X Prize To Offer Millions For Gulf Oil Cleanup Solution

Jamie noted that X Prize is offering prizes for a solution to the Gulf Coast oil clean up. This is in addition to categories for mapping genomes, making an incredibly fuel efficient car, and exploring the moon's surface with a robotic vehicle.

SpongeZilla

[Major Downtime]

SpongeBob and Godzilla should have children, so we can dip an enormous SpongeBob into the spill.

Mopping gnomes

[Cloud K]

When I first glanced at "mapping genomes" I thought it said "mopping gnomes" and had this RPG inspired vision of gnomes on boats (clockwork/steampunk) using these special oil-soaking mops.

You have become better at Oil Mopping! (28)

Re:Obvious solution

[spun]

While the thought of Superman cockpunching Tony Hayward is certainly satisfying, would that really have stopped the leak? Perhaps if Superman lined up the punch he could will have (is that the correct time travel tense?) performed a 'junk shot' using Tony Hayward's actual junk.

Re:My solution: Time

[maxwell demon]

You can get it directly at their headquarters, in the year 2735.

Re:Here you go

[Nitewing98]

Well, but they do think about the "small people." Right?