The technology is there to fix it no question, and the fact is, that it could have been fixed over a month ago....
Fault lays not only with the current Administration, but with BP also. KeithInNewOrleans On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:00 PM, euwe <[email protected]> wrote: > 3000 psi is why. They only have little robot ships - they can't push > down against that kind of pressure - remember, they're a mile under > the water. The pressure at that depth is incredible.... besides the > pressure of the oil and gas coming out of that pipe. It's coming out > so fast that it freezes sea water. > > On Jun 16, 2:53 pm, studio <[email protected]> wrote: > > As yet, no one can explain to me why my methods of fixing the pipe > > won't work. The fact is, it would work, and is done all the time on > > land. > > > > If the pipe is bare, cut groves 50% into the pipe into it to accept a > > screw-on collar, which can be cemented on, and in turn can accept a > > flange and a shut-off valve. > > The pipe is more than able to accept the grove cuts as it's probably > > rated far more than double the strength necessary to contain the oil > > pressure. > > > > If the pipe is already flanged, they simply need to remove the flange > > and attach a shut-off valve. > > > > I don't understand what is so difficult about fixing a pipe. > > The ocean pressures, and the exiting pressurized oil is NOT a factor > > in fixing the pipe. > > As a matter of fact, some deep land wells exhibit MORE pressure on > > exiting on 15lbs. of land pressure than in the ocean where the oil is > > exiting into the 7,000lbs of ocean pressure. > > > > All the talk of shooting tires and golf balls into it, putting cement > > into it, add dispersant, drop mountains of rocks on it, crimp it, drop > > an atom bomb on it.... > > is all stupid talk for stupid people. > > > > That pipe could have been fixed in 3 days. > > Fix the pipe and stop the BS. > > > > It makes me wonder if Obama called up BP when it happened and told > > them not to fix it. > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
