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Hundred-Ton Dome To Collect Oil Spill

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the big-fire-go-boom dept.

eldavojohn writes "After failing to contain the Gulf oil spill any other way, a massive containment dome had the finishing touches put on yesterday. It amounts to a giant concrete-and-steel box made by Wild Well Control that is designed to siphon the crude oil away from the water. They expect an 85 percent collection with this device. It's not a pretty situation as Google Earth illustrates."

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  1. Re:Fun things to watch - you forgot Fault Creep by meekg · · Score: 5, Funny

    0) "It's not leaking"
    1) "It wasn't us"
    2) "It's just one mistake"
    3) "The media is making it all worse"

    4) (still pending) "It's because the liberals hate nukes"

    I'm glad you are concentrating on what's important.