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Thu May-20-10 01:34 PM
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| 37. And if the leak still isn't plugged after that - no harm, no foul. |
| -Stupid question... Can't they just put a big plug on the leak? |
garybeck |
May-20-10 11:40 AM |
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Same reason they don't use a big wad of chewing gum. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-10 11:42 AM |
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Or a huge tampon...or ten bazillion regular sized ones |
pipi_k |
May-20-10 12:58 PM |
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You're fulla shit ....... |
Stinky The Clown |
May-20-10 10:29 PM |
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There is extreme outgoing pressure from the spurting oil..A plug cannot just be |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 11:42 AM |
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OK, so calculate the pressure, and engineer a plug that's big enough |
garybeck |
May-20-10 11:48 AM |
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Make a conical screw/bore plug. |
MUAD_DIB |
May-20-10 11:57 AM |
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It takes about 5 miles of mud to contain the pressure while drilling is in progress. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 03:52 PM |
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Thank you for sharing the science on this. |
truedelphi |
May-21-10 01:36 PM |
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We need an expert. Call Joe the Plumber!!!! |
Dr.Phool |
May-20-10 11:17 PM |
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Hey, could we jam him into the hole to stop the gusher? |
calimary |
May-21-10 01:43 PM |
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I Imagine it has a lot to do with pressure |
notadmblnd |
May-20-10 11:42 AM |
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I read somewhere there's a 1500 psi difference between the oil and the water |
gristy |
May-20-10 11:43 AM |
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Actually it is more like 13,000 psi |
Strelnikov_ |
May-20-10 12:40 PM |
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That likely is the minimum pressure. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 02:18 PM |
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.. |
Strelnikov_ |
May-20-10 03:48 PM |
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Very good points. I stand corrected. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 04:04 PM |
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Yep, you have the shaken soda bottle effect. |
backscatter712 |
May-20-10 10:15 PM |
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how about just pumping concrete into that leaking pipe |
DrDan |
May-20-10 11:43 AM |
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I would guess that if they had a pump capable of countering the pressure of the spurting |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 11:45 AM |
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you are probably correct |
DrDan |
May-20-10 11:46 AM |
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WE will leeran from ..this..but the question is whether the oil companies and govt will. |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 11:48 AM |
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The incredible pressure combined with the methane ice |
lumberjack_jeff |
May-20-10 11:50 AM |
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That's what they're gonna try next. |
backscatter712 |
May-20-10 10:18 PM |
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that's essentailly what they are going to try sunday..... |
spanone |
May-20-10 11:44 AM |
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Guess they did not want to try this earlier cause they were trying to maintain |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 11:49 AM |
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they say if this goes wrong, it could make the disaster worse..... |
spanone |
May-20-10 11:50 AM |
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That's what I'm thinking. |
backscatter712 |
May-20-10 10:22 PM |
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false |
gristy |
May-20-10 08:26 PM |
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They are drilling another well 2, actually |
BeFree |
May-20-10 09:13 PM |
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I'll buy you DU stars for as long as you live if BP goes bankrupt. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 09:20 PM |
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you're on |
BeFree |
May-20-10 09:23 PM |
#59 |
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The whole word hates Exxon and they recovered. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 09:28 PM |
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Name removed |
May-20-10 09:41 PM |
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BP isn't going anywhere. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 09:44 PM |
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heh...sensitive, eh? |
BeFree |
May-20-10 10:26 PM |
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BP won't pay $85 billion. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 10:35 PM |
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Right? |
BeFree |
May-20-10 10:57 PM |
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Sure. Keep dreaming. |
Statistical |
May-21-10 07:11 AM |
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Yeah? |
BeFree |
May-21-10 08:22 AM |
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No BP won't fail. |
Statistical |
May-21-10 08:36 AM |
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well, there is one way BP can stay |
BeFree |
May-21-10 08:51 AM |
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when all else fails and you look silly, start blaming obama for it. |
dionysus |
May-21-10 09:10 AM |
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Obama isn't to blame |
BeFree |
May-21-10 09:15 AM |
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geeze, why did they wait 4 weeks to even try this? |
garybeck |
May-20-10 12:00 PM |
