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Originally posted by Takamuri
Don't worry guys, we still have the NUCLEAR OPTION if the reserve wells don't work!
Originally posted by ghostpigeon
With the geology of the seabed in that area, I'm not sure we do have that option. A nuke might just spawn more avenues for the oil to escape the seabed. I thought it was a reasonable option until I saw some geology reports from the region. I'm now doubtful on that, though I'm far from knowledgeable on that issue. Anybody else know more about this?
Originally posted by Doc Velocity
That's the point that most catastrophobes miss.
Crude oil leaks, natural gas blowouts, and methane blowouts in the ocean have been happening for hundreds of millions of years on Planet Earth. Humans didn't invent oil spills — it's a perfectly natural occurrence.
In fact, it's inevitable on a planet with a seismically-active crust.
BUT... How many "mass extinctions" have they ever blamed on naturally-occurring oil leaks in the earth's crust?
ZERO
That's because the Earth's oceans already know how to deal with it. That's part of the evolution of the Earth's oceans.
Don't believe ANYTHING you hear in the Mainstream Media or from this circus-sideshow administration. They're fear-mongers, and they'll use ANY OPPORTUNITY to cast fear into your hearts. Don't be fooled.
— Doc Velocity
Originally posted by SSimon
Originally posted by ghostpigeon
With the geology of the seabed in that area, I'm not sure we do have that option. A nuke might just spawn more avenues for the oil to escape the seabed. I thought it was a reasonable option until I saw some geology reports from the region. I'm now doubtful on that, though I'm far from knowledgeable on that issue. Anybody else know more about this?
damn right ! Imagine a nuke detonated at 5000 feet with the water pressure of zillions per square inch ???! It'll rip the seafloor open,,,chaos( CHAEOS would be a good name for a God)
I wonder if it's hot down there !
[edit on 10-6-2010 by SSimon]