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*Mindz* · 06-23-2010, 09:23 PM

RedJewel2SS · 06-23-2010, 09:45 PM

you know the first thing they shoulda done to fix the leak is wrap a wedding ring around the well.

because it woulda stopped putting out!

WadeWilson · 06-23-2010, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RedJewel2SS

you know the first thing they shoulda done to fix the leak is wrap a wedding ring around the well.

because it woulda stopped putting out!

2ndgenz28 · 06-23-2010, 10:06 PM

Buy your own toxic tar ball on ebay

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

Synerbee · 06-23-2010, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 2ndgenz28

Buy your own toxic tar ball on ebay

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

Easy way to make money haha

2ndgenz28 · 06-24-2010, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Icandrivejustnotlegally

Easy way to make money haha

Gotta be some legality issues with shipping.........

5thGenCamaroChick · 06-24-2010, 07:38 AM

Us hillbillies ain't as dumb as folks like to peg us for.

Seriously, hay is a cheap, environmentally friendly alternative that would actually remove the oil from the gulf, as opposed to scattering/sinking it with synthetic dispersant. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

shevyman · 06-24-2010, 07:44 AM

wow very interesting. i would have never thought of that. and yeah they should use the hay. like he said it wont sink it will just float to shore and you can still pick it up.

Moriartii · 06-24-2010, 08:13 AM

That is a dayam good idea!

dmiller66 · 06-24-2010, 09:03 AM

Well, once they study the properties of the hay/oil mixture, have about 50 PHD dissertations written on it, studied every possible side effect of the extra hay in the water, looked at all the lawsuits brought about by the other types of hay that were not used and fought off the lawsuits from so called oil clean up companies maybe then something like this could be utilized. Of course by that time people will say: "What oil spill?"

Mr_Draco · 06-24-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 5thGenCamaroChick

Seriously, hay is a cheap, environmentally friendly alternative that would actually remove the oil from the gulf, as opposed to scattering/sinking it with synthetic dispersant. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

Besides the fact that there is a nation wide hay and straw shortage and the amount of hay required for this task is more then the amount of hay/straw currently in the US. Doing so would cause the near extinction of all domestic animals in the US that requires hay/straw to survive. This sounds like a great idea to me, how about you?

wylde1 · 06-24-2010, 11:06 AM

Ya hay floats when it's dry. Cover it in a tar ball and see if it stays any where near the surface...

RedJewel2SS · 06-24-2010, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by wylde1

Ya hay floats when it's dry. Cover it in a tar ball and see if it stays any where near the surface...

oil floats on top of water

according to the video, hay floats on top of water

what makes you think when you have hay and oil combined it won't float

wylde1 · 06-24-2010, 11:17 AM

In this case, not all the oil is floating. Crude has different densities, sometimes it's lighter than water, sometimes it's more dense. That's why we're seeing large underwater plumes. We already have the ability to clean up the stuff that's on the surface and/or contain it. It's the stuff that's in under water currents that's sneaking by and making it to the coasts etc.

just because they both float, doesn't mean the combination of the two will float. That's like saying anyone that weighs as much as a duck is a witch because witches burn and wood burns, and ducks and wood float..... etc etc.

I didn't watch the video because online players are disabled here at work, but there are a few holes in that plan.

06-23-2010, 09:23 PM	#1
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06-23-2010, 09:45 PM	#2
RedJewel2SS 12.23s@113mph Drives: 2SS/RS, A6, just a few bolt ons Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,197	you know the first thing they shoulda done to fix the leak is wrap a wedding ring around the well. because it woulda stopped putting out! __________________ RIP Cammie 7/15/2009 - 4/1/2011

06-24-2010, 07:38 AM	#7
5thGenCamaroChick Hey y'all :) Drives: Rosalee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast TN Posts: 437	Us hillbillies ain't as dumb as folks like to peg us for. Seriously, hay is a cheap, environmentally friendly alternative that would actually remove the oil from the gulf, as opposed to scattering/sinking it with synthetic dispersant. Seems like a no-brainer to me. __________________ "Are you picking up what I'm laying down? Can you dig what I'm growing?"

06-24-2010, 11:06 AM	#12
wylde1 I am the Stig Drives: Black w/ IOM stripe 1SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK, CAN Posts: 1,312	Ya hay floats when it's dry. Cover it in a tar ball and see if it stays any where near the surface... __________________ 2010 Camaro - 1SS, Black w/ Orange stripes

06-24-2010, 11:17 AM	#14
wylde1 I am the Stig Drives: Black w/ IOM stripe 1SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK, CAN Posts: 1,312	In this case, not all the oil is floating. Crude has different densities, sometimes it's lighter than water, sometimes it's more dense. That's why we're seeing large underwater plumes. We already have the ability to clean up the stuff that's on the surface and/or contain it. It's the stuff that's in under water currents that's sneaking by and making it to the coasts etc. just because they both float, doesn't mean the combination of the two will float. That's like saying anyone that weighs as much as a duck is a witch because witches burn and wood burns, and ducks and wood float..... etc etc. I didn't watch the video because online players are disabled here at work, but there are a few holes in that plan. __________________ 2010 Camaro - 1SS, Black w/ Orange stripes

06-23-2010, 10:06 PM	#4
2ndgenz28 Thread Killer Drives: All Black Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NWO Toledo Area Posts: 4,720	Buy your own toxic tar ball on ebay http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

06-24-2010, 07:44 AM	#8
shevyman Drives: 2010 Camaro SS IOM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: california Posts: 1,734 View My Garage	wow very interesting. i would have never thought of that. and yeah they should use the hay. like he said it wont sink it will just float to shore and you can still pick it up.

06-24-2010, 08:13 AM	#9
Moriartii Drives: 11 IOM 2SS/RS M6 w/Hurst Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 1,269	That is a dayam good idea!

06-24-2010, 09:03 AM	#10
dmiller66 Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: '13 2SS/RS, Blue Ray Metallic, Auto Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Plantation, FL Posts: 227	Well, once they study the properties of the hay/oil mixture, have about 50 PHD dissertations written on it, studied every possible side effect of the extra hay in the water, looked at all the lawsuits brought about by the other types of hay that were not used and fought off the lawsuits from so called oil clean up companies maybe then something like this could be utilized. Of course by that time people will say: "What oil spill?"

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