re: Retarded/simple solution thread: Oil Spill

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I know nothing about any of this stuff. But assuming we do finally get the well cut off, could we not just light all of the surface oil on fire?

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I think they have already done that, but it can't be done in choppy seas.

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Or are we actually trying to recapture some of this leaked oil for future use?

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They are doing that too.