BP Says "Top Kill" Operation Has Failed 768
MrShaggy sends a quote from a CBC story: "BP has scuttled the 'top kill' procedure of shooting heavy drilling mud into its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico after it failed to plug the leak. BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles told reporters on Saturday that over the last three days, the company has pumped more than 30,000 barrels of mud and other materials down the well but has not been able to stop the flow. 'These repeated pumping[s], we don't believe will likely achieve success, so at this point it's time to move to the next option,' Suttles said."
Top Kill didn't work, (Score:3, Funny)
let's try Bottom Seduction.
So... (Score:5, Funny)
I believe the proper tag for this is 'now what'
Lets Try (Score:5, Funny)
Lets try the same thing again, except with BP senior execs
BP working relentlessly (Score:5, Funny)
You can never get a decent plumber in the UK... (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory link: http://twitter.com/BPGlobalPR [twitter.com]
Americans are suckers for BS military language... (Score:5, Funny)
well you can sell the Americans anything if you give it macho BS military stylee language. They get all excited if you use words like "kill". Throw in a cowboy metaphor and you're away. Expect the next solution to be something like "predator total destruction high plains stealth option" or something similar ;-)
Re:Amazing (Score:2, Funny)
It's amazing that BP can drill for oil with no provable solution to a catastrophic failure. It's like operating on a patient and going 'Trust me, I'm a doctor'.
So, BP is the Dr. Zoidberg of oil exploration?
Re:Amazing (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's all for show from now on. (Score:4, Funny)
DEC AlphaServer 3000s. They make great boat anchors.
Re:Nuclear option? (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe those russians should take a second look at it...
Yes maybe they could launch the operation from Cuba. Its quite close you know.
Re:Amazing (Score:3, Funny)
NiMH batteries? Nah, feeding the rats is too much of a hassle.
Re:Falacy (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Reaganomics 101 (Score:4, Funny)
Wait, I heard about this. It's called Reaganomics. But maybe the kids have a new name for it these days, what do I know?
LOL. The mere mention of Reagan is the equivalent of viagra for Conservatives.
Guys, that "nuke it from orbit" remark was a joke. (Score:3, Funny)
Really. It was just a joke! Guys, OK? Guys? Guys! Hey. Hey! HEY! Whaddya doing with that missile? GUYS!!!!
Re:Amazing (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Amazing (Score:1, Funny)
Thats it! Someone needs to invent a car that runs on apples!
Re:You can never get a decent plumber in the UK... (Score:3, Funny)
Call in the Poles. They have great plumbers
Personally, I'd check the Mushroom Kingdom for plumbers. I know a couple of guys there that work pretty cheaply, if you don't mind their use of mushrooms every now and then.
Re:Amazing (Score:3, Funny)
BP cannot use this method themselves. It requires Obama to step in and take some responsibility.
Malia: "Daddy, did you plug the hole yet?" ...Michelle! Where's My Super Suit?!"
Obama: "After I'm done shaving, I'll put on my super-suit and get right on it.
Next step ... (Score:3, Funny)
... was supposed to be a 'junk shot' where they jamb the BOP with plastic and rubber to keep the mud from squirting out. So when is BP going to whip out its junk and shove it in the hole?