Redneck solution to oil spill clean up....might actually have some merit

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Jeff7

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Jan 4, 2001
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Then launder the things with Oxi-Clean.



Let's see, he used of 1/4 lb hay to soak up a half-cup of oil, and with the leak spewing between 40,000 and 150,000 barrels per day, we only need.. uh.. about 9.8 gazillion fuck-tons of hay to just dump in the ocean somehow.
Are those Imperial or metric fuck-tons?

I was kind of wondering that.

Problem 1: 1 Gazillion fuck-gallons of oil

Problem 2: 1 Gazillion fuck-gallons of oil and 9.8 gazillion fuck-tons of hay

I guess we'll need to send in massive herds of manatees in to eat all the hay.

....but of course, then they'll all die of oil poisoning, so we'll need some way of dealing with all the corpses.

Ah, I have it! McDonald's! The new McOcean burger, which can self-grease the pan.
 

waggy

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Dec 14, 2000
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you guys are right. th at solution is stupid. what they have been doing is far better.

this would be a good idea to keep it off the shore's where it is far worse then open water. it may nto be the perfect sollution but hell use it with others to clean it up.
 

SlitheryDee

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Feb 2, 2005
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and then what does one do with all the contaminated hay?

They suggested burning it as a fuel source for some purpose.

I think this idea might have limited usefulness after the leak has been stopped. Maybe it could be used to clean up certain key wildlife habitats or something. I doubt it is viable for the majority of the damage though.
 

thescreensavers

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Aug 3, 2005
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Let's see, he used of 1/4 lb hay to soak up a half-cup of oil, and with the leak spewing between 40,000 and 150,000 barrels per day, we only need.. uh.. about 9.8 gazillion fuck-tons of hay to just dump in the ocean somehow.


This. Its a good idea, but impractical.


They should just lower a bomb and seal it off.
 

sandorski

No Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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Worth investigating. If it works as well as in the demo, it should be useful for some of the clean up anyway. Even so, the clean up is going to cost $billions.
 

Bill Brasky

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I thought they used bacteria to decompose the oil?

One of the jobs of the president is to oversee a crisis like this.

It seems the oil company responsible would have thought of this scenario already.
 
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GoodRevrnd

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Dec 27, 2001
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One of the jobs of the president is to oversee a crisis like this.

I suppose, but if these oil companies are going to drill the oil they're the ones that should have contingency plans for this sort of thing.
 

Leros

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Jul 11, 2004
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I suppose, but if these oil companies are going to drill the oil they're the ones that should have contingency plans for this sort of thing.

Yes, its the oil companies' responsibility, but we're better off if the government steps in to help.

Its like when a kid drops his lunch tray all over the cafeteria at school. Yes, its his responsibility to clean it up, but its in the best interest of all the students if the teachers steps in to help get it cleaned up faster and better.
 

Xenon

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Oct 16, 1999
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It's not feasible. I'll try to find the link I saw but someone did the math and it would require millions of tons of hay to do this.
 

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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Whether this is a good idea or not is irrelevant. I've been watching Obama closely since he started running. More closely than any other president. Mostly because I'm 30 and starting to really concern myself with politics, also partly because he's the first black president.

I have concluded he is the finest of the ultra-libs. He will not take any idea he or his ultra lib pals didnt come up with personally. He'd rather look cool than actually deal with shit properly. If one thing has been certain in every presidential era since at least Kennedy, image is MUCH more important that competence. Years later people will remember the scandals and your personality much stronger than any of your issues or accomplishments.
Obama knows this. He is not planning for the next 6 years. He's planning for the rest of his life. He wants to be loved and honored for eternity.
 

Xenon

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Oct 16, 1999
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Whether this is a good idea or not is irrelevant. I've been watching Obama closely since he started running. More closely than any other president. Mostly because I'm 30 and starting to really concern myself with politics, also partly because he's the first black president.

I have concluded he is the finest of the ultra-libs. He will not take any idea he or his ultra lib pals didnt come up with personally. He'd rather look cool than actually deal with shit properly. If one thing has been certain in every presidential era since at least Kennedy, image is MUCH more important that competence. Years later people will remember the scandals and your personality much stronger than any of your issues or accomplishments.
Obama knows this. He is not planning for the next 6 years. He's planning for the rest of his life. He wants to be loved and honored for eternity.

Good job bringing politics to off topic. I haven't found that link but perhaps I should be looking for a fail pic.
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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Good job bringing politics to off topic. I haven't found that link but perhaps I should be looking for a fail pic.

1. Read the thread.
2. Note Obama being in it and being discussed in it has already happened.
3. Pull head from ass.
4. Find pic on interwebs.
 
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