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Those drills do exist, and they have been used in a number of mine rescue attempts. They take days/weeks/months to reach the desired depth and size of hole, depending on the type and stability of the rock being drilled through. That's assuming the surface is conducive to drilling - any preparation there (leveling the ground, building access roads, etc) will take even more time.



I guess then if he wasn't suspended upsidedown, and died in a day, maybe that method would have worked.




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