If they are going to blast anything into the well,

Are_grits_groceries

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Mon May-10-10 04:31 AM
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If they are going to blast anything into the well,

why don't they shoot in something very dense with a material that will expand or is precompressed? I am not a materials scientist so I am not sure what would possibly work if anything.

The density of the material and the blast would try to counteract the force of the oil gushing up. The expansion would help hold together the material used once it grew larger. Shooting in garbage seems like a waste of waste to me.

Of course this is theoretical and has not been tried at the depth of this wellhead. Nothing has.

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Electric Monk

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Mon May-10-10 04:54 AM
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1. A good excuse to get rid of some old tires and golfballs?

Clearly, I don't get it...

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ashling

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Mon May-10-10 05:22 AM
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2. something very dense ... a material that will expand

BP executives? Sarah Palin? I could go on ... :shrug:

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Are_grits_groceries

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Mon May-10-10 05:26 AM
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3. That could be part of it.

Their brains are the densest material on Earth.

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