to begin with today , BP report that their latest containment capsucceeded in stopping the stream of oilfrom the Deepwater Horizon set up . But as the Science Guy explain , close up the valves on the new cap could potentially make matter even bad .
https://gizmodo.com/bp-successfully-stops-oil-flow-5588203
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Using a moldable bottle and some rubber tube , Nye demonstrates why BP is only cautiously optimistic about its late success : basically , they have no way of knowing if the drill drawstring , which extends two miles into the Earth ’s cheekiness , is itself ruptured , and if it is , closing the valves at the top of the fresh containment crownwork could force oil out of the string and up through the surrounding ocean storey . nifty .
Still , Nye allege that BP is doing the right matter rent their time with closing the valve . As he point out , in the lordly scheme of thing , a few extra hours are nothing compare to the possible action of usher in another catastrophic news leak of oil to the area . [ Treehugger ]
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