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CLANG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 10:41 AM
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The "moonwalk" lives on through BP
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37330890/ns/gulf_oil_spill/

BP exec: 'Top kill' plan could be delayed

GALLIANO, La. - BP will begin a key procedure to stop the flow of a leaking undersea oil well on Wednesday at the earliest, but the timing "could extend on from there," a company executive said Tuesday.

"In terms of when the actual kill might go forward, the earliest would be tomorrow," BP senior vice president Kent Wells told reporters on a conference call, referring to the "top kill" procedure.

If "top kill" and other short-term efforts fail, it will take BP several months to drill a relief well to stop the leak.

As BP got ready for its next attempt to seal the blown-out well, family members prepared to attend a memorial service to honor the 11 victims of last month's deadly offshore explosion.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 10:42 AM
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1. The "moonwalk" lives on through BP???
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CLANG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 10:44 AM
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2. Michael Jackson's moonwalk - walking backwards smoothly
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 10:46 AM
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3. We went to the moon without a way to rescue the astronauts if there was a problem
Edited on Tue May-25-10 10:47 AM by stray cat
we drill oil without a way to stop oil flow if there is an accident. People have a habit of reaching their limits and then ending up in trouble if there is a problem. The surprise to many seems to be that humans have limits.

We complain about oil and don't have an alternative to its use.
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