Booster4324 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Virtually meaningless to most people. All but experts will just use that to validate their preconceived notions of how good/bad the situation is. Hell, I couldn't even give you a rough order-of-magnitude estimate with that clip, and I actually know something about fluid dynamics. I doubt there are any "experts" at estimating high pressure oil leaks from broken pipes a mile under the ocean at 150 atmospheres pressure. Basically...we don't know. Simple as that. We just don't know. 25000 barrels/day doesn't exactly pass the smell test, though. But then, well production isn't the same as oil gushing from an unsecured hole in the ground, either. That is what it was to me, no concept of scale. Even if I knew it, is this even the main leak? Well, I just hope they get it stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 That is what it was to me, no concept of scale. Even if I knew it, is this even the main leak? Well, I just hope they get it stopped. Where's my sig, dirt bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Where's my sig, dirt bag? I can if you want, as I have been needing one. Hell, who knows, maybe peace and rational discussion will break out. Wait, I retract that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I can if you want, as I have been needing one. Hell, who knows, maybe peace and rational discussion will break out. Wait, I retract that! Just funnin dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Just funnin dude. I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Just funnin dude. But he's still a dirt bag right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 But he's still a dirt bag right? Three day old joke. So no. You on the other hand......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 But he's still a dirt bag right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Not according to liberals I'm not. You (the royal YOU) think we're all hood-wearing thugs out to repress gays and non-believers. Ha! Don't forget about the pedophilia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 But Obama's drilling is different. He's trying to make the world safe for kittens and unicorns. Unicorns are pretty important, but don't forget pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...jOvUk&pos=9 “He has a lot of creative ideas. One in 10 are really brilliant ideas, but nine are dumb,” said MIT professor Wai K. Cheng, a colleague in Slocum’s department. “You can’t miss that one that is brilliant.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Looks like BP isn't worried about it. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Looks like BP isn't worried about it.link This is no reflection on you, but the BP exec's position is by far the dumbest, most ignorant, and irresponsibile comment concerning this incident to date. No other comment comes close. For so many reasons. BP should muzzle this guy before he says anything else. You know, one teaspoon full of clostridium botulinum can kill over a billion people. I wonder how he'd feel if that little old teaspoon of toxin should end up in his huge built-in swimming pool. I mean what's a teaspoon compared to a couple thousand gallons of water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 BP is notorious for oil leaks at prudhoe bay caused by lack of maintenance. And that's a above ground pipe. No reflection on me is right. I expressed my opinion on BP two weeks ago. I honestly think they believe America is still the colony's, to be exploited regardless of consequence's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...jOvUk&pos=9 Nice of Obama to bother sending a couple flunkies weeks after the fact. That's some real leadership you can believe in! Hey, we're still waiting for you to express your hatred of him for supporting off shore drilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 One thing I haven't touched on in this thread is the possibility of using a suitcase nuke to close the well. I have seen it suggested tons and was sorta confused why they didn't. I had vague recollections of that being used in the past, but assumed I was wrong. Turns out I was half right. This technique was used in the past, by the Russians, but to seal off natural gas wells. So we are discussing this over lunch and this guy who is probably DCTom's cousin chimes in, "Yes, but you realize the plate in the gulf of mexico is thinner, as a huge meteor hit there millions of years ago, there is a distinct possibility it could crack into the whole oil reserve." Is that even remotely correct? It sounds plausible, but none of the articles I pulled up on a quick Google search referenced a thin plate. Also, if that is complete ****, why don't they just nuke the damn thing? Mystified in Memphis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 One thing I haven't touched on in this thread is the possibility of using a suitcase nuke to close the well. I have seen it suggested tons and was sorta confused why they didn't. I had vague recollections of that being used in the past, but assumed I was wrong. Turns out I was half right. This technique was used in the past, by the Russians, but to seal off natural gas wells. So we are discussing this over lunch and this guy who is probably DCTom's cousin chimes in, "Yes, but you realize the plate in the gulf of mexico is thinner, as a huge meteor hit there millions of years ago, there is a distinct possibility it could crack into the whole oil reserve." Is that even remotely correct? It sounds plausible, but none of the articles I pulled up on a quick Google search referenced a thin plate. Also, if that is complete ****, why don't they just nuke the damn thing? Mystified in Memphis My cousin's an idiot. Generally, setting off deep-sea nukes is bad for costal zones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 My cousin's an idiot. Generally, setting off deep-sea nukes is bad for costal zones. I should direct him here, that would be an epic thread that is a win/win for me. In any case, a suit case nuke is worse than 4 million+ (is it me or is that figure stuck there?) gallons of oil? If you say yes for now, I buy it, but what about 2 months from now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I should direct him here, that would be an epic thread that is a win/win for me. In any case, a suit case nuke is worse than 4 million+ (is it me or is that figure stuck there?) gallons of oil? If you say yes for now, I buy it, but what about 2 months from now? Yes. The nuke alone, you're talking about trashing the entire gulf coast with very big waves. Then add an oil slick. Plus the idea on its own ignores the engineering realities of the problem (such as: it's not just a damn hole in the ground that's leaking, it's a broken equipment that's leaking, or that a "suitcase nuke" isn't necessarily engineered to even survive, much less detonate 5000 feet underwater. "Nuclear" isn't synonymous with "magic". Really. It's not as simple as dropping a small nuke onto the hole. You do actually have to put some thought into using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Nuking an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Sounds great! What could possibly go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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