Video of Deepwater Horizon leak

[Pepsei]

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that is a lot of oil..... and if I remember correctly, that's like miles below in near freezing water.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Nuke it.

 

[l0cke]

Nuke it.

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[ElFenix]

it's about a mile down.

and that's one leak of 3 or 4.

 

[AndroidVageta]

So exactly, WHY cant they patch this shit up? Not like duck tape, but goddamn some big ass metal clamps or some shit...fucking RIDICULOUS!!!

 

[Leros]

So exactly, WHY cant they patch this shit up? Not like duck tape, but goddamn some big ass metal clamps or some shit...fucking RIDICULOUS!!!

Because its a mile under the ocean. No light, high pressure. Kinda hard to work down there. And you gotta do all the work with rovers.

 

[Acanthus]

So exactly, WHY cant they patch this shit up? Not like duck tape, but goddamn some big ass metal clamps or some shit...fucking RIDICULOUS!!!

I would imagine that there has to be a way.

I mean... drop a 100 ton block on the source, then deal with one leak.

 

[ElFenix]

So exactly, WHY cant they patch this shit up? Not like duck tape, but goddamn some big ass metal clamps or some shit...fucking RIDICULOUS!!!

because they don't want it to rupture somewhere else.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

cap and trade will fix this.

 

[rivan]

cap and trade will fix this.

So will pointless P&N-style posts.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I would imagine that there has to be a way.

I mean... drop a 100 ton block on the source, then deal with one leak.

I imagine the logistics of bringing a 100 ton block out to the middle of the gulf and dropping it precisely where needed is somewhat difficult.

 

[destrekor]

talk about pouring gold down the drain.

All those dinosaurs and ancient plans that died so we could have the glorious sin of greed and gluttony, and this is how we repay them, by watching it escape and become worthless and useless.

Poor dead dino carbon. You deserve better.

 

[Azraele]

Screw the financial aspect. I'm much more concerned with the environmental impact.

 

[brxndxn]

I say they insert a thinner pipe into the big pipe fairly deep.. and then start pumping cement into it.

 

[darkxshade]

So much technology at our disposal and we can't plug a god damn hole in the ground. /sigh

 

[silverpig]

I say they insert a thinner pipe into the big pipe fairly deep.. and then start pumping cement into it.

Then you'll just get cement and oil gushing out.

 

[JSt0rm]

talk about pouring gold down the drain.

All those dinosaurs and ancient plans that died so we could have the glorious sin of greed and gluttony, and this is how we repay them, by watching it escape and become worthless and useless.

Poor dead dino carbon. You deserve better.

Never fear destrektor.. That "pocket" of oil and natural gas can pump 500,000 barrels a day for the next 15 years. It's sitting at 127,000 psi. They didnt dare poke into the middle of such a beast so they thought they could tap the edge of it.

 

[HumblePie]

So much technology at our disposal and we can't plug a god damn hole in the ground. /sigh

Not what your mom said last night

 

[NetWareHead]

That has to be a very dangerous environment to work in. And I'm not just talking about at the bottom of the ocean. That also isn't just oil coming out of that pipe. Methane/natural gas too. And it all rises to the surface creating an explosion/fire hazard. A very unique environment to work in that has to pose many challenges to all involved.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I imagine the logistics of bringing a 100 ton block out to the middle of the gulf and dropping it precisely where needed is somewhat difficult.

WTF? I guess you guys didn't hear of the 125 ton steel cap they already tried using? Well if not it didn't work.

 

[silverpig]

So much technology at our disposal and we can't plug a god damn hole in the ground. /sigh

There's no money to be made in CAPPING oil wells...

 

[KaOTiK]

I say we drop Kristie Alley on it

 

[JSt0rm]

I say we drop Kristie Alley on it

No you fool! we need her in the event the Large Hadron Collider creates a black hole.

 

[HumblePie]

I say we drop Kristie Alley on it

Could work with her previous weight. Stupid bia is losing weight though to the detriment of all mankind since she is no longer usable as a oil leak seal. However I here Oprah might fit the specs now.

 

[KaOTiK]

How about her plus Rosie O'Donnell?