the recent BP oil spill is still going on, if you didn't know, and you can see a live video feed of it here
Anyways, it's day 50 as of today, and the number of gallons leaked as of now is estimated to be about 36 million
BP is working to a 'solution' by trying to capture the oil leaking to the surface in an oil tanker, this combined with a containment dome should recover nearly 700 thousand gallons of oil per day. But that big number doesn't matter, because giant plumes of oil are now forming underwater in the gulf. In fact, scientists are having trouble getting any data from BP to find out just how much is actually leaking. One estimate puts the leak rate at 25 thousand barrels per day, that's about a million gallons. However, scientists like Ira Leifer, and the people responsible for measuring the rate, believe the latest "fix" has actually increased the rate of leakage.
We shouldn't wallow in sadness however, because there is in fact a bright side to all of this. All that precious oil leaking out of the ground is finally being collected, meaning it no longer has to remain homeless and forgotten on the shores of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. In fact, BP is collecting way more oil than it can actually process, and "drill baby, drill" has finally fulfilled it's prophetic message.
Also, according to the centrist can't-make-up-their-minds loons at the Atlantic, the oil spill is somehow killing the Tea Party. According to their site, the BP oil spill is taking all the airtime on TV that they used to have. It also does not help that the republicans can't agree on why Obama is wrong on this issue. Fox News and the important people in the part say that Obama isn't angry enough about the spill, and isn't doing enough, while the Tea Party poster child from Kentucky thinks Obama's being too hard on BP.
All in all, what seems to be on everybody's mind is the numbers, how much oil is leaking, how much is collected, how much is in the water, etc., etc...
What you need to keep in mind though is that most of these numbers are bullshit, scientists don't have a good source of data, estimates vary by thousands of barrels, and nobody has any idea what the hell is going on.
Penn and Teller take a good look at the bullshit that is the world of numbers:
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3:
And that's the point, we don't really know how much oil is leaking or where it is or anything.
All we really know is that's a giant bunch of a lot of crap squared
Anyways, it's day 50 as of today, and the number of gallons leaked as of now is estimated to be about 36 million
BP is working to a 'solution' by trying to capture the oil leaking to the surface in an oil tanker, this combined with a containment dome should recover nearly 700 thousand gallons of oil per day. But that big number doesn't matter, because giant plumes of oil are now forming underwater in the gulf. In fact, scientists are having trouble getting any data from BP to find out just how much is actually leaking. One estimate puts the leak rate at 25 thousand barrels per day, that's about a million gallons. However, scientists like Ira Leifer, and the people responsible for measuring the rate, believe the latest "fix" has actually increased the rate of leakage.
We shouldn't wallow in sadness however, because there is in fact a bright side to all of this. All that precious oil leaking out of the ground is finally being collected, meaning it no longer has to remain homeless and forgotten on the shores of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. In fact, BP is collecting way more oil than it can actually process, and "drill baby, drill" has finally fulfilled it's prophetic message.
Also, according to the centrist can't-make-up-their-minds loons at the Atlantic, the oil spill is somehow killing the Tea Party. According to their site, the BP oil spill is taking all the airtime on TV that they used to have. It also does not help that the republicans can't agree on why Obama is wrong on this issue. Fox News and the important people in the part say that Obama isn't angry enough about the spill, and isn't doing enough, while the Tea Party poster child from Kentucky thinks Obama's being too hard on BP.
All in all, what seems to be on everybody's mind is the numbers, how much oil is leaking, how much is collected, how much is in the water, etc., etc...
What you need to keep in mind though is that most of these numbers are bullshit, scientists don't have a good source of data, estimates vary by thousands of barrels, and nobody has any idea what the hell is going on.
Penn and Teller take a good look at the bullshit that is the world of numbers:
1:
2:
3:
And that's the point, we don't really know how much oil is leaking or where it is or anything.
All we really know is that's a giant bunch of a lot of crap squared
What you're saying is completely true. I know that everybody must say the same thing, but I just think that you put it in a way that everyone can understand. I'm sure you'll reach so many people with what you've got to say.
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