I'm sure you all have heard about the Bp oil spill (http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=Bp+oil+spill). Why i made this topic is to ask if you were them what would you do to try and stop it?
I think this idea is the strangest one i have heard.
http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/06-02-10-nuke-it-cameron-let-trade-dumb-oil-spill-fixes-for-a-real-one/
QuoteRussian editor Vladimir Lagowski wrote of the Soviet Union's (somewhat under-the-table) success in plugging oil leaks with nuclear weapons. Although he estimates the chance of successfully plugging a leak so deep in the ocean with a nuclear explosion at only about 20 percent, he suggests we "take a chance."
I would ask James Cameron, because he obviously has a lot of experience with oil spills.
Yeah, 'cause we would do anything stupid like what the Russians have so clearly demonstrated in the past.
What would I do? I'd let the government take over. Screw BP, they clearly can't get it right, so let the government take control and have them fix it. I find it funny that everyone is screaming at the President for this though. They all want him to take off the gloves and throw down with BP, yet if it was known that he had a "throw punches" temperament back when he was running for President, he would've lost the election. We didn't elect a fighter, we elected a charismatic, level-headed politician, so everyone who is bitching in that regard, go screw yourself. You got what you voted for, good luck changing that.
As far as what I would technically, I don't have the slightest clue, I'm a developer, not a mechanical engineer, but one way or another, the coast is screwed! If we ever wanted to build a car that runs on water, I bet now would be the best time! Only catch is it couldn't leave the Gulf coast! But in seriousness, I've heard that past incidents would result in having oil tankers surrounding the spot and siphoning the oil, then filtering it later. Had BP done that immediately, we would've been able to control this from the beginning. Such a shame...
Things will get even better once hurricane season comes around! Nice big oil hurricanes will just top this disaster off.
To be honest with you, I don't have an inkling as to how to fix this situation. I'd probably have to agree with Scotty about allowing the government to take over. Once the oil gets into the loop current in the Gulf, it'll travel up and around Florida's coast into the Gulf Stream, where it's believed to reach as high as North Carolina. Devastation of this level should definitely not be left up to a single oil company.
All I can hope for is whatever conclusion they reach, they reach it fast. I like living in Florida, but not when it's going to be surrounded on all three sides by oil.
Quote from: Meiun on June 02, 2010, 11:24:47 PM
Things will get even better once hurricane season comes around! Nice big oil hurricanes will just top this disaster off.
lol. Thank god I don't live where hurricanes can reach me D:
I just want this shit fixed. The fact that it's been this long without any end in sight makes me sick to my stomach. As we speak, tons of oil is spilling into the ocean. After everything is said and done, I really hope we can fix the damage we've done to the ocean and the life that inhabits it.
We were discussing this in Science class. I hope they can stop it soon.
I'm also not sure as to how stop it.
What i think they need in the future on the rigs is a dead man switch shut off valve near the bottom that lets go of the pipe or has a special breaking point so at most all you let go is whats in the pipe.
And to think I worked at BP! It leaves a rotten taste in my mouth.
messing up out fish >:O
Quote from: sk8terboi on June 03, 2010, 01:08:02 AM
messing up out fish >:O
Not only fish, but countless other marine life/seabirds. Leave it to humans to !@#$ up the planet and its inhabitants.
Nice to see we aren't learning from mistakes, eh? Good ol' big companies, not giving two shits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtoc_I_oil_spill
on a scale of 1-10, how sad is it that I didn't know about the oil spill?
Well i have not heard that much people talk about it in real life. So i guess if you have not been watching the news or been to news sites i can imagine that some one could not know. But you know now.
I'm not sure who runs the rigs. Bp or Transocean if any one can tell me.
@jake
I never knew you were so caring. I'm not mocking or saying its bad, i just did not know.
Quote from: Meiun on June 02, 2010, 11:24:47 PM
Things will get even better once hurricane season comes around! Nice big oil hurricanes will just top this disaster off.
