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Post by connorrob3 on Jun 1, 2010 16:46:51 GMT -5
What should BP or the U.S. do to prevent the oil spill in the gulf of mexico? I was thinking since oil has a different ph level than water than they could make a retention system. Anyone got any other ideas?
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Post by earth on Jun 1, 2010 16:55:40 GMT -5
you mean prevent it from spreading or stop it? because it already spilled! i don't know i think the world should wake up to the light(solar or windpowered btw) and stop relying so much on oil. and whatever works best to stop the spilling is fine by me as long as its efficient and doesn't cost trillions.
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Post by metallica210 on Jun 1, 2010 17:31:55 GMT -5
use kramer's bladder system.
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Post by zAkAtAk on Jun 1, 2010 18:27:11 GMT -5
Have you tried duct tape?
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Post by krzych32 on Jun 1, 2010 22:26:30 GMT -5
A nuclear weapon should do it. I mean that's what they do in the movies, right?
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Post by jaw on Jun 1, 2010 22:57:35 GMT -5
"I don't believe in many things, but I do believe in duct tape"
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Post by Nakor on Jun 1, 2010 23:40:53 GMT -5
A nuclear weapon should do it. I mean that's what they do in the movies, right? They actually considered blowing it up, like I believe has happened in Russia, but because it's underwater they can't. |
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Post by Tido on Jun 2, 2010 8:24:45 GMT -5
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Post by earth on Jun 2, 2010 8:58:53 GMT -5
oh yes i never thought about that stupid me. duct tape is magical. they should try it.
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Post by Insane_Zang on Jun 2, 2010 9:01:17 GMT -5
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Post by Vorrik on Jun 2, 2010 10:08:03 GMT -5
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Post by Insane_Zang on Jun 2, 2010 10:21:02 GMT -5
I'd watch that
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Post by zAkAtAk on Jun 2, 2010 10:47:03 GMT -5
Hurricane season is almost upon us. Can you imagine oil falling from the sky? We'll have everyone start a fire so it would be raining firey oil.
And that is how the world is going to end.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2010 11:28:24 GMT -5
 This could work... what do you think? Of course we would attach everything together with duct tape... |
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Post by Ferrrrrre on Jun 2, 2010 11:53:06 GMT -5
I don't know the exact situation about what's being done to fix this;
but in my opinion the US government etc. should have literally dropped EVERYTHING and make the oil spill their number 1 priority and not rest untill it's all gone!
I mean c'mon how long is oil out there by now?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2010 16:55:06 GMT -5
I was watching the news yesterday morning. They're going to use a diamond-threaded saw to slice a clean cut below the hole in the pipe of the well, and then they are going to replace the cap.
*This just in* Apparently the saw got jammed while cutting... Wow, BP, wow...
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Post by KipEnyan on Jun 3, 2010 16:02:34 GMT -5
The shears did end up getting through. No word on how the siphoning is going so far.
And to the person who said nukes don't work underwater.... What? XD
The nuke is impractical in this situation due to the potential radiation spread, as well as the nature of this leak, occurring outside the BOP, which was faulty due to BP, by the way, makes that much less effective.
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Post by krzych32 on Jun 3, 2010 19:32:21 GMT -5
I believe that if we take two particles of matter, speed them up to 99% of light, and then clash them just above the spill, we may be able to create a black hole!
Who's with me!
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Post by jaw on Jun 3, 2010 19:54:22 GMT -5
I don't understand this thing entirely, can someone explain why the oil keeps rushing out? Like, is there nothing that controls the pressure of it? Like, they can't cut off the supply or anything? Much appreciated if you don't respond like I'm an idiot haha.
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Post by KipEnyan on Jun 3, 2010 20:11:12 GMT -5
I don't understand this thing entirely, can someone explain why the oil keeps rushing out? Like, is there nothing that controls the pressure of it? Like, they can't cut off the supply or anything? Much appreciated if you don't respond like I'm an idiot haha. Normally, there is a system in place that can just "cut-off" the flow of oil from the underground reservoir, and that is called the BOP, or blow-out preventer. On this rig, however, the BOP was in need of repairs prior to the explosion that destroyed the platform and caused the leak. Now the BOP is busted as all SHIRT and effectively useless, so the oil is coming out of multiple locations at once with no way to cut it off. The oil keeps flowing because oil is both hydrophobic and lighter than water, meaning that all the oil in the massive reservoir will keep rising out of anywhere it can in the pipes, and spread out and up as fast as possible. |
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