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What the oil spill is really like
Posted on 5/30/10 at 12:49 am
Posted on 5/30/10 at 12:49 am
People keep talking about the oil spill and saying it's not that much compared to the whole Gulf of Mexico. Posted this in another thread, but thought I'd share it.
I'll give you a better way of thinking about the spill.
Imagine it's a hot day, you've been doing yardwork, and you're all sweaty and dying of thirst. And this hot babe who's a dead ringer for Megan Fox or ScarJo comes up to you and has this cool glass of ice water, beads dripping off the side. Feel your mouth water?
You want it so bad. She's just about to give it to you and does a little wink, just one second baby. I'm gonna make this better for you.
Gosh, you're dying from thirst and have a stiffie to boot.
Now imagine the hot babe saying, this glass is like the Gulf of Mexico. And the hot babe calls over her fat, pig-belly cousin that looks like a guy from Deliverance.
He takes that cool glass of water from the hot babe, it brushes past her chest, oh you want it so bad.
And he spits some tobacco juice in it. It's spit and tobacco juice and a little bit of biscuits that he was eating earlier.
And then he scratches his arse and rolls something (who knows what) between his fingers and tosses it in that glass.
Then he rubs his sack and puts a little hair on the top. And he gives it back to the hot girl, she winks and says, here ya go, you big man.
Spit tobacco, dingleberries and nut juice. It only makes up 1 or 2% of the water.
There ya go. Thirsty?
I'll give you a better way of thinking about the spill.
Imagine it's a hot day, you've been doing yardwork, and you're all sweaty and dying of thirst. And this hot babe who's a dead ringer for Megan Fox or ScarJo comes up to you and has this cool glass of ice water, beads dripping off the side. Feel your mouth water?
You want it so bad. She's just about to give it to you and does a little wink, just one second baby. I'm gonna make this better for you.
Gosh, you're dying from thirst and have a stiffie to boot.
Now imagine the hot babe saying, this glass is like the Gulf of Mexico. And the hot babe calls over her fat, pig-belly cousin that looks like a guy from Deliverance.
He takes that cool glass of water from the hot babe, it brushes past her chest, oh you want it so bad.
And he spits some tobacco juice in it. It's spit and tobacco juice and a little bit of biscuits that he was eating earlier.
And then he scratches his arse and rolls something (who knows what) between his fingers and tosses it in that glass.
Then he rubs his sack and puts a little hair on the top. And he gives it back to the hot girl, she winks and says, here ya go, you big man.
Spit tobacco, dingleberries and nut juice. It only makes up 1 or 2% of the water.
There ya go. Thirsty?
This post was edited on 5/30/10 at 12:52 am
Posted on 5/30/10 at 12:56 am to tigerpurple84
CNN said that 12 million of oils is leaking annually every year. The biggest problem is that the oil is so close to the coast which is hurting us
Posted on 5/30/10 at 1:18 am to LSUis0ver9000
i get the analogy, but that was just gross.
Posted on 5/30/10 at 2:47 am to tigerpurple84
those 12 million gallons get vaporize and it's gone. Ours doesnt go away because there isnt enough heat
Posted on 5/30/10 at 6:52 am to LSUis0ver9000
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CNN said that 12 million of oils is leaking annually every year.
around the world, not in one area.
Posted on 5/30/10 at 7:04 am to LSUis0ver9000
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those 12 million gallons get vaporize and it's gone. Ours doesnt go away because there isnt enough heat
Incorrect.
The seepage oil is degraded by bacteria. It doesn't just "vaporize." Only a very small fraction of the volatile portions of the oil will leave the ocean by evaporation
Posted on 5/30/10 at 7:07 am to lsudupont82
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around the world, not in one area.
Shhhh! The dittoheads might learn something.
Posted on 5/30/10 at 12:46 pm to Kickadawgitfeelsgood
i'm just trying to explain to him what's going on. Of course I'm not an oil expert 
Posted on 5/31/10 at 2:59 pm to tigerpurple84
How extraordinarily vivid.
Posted on 5/31/10 at 4:43 pm to beachdude
quote:Yes it was, i had to choke back some vomit.
How extraordinarily vivid.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 12:21 am to tigerpurple84
nm
This post was edited on 6/11/10 at 12:38 am
Posted on 6/1/10 at 1:48 am to Porky
Twice an Exxon Valdez worth of oil seeps into the Gulf of Mexico every year.
Which should convey something to people... but it usually doesn't. Oil isn't some freaking super toxic radio active death liquid. It isn't some great environmental hazard to the ecosystem either. Nature takes care of it just fine as it will here. The problems with the oil are that it does things to the environment temporarily that we don't like. But the ecosystem shrugs its shoulders eats it and then goes back to doing what it was doing before.
Yes it is going to have an impact... just like the virus that killed all those sea turtles did. Turtles reproduce and go on.
Yes it is a bad thing but other than the gov. shutting down fishing (ironically us killing sealife) not that much damage is being done, at least not like the chicken littles want you to believe.
Which should convey something to people... but it usually doesn't. Oil isn't some freaking super toxic radio active death liquid. It isn't some great environmental hazard to the ecosystem either. Nature takes care of it just fine as it will here. The problems with the oil are that it does things to the environment temporarily that we don't like. But the ecosystem shrugs its shoulders eats it and then goes back to doing what it was doing before.
Yes it is going to have an impact... just like the virus that killed all those sea turtles did. Turtles reproduce and go on.
Yes it is a bad thing but other than the gov. shutting down fishing (ironically us killing sealife) not that much damage is being done, at least not like the chicken littles want you to believe.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:55 am to omegaman66
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Twice an Exxon Valdez worth of oil seeps into the Gulf of Mexico every year.
Yes, but does the oil come from a gusher 60 miles from Louisianas coastline?
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Which should convey something to people... but it usually doesn't. Oil isn't some freaking super toxic radio active death liquid. It isn't some great environmental hazard to the ecosystem either. Nature takes care of it just fine as it will here. The problems with the oil are that it does things to the environment temporarily that we don't like. But the ecosystem shrugs its shoulders eats it and then goes back to doing what it was doing before.
You have got be joking?
You can eat the shrimp, oysters, or fish but you can bet you arse there is gonna be something toxic in the seafood when you eat it.
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Yes it is going to have an impact... just like the virus that killed all those sea turtles did. Turtles reproduce and go on.
This is were i started hoping that you are not serious.
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:06 am to Volvagia
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The seepage oil is degraded by bacteria
I remember when I was very young seeing country folk pour their old motor oil along the fence lines to kill and retard vegetation growth. I also remember before the end of summer the area along the fence lines were green again and even needed tending to.
My question: is this due to bacteria breakdown? I realize the motor oil was processed and already broken down through viscosity, but still it's toxic oil, right?
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:36 am to omegaman66
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Twice an Exxon Valdez worth of oil seeps into the Gulf of Mexico every year
From one point on the sea floor?
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