BP Oil Spill Fix (#8)

June 11th, 2010. By AbiK

The latest news on the BP Oil Spill puts the estimate on the amount of oil leaking out at 1.7 million gallons per day. That’s a lot of oil, and as cnn.com notes, that means the BP Oil Spill is now approximately eight times that of the Exxon Valdez mess. Or, as a NY Post headline states, the BP Oil Spill makes the Exxon Valdez look like a grease spot. Indeed. With that, our latest idea on how to fix this mess is from Lorraine, who also refers to herself as a “concerned citizen”:

Fix the BP Oil Spill Idea #8

“Instead of trying to plug up the well, how about creating a funnel or hose of some type in order to direct the oil into a container or where it needs to go?  My idea is that: using a pliable material (waterproof fabric?), such as the one they use for fire hoses, create a large enough “hose” that would fit around the neck of the well and long enough to reach a container of some sort.   Since the “hose” is made out of a pliable fabric, it could be brought down to the well folded accordian-style into a  ring and then slipped over the neck of the well and then attached with rivets.  Then once the rivets were secure, the fabric could then be unfolded over the spill and the oil should funnel into the hose and into whatever containment area is decided upon.” 

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Thanks Lorraine!

Tags: BP, BP Oil Spill

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