Bill Nye Explains How BP’s New Containment Cap Could Still Go Terribly Wrong
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 Click to view 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 ....