One of my long-time and dearest friends, Gaddy, has a brilliant mind. He's not just brilliant - he is a fuckin' pittbull when faced with a difficult problem - specifically a scientific one. The uber-geek in him worries the problem bone until he has it dissected, spit out, reassembled and a possible solution, or at the minimum, a method of approach developed.
I confess I don't comprehend all the nuances of what he proposes in his oil spill remedy - cuz face it, i'm an artist and not scientifically inclined - but it sounds viable to me. It certainly sounds better than what has been done so far. Check it out here:
http://dopaminedreams.blogspot.com/2010/06/jane-somebody-stop-this-crazy-thing.html
6 comments:
"The lead is should flow, slowly, taking the basalt sands with it into all the crevasses of both the casing and the oil-bearing formation and plug it off with a hermetic seal.
Secondly, at some point in the column, the temperature and pressure are likely to be just right to allow the lead and basalt aggregate to form a “non-Newtonian fluid” that will form a physical barrier, which would resist geological pressure spikes coming from the oil-bearing formation below."
that is exactly what my solution was!
I'll hit his post!
LOL! Big hugs Massa Sage. I think your inner geek will appreciate his post.
Thanks for the link, babydoll
*loving tushie swat*
Gaddy-love,
i really am trying to think of a way to get your idea in front of someone that might make a difference. sadly i don't know if i believe anyone in charge of resolving the problem actually gives a shit about finding a solution. :(
at least SOMEONE is thinking about it
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