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But just know that no matter what, we're thinking of New Orleans right now. So with that being said, let's get into... That hair toss.

But just know that no matter what, we're thinking of New Orleans right now. So with that being said, let's get into... That hair toss.

Because whenever we do a recording, we both have this problem where we get so hot.

Because whenever we do a recording, we both have this problem where we get so hot.

Well, we figured we would start off this, you know, we didn't even plan this, but we're going to start the year off with a mostly survival story. Hell yeah. Some people pass away in this episode. Not great. Very tragic. This story is brutal. It's tragic. But it's also got this side of it that is like really inspiring, like really beautiful. These people came together and took care of each other.

Well, we figured we would start off this, you know, we didn't even plan this, but we're going to start the year off with a mostly survival story. Hell yeah. Some people pass away in this episode. Not great. Very tragic. This story is brutal. It's tragic. But it's also got this side of it that is like really inspiring, like really beautiful. These people came together and took care of each other.

We're talking about the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. Okay. You may know it as the case, the alive case. Yes. There's a movie about it. There's a book about it. Yes. I'm sure you know it for one particular aspect of it. But Dave and I are here... To broaden your horizons. To tell you more about it because... That is one very big aspect of it, obviously.

We're talking about the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. Okay. You may know it as the case, the alive case. Yes. There's a movie about it. There's a book about it. Yes. I'm sure you know it for one particular aspect of it. But Dave and I are here... To broaden your horizons. To tell you more about it because... That is one very big aspect of it, obviously.

You know, the cannibalism is a big part of this. But when you hear the other shit that these people survived and the way that they like held on to each other and took care of each other and just immediately went into survival mode, they all like the mindset that everyone went into is like unbelievable. Because it's horrifying.

You know, the cannibalism is a big part of this. But when you hear the other shit that these people survived and the way that they like held on to each other and took care of each other and just immediately went into survival mode, they all like the mindset that everyone went into is like unbelievable. Because it's horrifying.

Yeah, but some people can't. No, I don't know that I could. Yeah, and these people did. It's really, really a fascinating case. So let's start back in 1971. The Old Christians Club, which was an amateur Uruguayan rugby team, they charted a small play into Chile to play in a championship game against the Chilean national team.

Yeah, but some people can't. No, I don't know that I could. Yeah, and these people did. It's really, really a fascinating case. So let's start back in 1971. The Old Christians Club, which was an amateur Uruguayan rugby team, they charted a small play into Chile to play in a championship game against the Chilean national team.

For most members of the Old Christians, the trip was honestly the first time they'd ever been on a plane and the first time they'd ever traveled far away from home.

For most members of the Old Christians, the trip was honestly the first time they'd ever been on a plane and the first time they'd ever traveled far away from home.

This is not when they crashed. Oh, okay. They didn't end up winning the championship, but the trip was pretty exciting, pretty fun, pretty great. Everybody loved it. So when they returned home, they were like, we got to start planning another trip for the next year. Like, this was too much fun.

This is not when they crashed. Oh, okay. They didn't end up winning the championship, but the trip was pretty exciting, pretty fun, pretty great. Everybody loved it. So when they returned home, they were like, we got to start planning another trip for the next year. Like, this was too much fun.

So by the time the next year came around, the team found themselves, unfortunately, not in the best position like last year for going to the Nationals. They'd been a little overconfident here, causing them to lose the Uruguayan championship. And this is a quote to a team they considered inferior. Oh, no. So I think the cockiness got the best of them here.

So by the time the next year came around, the team found themselves, unfortunately, not in the best position like last year for going to the Nationals. They'd been a little overconfident here, causing them to lose the Uruguayan championship. And this is a quote to a team they considered inferior. Oh, no. So I think the cockiness got the best of them here.

The loss made the team's officers questioned whether, honestly, they wanted to invest the money in a trip for what they were considering a losing team at this point. But eventually, they ended up being convinced that this was a good idea. It was going to be fun. It was going to be great. And in the fall of 1972, the members of the Old Christians Club began planning their trip to Santiago, Chile.

The loss made the team's officers questioned whether, honestly, they wanted to invest the money in a trip for what they were considering a losing team at this point. But eventually, they ended up being convinced that this was a good idea. It was going to be fun. It was going to be great. And in the fall of 1972, the members of the Old Christians Club began planning their trip to Santiago, Chile.