Newest BP Solution
Shredded tires and golf balls! The containment dome has officially failed and BP plans on building a smaller one to cap the oil spilling out of the well. In addition, BP plans on shooting debris - "tires and golf balls and things like that" - at very high pressure into the well to clog it up. Like the containment dome, this method called a "blow out" has been successful at shallow depths but never attempted at a mile underwater. Due to the depth, there are obvious challenges, but BP engineers are trying anything as long as it causes less damage than it solves.
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