Actually, I think that the oil on the surface would prevent water from evaporating, so it would help tropical stroms not turn into hurricanes.
Easy fix, a 20 cent packet of matches.
Quote from: Titan on June 03, 2010, 08:26:32 AM
Quote from: Meiun on June 02, 2010, 11:24:47 PM
Things will get even better once hurricane season comes around! Nice big oil hurricanes will just top this disaster off.
Actually, I think that the oil on the surface would prevent water from evaporating, so it would help tropical stroms not turn into hurricanes.
I was listening to the NPR sciences podcast and they found that the oil does nothing to stop it. It may even make it worse because the oil make cause the water to heat up more. According to them.
This is what i got that from:
http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510286/127246513/npr_127246513.mp3
I don't know what we can do to fix it, but things could definitely get worse: http://xkcd.com/748/
In all seriousness though, what exactly could the government do if they took over? Seems to me BP is the expert here. Wouldn't the government end up going to the experts... such as BP? It's not like the government has a secret team of scientists at their disposal. We're talking about the government here.
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 03:34:44 PM
It's not like the government has a secret team of scientists at their disposal. We're talking about the government here.
Every government has a crack team of special scientists. Watch a disaster movie for Gods sake.
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 03:34:44 PM
It's not like the government has a secret team of scientists at their disposal. We're talking about the real government here.
Every government has a crack team of special scientists. Watch a disaster movie for Gods sake.
There. I fixed my quote.
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 04:14:18 PM
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 03:34:44 PM
It's not like the government has a secret team of scientists at their disposal. We're talking about the real government here.
Every government has a crack team of special scientists. Watch a disaster movie for Gods sake.
There. I fixed my quote.
So then how did they plan 9/11?
Quote from: Meiun on June 02, 2010, 11:24:47 PM
Things will get even better once hurricane season comes around! Nice big oil hurricanes will just top this disaster off.
Oilcanes! Woohoo! Also, I am sure we are all aware how hurricanes are named...such as Hurricane Katrina. Well when this oilcane occurs...let's call it Hurricane BP in honor of BP! How lovely it will be when the news reports: "4 men dead today due to lung complications as a result of Hurricane BP"...oh the guilt.
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 04:32:44 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 04:14:18 PM
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 03:34:44 PM
It's not like the government has a secret team of scientists at their disposal. We're talking about the real government here.
Every government has a crack team of special scientists. Watch a disaster movie for Gods sake.
There. I fixed my quote.
So then how did they plan 9/11?
Exactly! LOL!
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 06:53:31 PM
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 04:32:44 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 04:14:18 PM
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 03:34:44 PM
It's not like the government has a secret team of scientists at their disposal. We're talking about the real government here.
Every government has a crack team of special scientists. Watch a disaster movie for Gods sake.
There. I fixed my quote.
So then how did they plan 9/11?
Exactly! LOL!
Haha, wasn't expecting a reply like that :D
Quote from: Mr Pwnage on June 03, 2010, 06:13:27 PM
Quote from: Meiun on June 02, 2010, 11:24:47 PM
Things will get even better once hurricane season comes around! Nice big oil hurricanes will just top this disaster off.
Oilcanes! Woohoo! Also, I am sure we are all aware how hurricanes are named...such as Hurricane Katrina. Well when this oilcane occurs...let's call it Hurricane BP in honor of BP! How lovely it will be when the news reports: "4 men dead today due to lung complications as a result of Hurricane BP"...oh the guilt.
indeed!
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 08:11:23 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 06:53:31 PM
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 04:32:44 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 04:14:18 PM
Quote from: Jake on June 03, 2010, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: Lingus on June 03, 2010, 03:34:44 PM
It's not like the government has a secret team of scientists at their disposal. We're talking about the real government here.
Every government has a crack team of special scientists. Watch a disaster movie for Gods sake.
There. I fixed my quote.
So then how did they plan 9/11?
Exactly! LOL!
