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ElfBane · 05-31-2010, 07:34 AM

As soon as I heard about the Spill and it's depth, 5K feet, I was pretty certain the solution wouldn't be quick. The depth of the Spill equates to 151 atmospheres. This means that direct human intervention is almost impossible. Everything has to be done by robotics. Even if a manned submersible were sent down, it would just give us a "closer look", all actions would still have to be thru robotic arms.

Adm. Allen said it best (paraphrase) "if you get rid of BP, it begs the question, Who do you replace them with?". The Federal government certainly doesn't have the practical skills to deal with this magnitude of a disaster. That leaves us dependent on the oil companies to actually stop the leak.

05-31-2010, 07:34 AM	#16
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Giant Plumes of Oil... A way to clean those up? As soon as I heard about the Spill and it's depth, 5K feet, I was pretty certain the solution wouldn't be quick. The depth of the Spill equates to 151 atmospheres. This means that direct human intervention is almost impossible. Everything has to be done by robotics. Even if a manned submersible were sent down, it would just give us a "closer look", all actions would still have to be thru robotic arms. Adm. Allen said it best (paraphrase) "if you get rid of BP, it begs the question, Who do you replace them with?". The Federal government certainly doesn't have the practical skills to deal with this magnitude of a disaster. That leaves us dependent on the oil companies to actually stop the leak. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.