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It's not really "mud" |
lakerboy |
May-20-10 02:21 PM |
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Mud is needed to hold back natural gas. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 02:21 PM |
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How about plugging it up with a few dozen BP execs? nt |
greencharlie |
May-20-10 11:45 AM |
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Yep. Shove them ass first into the hole...BP execs, Limpballs, Beck, and |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 11:47 AM |
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And if the leak still isn't plugged after that - no harm, no foul. |
CLANG |
May-20-10 01:34 PM |
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Yep. Zackly!!! |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 01:43 PM |
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Yes. You're missing something. n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
May-20-10 11:45 AM |
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They do have a big concrete pad |
BeFree |
May-20-10 11:48 AM |
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I would guess they do not want to do anything that would interfere with their future |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 11:51 AM |
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How does shutting down the flow from this well interfere with their future access to the oil? |
gristy |
May-20-10 08:28 PM |
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Animation sure makes it real...and scary as hell. |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 11:55 AM |
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They would rather salvage the oil than save the Gulf |
Lorien |
May-20-10 01:35 PM |
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There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that THAT is where the priorities of BP |
BrklynLiberal |
May-20-10 01:45 PM |
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Ever have a soda bottle explode on you and try to stop the liquid? |
stray cat |
May-20-10 11:59 AM |
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Some of the biggest issues are |
jp11 |
May-20-10 12:02 PM |
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Sounds simple until you try it a mile under water. n/t |
WeDidIt |
May-20-10 12:42 PM |
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Excuses are like assholes |
BeFree |
May-20-10 12:48 PM |
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Back seat drivers are like rectums. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-10 12:49 PM |
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BP is full of shit |
BeFree |
May-20-10 01:04 PM |
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I'm sorry... |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
May-20-10 01:13 PM |
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Why anybody would want to be like BP is beyond me. |
WeDidIt |
May-20-10 12:54 PM |
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Yep |
BeFree |
May-20-10 01:02 PM |
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It's not an excuse. It is a statement of fact |
WeDidIt |
May-20-10 01:13 PM |
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Clearly, BP should have thought of these emergencies before they started drilling... |
backscatter712 |
May-20-10 10:11 PM |
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I'm pretty sure it's all window dressing. |
hunter |
May-20-10 12:49 PM |
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Nobody knows what they can do. |
Ganja Ninja |
May-20-10 01:10 PM |
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You mean like Mitch McConnells butt plug? |
CLANG |
May-20-10 01:31 PM |
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Safe sex boys and girls.... remember the condoms! |
Trillo |
May-20-10 01:37 PM |
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Shove Joe Lieberman into it |
jberryhill |
May-20-10 01:46 PM |
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Cram the fat ass Limbaugh into the leak, problem solved! |
B Calm |
May-20-10 02:14 PM |
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A small yield nuclear bomb would seal it n/t |
Dank Nugs |
May-20-10 03:56 PM |
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You nuke freaks are amusing. |
Karenina |
May-20-10 04:24 PM |
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Just because I say that it's a viable option doesn't mean I'm a nuke freak |
Dank Nugs |
May-20-10 04:33 PM |
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A small nuke could open up the ocean floor. . . . |
B Calm |
May-20-10 05:28 PM |
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Not likely. |
Statistical |
May-20-10 09:24 PM |
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Forgetting the earthquake fault lines in the Gulf of Mexico? |
B Calm |
May-21-10 12:37 PM |
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Could conventional explosives be used? Big bang w/o the radiation? |
yodermon |
May-20-10 10:15 PM |
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Welcome to DU! Great user name! |
JVS |
May-20-10 04:26 PM |
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I'm visualizing something like this... |
pipoman |
May-20-10 09:24 PM |
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I'm always visualizing something like that. |
Codeine |
May-21-10 01:38 PM |
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It's called DRAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINAGE garybeck! (sorry couldn't resist) |
harun |
May-20-10 09:46 PM |
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Imagine trying to screw a cap onto a fire hose that's gushing full force. |
backscatter712 |
May-20-10 10:06 PM |
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5,000 feet under the ocean is a long way down. |
cwydro |
May-20-10 10:07 PM |
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They should try plugging the hole with oil company executives... |
Silent3 |
May-21-10 07:16 AM |
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The force of the oil gusshing out is too high. |
Odin2005 |
May-21-10 08:40 AM |
#82 |
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