the material strips couldn't assist with climbing out I'd tie them to clods of dirt or rocks and throw them out to indicate my location. I'd conserve phone battery power. I may even throw it out so they could find the location of my iPhone. I have find your iPhone enabled and family have my details. What else ....... Mmmm, I guess I'd have quite a few hours to think about it more before any chance of rescue. It's a scary thought. However, I like to think of myself as a survivor. Let's hope it doesn't happen to anyone.
I suppose you could practice falling down a mine shaft 15 feet deep until you
get the knack of it.
A inflatable air bag comes to mind for those sudden unexpected departures.
Always remember. It is not the fall that hurts you, It is the sudden stop at the other end.
get the knack of it.
A inflatable air bag comes to mind for those sudden unexpected departures.
Always remember. It is not the fall that hurts you, It is the sudden stop at the other end.
Here's an idea for a new product.
Helium balloon on a string with emergency locator.
Incase of accident ie sudden drop down shaft..... Pull tab on helium canister to inflate balloon, pulling said tab automatically activates locator beacon.... Make sure to tie it to something or yourself first.
Balloon raises above ground level calling for help.
Takes a bow.... I know I know...... I'm a f#@*ing genius
Helium balloon on a string with emergency locator.
Incase of accident ie sudden drop down shaft..... Pull tab on helium canister to inflate balloon, pulling said tab automatically activates locator beacon.... Make sure to tie it to something or yourself first.
Balloon raises above ground level calling for help.
Takes a bow.... I know I know...... I'm a f#@*ing genius
Actually there is some merit in that.
Recover from nasty pesky fall down shaft.
All else fails, Grab your inflatable balloon and tie your phone to it.
Put your phone on speaker phone.
Dial 000 and let her up.
Yell like hell.
You should be able to have a conversation at that height just above the ground.
And then confuse the absolute stuff out of the authorities who are tracking you
when your phone goes sailing away as you forgot to tie her down. 8)
Recover from nasty pesky fall down shaft.
All else fails, Grab your inflatable balloon and tie your phone to it.
Put your phone on speaker phone.
Dial 000 and let her up.
Yell like hell.
You should be able to have a conversation at that height just above the ground.
And then confuse the absolute stuff out of the authorities who are tracking you
when your phone goes sailing away as you forgot to tie her down. 8)
Wolfy
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Mate you will survive that fall comfortably. Well done bro.
Don't throw your PLBs, Phones, Rocks, ICBMs etc out, as the scree slopes on the sides of the shaft will likely send them straight back to you - damaged and with some rocks to boot. Use the sticks down there to lift them above the surface. Tie the PLB etc to one, tie another stick to the first and keep raising. It's only 15' according to Cheryl and your hand height is at least 7', so you've only another 8+ feet to raise the gizmos. For tying material you've a knife, socks, shirt etc.
Don't panic though until you've regained consciousness - even on remembering that your balloon, helium cylinder and PLB/Phone are all in the car. When you remember that your custody hearing is in 18 hours, then you can then panic.
Don't panic though until you've regained consciousness - even on remembering that your balloon, helium cylinder and PLB/Phone are all in the car. When you remember that your custody hearing is in 18 hours, then you can then panic.