Haha, wasn't expecting a reply like that :D
But seriously though. The government does not have its shit together.
I find it funny the stuff they are trying to do to stop the leak, and the way they explain it, they sound like they are pulling the ideas out of their ass. You'd think they would have trained them for situations like this y'know? It's crazy how bad it's getting and how long they are taking to stop it....
http://www.dorkly.com/picture/1687/super-mario-oil-spill (http://www.dorkly.com/picture/1687/super-mario-oil-spill)
oh noes!
Quote from: Jake on June 05, 2010, 05:45:58 PM
http://www.dorkly.com/picture/1687/super-mario-oil-spill (http://www.dorkly.com/picture/1687/super-mario-oil-spill)
oh noes!
HAHAHAHA. Nice find.
This oil spill could get as far as Canada. Also, considering it's hurricane season, Canada is also expected to get a great amount of acid rain... :(
Well, the way they are forecasting it, Mother nature will have a couple of years to get a good oil hurricane to rip through with the speed at which this is going to get cleaned up.
Quote from: Mr Pwnage on June 03, 2010, 06:13:27 PM
Quote from: Meiun on June 02, 2010, 11:24:47 PM
Things will get even better once hurricane season comes around! Nice big oil hurricanes will just top this disaster off.
Oilcanes! Woohoo! Also, I am sure we are all aware how hurricanes are named...such as Hurricane Katrina. Well when this oilcane occurs...let's call it Hurricane BP in honor of BP! How lovely it will be when the news reports: "4 men dead today due to lung complications as a result of Hurricane BP"...oh the guilt.
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs557.ash1/32460_402639202273_181532102273_4877935_6290234_n.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM&playnext_from=TL&videos=oR7S4OEgWWU&feature=recentlik
I'm gonna laugh the next time I hear some conceded Brit crack an American joke. Heck, almost makes me wish what's his nuts wasn't banned, the 14 year old, who's every post was an attack on Americans. I'll just tell 'em that I'm headed over to the UK with a Nuclear Bomb and I'll accidentally detonate it in their back yard, then do nothing but apologize "deeply" while making many failed attempts at helping correct my accident. !@#$ers. We'll see how they like it, pieces of shit.
Quote from: Scotty on June 10, 2010, 10:31:10 PM
I'm gonna laugh the next time I hear some conceded Brit crack an American joke. Heck, almost makes me wish what's his nuts wasn't banned, the 14 year old, who's every post was an attack on Americans. I'll just tell 'em that I'm headed over to the UK with a Nuclear Bomb and I'll accidentally detonate it in their back yard, then do nothing but apologize "deeply" while making many failed attempts at helping correct my accident. !@#$ers. We'll see how they like it, pieces of shit.
What's funny is that a lot of people are still trying to blame America for this one.
Also, Torch, that was absolutely !@#$ing hilarious. Laughed my ass off the entire time.
Quote from: Torch on June 10, 2010, 10:29:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM&playnext_from=TL&videos=oR7S4OEgWWU&feature=recentlik
Hahaha. That's probably what would happen. Too bad you can't clean an oil spill with a giant sheet of paper towel. Or perhaps that's what we should be doing.
Quote from: Torch on June 10, 2010, 10:29:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM&playnext_from=TL&videos=oR7S4OEgWWU&feature=recentlik
Cool video lol and that guy really cuts his hair
Quote from: Torch on June 10, 2010, 10:29:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM&playnext_from=TL&videos=oR7S4OEgWWU&feature=recentlik
Soz for double post computer is lagging...
That video was hilarious. I'm cracking up at work.
Quote from: Jake on June 10, 2010, 10:38:15 PMWhat's funny is that a lot of people are still trying to blame America for this one.
Yea, they were talking about this on the radio the other day and they were saying how people are complaining about Obama not taking a more firm approach on this when the very reason he was elected was for being exactly the opposite of that.
That was actually probably one of my favourite youtube videos ever, kudos.