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Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:47 am to Tigerpaw123
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Context clues
I know, bruh. I'm just combating the idiots that come in here and link google saying a barrel is 55 gal.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:47 am to diat150
For a while, the media used gallons and barrels interchangeably. They have only recently figured out the difference.
My opinion is that they enjoy reporting the larger number in gallons because it sounds so much worse to the general public who can relate to a gallon. Hundreds of thousands sounds worse than tens of thousands.
My opinion is that they enjoy reporting the larger number in gallons because it sounds so much worse to the general public who can relate to a gallon. Hundreds of thousands sounds worse than tens of thousands.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:48 am to Luke4LSU
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believe they were old, used liquor barrels. Can't remember, though.
they were. They have some of the original ones at the Oil and Gas Museum in Houston.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:50 am to sheek
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They have some of the original ones at the Oil and Gas Museum in Houston.
You talkin about the museum of Natural History by Hermann Park? I believe it's the Weiss Energy Exhibit?
If so, that place is BAD arse! Everyone who drives a car should be required to visit that place to decrease the idiocy.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:54 am to Luke4LSU
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You talkin about the museum of Natural History by Hermann Park? I believe it's the Weiss Energy Exhibit?
Yep that place is awesome, it goes over in detail of every step of the process. the capsule you stand in that shows first hand the spud to the fracking of the well is bad arse. All these oil and gas haters should go and educate themselves.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 11:56 am to diat150
Because most people don't know that a barrel of oil contains 42 US gallons
And because 250,000 gallons sounds more scary than 5,952 barrels.
The better question is why did they under-report the volume of the oil coming out for so long?
And why do they continue to report on the utterances of BP execs as if they were true?
When time and time again, they have been proven wrong.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 12:08 pm to WNCTiger
BP and NOAA said 5K barrels/day
govt panel of top scientists estimated 12-19K barrels/day based on grainy imagery
Now they have been given the amount of natural gas amounts and HD imagery we should have a new and pretty accurate estimate in a matter of days.
Thad Allen says 15K barrels is coming out right now and they hope to have 28K barrels by next week when the new ship arrives.
govt panel of top scientists estimated 12-19K barrels/day based on grainy imagery
Now they have been given the amount of natural gas amounts and HD imagery we should have a new and pretty accurate estimate in a matter of days.
Thad Allen says 15K barrels is coming out right now and they hope to have 28K barrels by next week when the new ship arrives.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 12:16 pm to Mudminnow
remember, all of the obstructions have been cut off so the flow has increased
Posted on 6/9/10 at 12:19 pm to mylsuhat
from the oil hearings in washington this morning. They said an increase of 6 -20% due to cutting and that will be accounted for when doing the back calculations.
The new HD imagery is amazing.
The new HD imagery is amazing.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 2:51 pm to diat150
public has no clue what a barrel is.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 3:10 pm to diat150
Didn't you start this sane thread a month ago?
All the wicked media is doing is applying simple conversions. The average person may not know how many gallons are in a barrel.
No different than any other conversion, I mean we could measure voltage in joules and pressure in kilo pascals like scientist do or use volts and psi.
This is a non issue, made an issue by people who think they see a left wing controversy behind everything.
All the wicked media is doing is applying simple conversions. The average person may not know how many gallons are in a barrel.
No different than any other conversion, I mean we could measure voltage in joules and pressure in kilo pascals like scientist do or use volts and psi.
This is a non issue, made an issue by people who think they see a left wing controversy behind everything.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 3:28 pm to diat150
The average person understands what a gallon of something is. I don't go to the store and buy a barrel of milk or put a barrel of gas in my car.
Posted on 6/10/10 at 12:04 pm to LSUnowhas2
But can the average person fathom what 600,000 gallons is?
Since we all know what a teaspoon is, how many teaspoons would it take to fill up the superdome?
See how that's silly?
Since we all know what a teaspoon is, how many teaspoons would it take to fill up the superdome?
See how that's silly?
Posted on 6/10/10 at 3:23 pm to Luke4LSU
They report both, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, this is seen by many to imply fear. (and hence it's an anti-oil left wing conspiracy) It's a conversion from a little known unit to a well known one. Would you like your weather report in Kelvin?
Posted on 6/10/10 at 3:44 pm to diat150
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do they just want a bigger number?
The enviros have used that strategy for years, why not the media that sells based on hype?
Posted on 6/10/10 at 3:45 pm to Napoleon
Will have to find the link but they use gallons because it limits the way people can think about the spill.
A typical person can image 1,2, maybe even 5 or 20 gallons bc it's something in their everyday life. Like buying milk or filling up their truck.
But the amount of oil leaking is in the millions of gallons. Most people wouldn't even understand what a million gallons of milk would look like.
For comparison, basically, it's about the size of Tiger Stadium filling up with oil every day or two (depending on the estimates) and being dumped in the Gulf.
But BP is controlling a lot of the info, so they'll stick to gallons.
A typical person can image 1,2, maybe even 5 or 20 gallons bc it's something in their everyday life. Like buying milk or filling up their truck.
But the amount of oil leaking is in the millions of gallons. Most people wouldn't even understand what a million gallons of milk would look like.
For comparison, basically, it's about the size of Tiger Stadium filling up with oil every day or two (depending on the estimates) and being dumped in the Gulf.
But BP is controlling a lot of the info, so they'll stick to gallons.
Posted on 6/10/10 at 3:48 pm to tigerpurple84
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But BP is controlling a lot of the info,
False. Obama is in Charge and has been since the beginning. BP is the puppet right now and only talks when the strings are pulled.
Posted on 6/10/10 at 4:11 pm to TigerFred
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Obama is in Charge and has been since the beginning. BP is the puppet right now and only talks when the strings are pulled.
The US govt has not federalized the response.
BP is in charge bc it is their mess.
If it were federalized, there would be a LOT of money going to help the businesses that are currently going broke from BPs screw ups.
BP is in charge and that's why everything is screwed. THEY - not the President- are screwing it up. Fact.
Posted on 6/10/10 at 4:15 pm to tigerpurple84
So when Obama gets on TV and says that he is in charge, does it mean he is lying?
Not a fact. I wish people from the inside would start leaking the truth out through the media.
Go find out the reason why the Q4000 isn't flaring right now and what is holding up the next phase of capturing more of the leak.
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BP is in charge and that's why everything is screwed. THEY - not the President- are screwing it up. Fact.
Not a fact. I wish people from the inside would start leaking the truth out through the media.
Go find out the reason why the Q4000 isn't flaring right now and what is holding up the next phase of capturing more of the leak.
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