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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:23 PM Original message |
BP begins 'top kill' attempt in Gulf of Mexico |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Fingers crossed. |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. Breaking News on CNN now, too. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. K and R. The whole world is watching. It may be 12 hours or more before we know... |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not to be the downer of the group |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Because the chance of failure is high? |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. From what they're saying on CNN... |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. I'd say it's more like dehydrated boulders... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. Got the flow full screen on my 50" plasma |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. NYT link ---> |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. this better work. |
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joanmj (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. this damn well better work! |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. The outflow from the BOP seems to be of a decidedly different color right now... |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. thanks for the link |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Hey, cool! |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I don't think those cams are live... |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Looks like May 16th to me... |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. the CNN feed is showing the lines going into the BOP right now |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
11. IN A RELATED STORY background of FOX news coverage changed to loony-tune theme music |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. K&R...in hope of a successful outcome. nt |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. Are they saying how long it will be before they know whether the operation is |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I heard earlier could be a day or more |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
20. live feed |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. Live-blogging thread at The Oil Drum: |
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profgoose (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. the darker it is, the worse it is.... |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. That would be my assumption... |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. Currently, mud is gushing from the BOP |
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riskpeace (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. Pretty Please! |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. Oh hell, looks like a breach |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Hopefully just mud cascading down from the riser leaks... eom |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
29. Unless the leak can withstand more pressure than the oil in the reservoir, isn't this going to make |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. You'll see drilling mud spraying out of the leaking riser with even greater force than the oil was |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I see. What if the drilling mud spraying out of the leaking riser expands the leak? |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 07:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Yes, at those pressures, it seems likely that the holes would expand |
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