WorthyNewsBot Posted July 27, 2010 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.45 Content Count: 44,452 Content Per Day: 7.19 Reputation: 987 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted July 27, 2010 For 86 days, oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's damaged well, dumping some 200 million gallons of crude into sensitive ecosystems. BP and the federal government have amassed an army to clean the oil up, but there's one problem -- they're having trouble finding it. http://www.worthynews.com/top/abcnews-go-com-print-id-11254252/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted July 27, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted July 27, 2010 "That oil is somewhere. It didn't just disappear," said Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser. At its peak last month, the oil slick was the size of Kansas, but it has been rapidly shrinking, now down to the size of New Hampshire. Unless New Hampshire is the size of a parking lot, there seems to be a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted July 27, 2010 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,798 Content Per Day: 6.19 Reputation: 11,244 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted July 27, 2010 Perspective for our US geographically challenged folks: Kansas size in square miles: 82,282 New Hampshire size in square miles: 9,279 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted July 27, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Perspective for our US geographically challenged folks: Kansas size in square miles: 82,282 New Hampshire size in square miles: 9,279 Thanks Jade. For our Africa geographically challenged folks. I live on the southern end, down near the bottom Elephants do not roam the streets and we have paved roads and malls South Africa works in square kilometers, and I have nooo idea how big it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Hmmm . . . Maybe all that oil vanished into the same black hole that sucks up socks out of your dryer . . . or the Lord has been answering prayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted July 27, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 276 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 7,474 Content Per Day: 0.96 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/25/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/31/1966 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Thus begins the spin of "hmm looks like it wasn't all that bad after all....come, enjoy our beaches!" All with the US stamp of approval, of course. t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted July 27, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted July 27, 2010 How far is the Gulf of Mexico from the Bermuda Triangle? See image here The Gulf of Mexico is on the other side of Florida (the peninsula you see in the image). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted July 27, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Kansas size in square miles: 82,282 New Hampshire size in square miles: 9,279 South Africa works in square kilometers, and I have nooo idea how big it is 82,282 miles = 132,420.043 km 9,279 miles = 14,933.102 km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted July 27, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted July 27, 2010 The Gulf Waters, the Sun,the Wind, and the dispersents are breaking it up. Plus they have been collecting the surface stuff for some time now. That said, there still has to be alot below the surface that no one has yet seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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