Plans to nuke BP oil spill gathers steam

[Nickolai77]

KILL IT WITH NUKES!!!

 

[sogortheogre]

This sounds... like a terrible idea. But it would still be awesome.

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

Ive been waiting to throw this out.

Spoiler

IF it is the only possible way to stop OIL from leaking into the already polluted Gulf Of Mexico, then it must be done.

Although I believe the guys a BP can brainstorm some more 'creative' ideas

 

[The Bum]

uuuugggghhhh you nuke PEPOLE not INANIMATE OBJECTS! use them for what they were made for sheeesh

 

[Bloodstain]

Sounds like something Michael Bay thought of.

 

[ICanBreakTheseCuffs]

They should just attach a really big pipe to wherever the oil is leaking from, that then diverts back into the system. Easy.

I think they already tried that or was going to but failed and nukes solve everything

 

[Kapol]

Does no one have any foresight?

Didn't you know, everything that makes a profit is perfectly safe and will never go wrong, never run out and never do something unexpected.

Positive trends are permanent people, don't let those nay saying commies tell you otherwise!

Yes, that's why Umbrella never thought the virus would escape. If the company is making money, they are always safe from things like oil spills and zombies.

But in all seriousness, I can't believe this hasn't been solved yet. I guess I don't know anything about it though. It just seems that sealing off oil so it doesn't flood into the water seems sort of like plug in a water source to stop it from leaking water. But then that would mean the company couldn't get it's precious oil.

 

[Pandalisk]

Yes because that will help the aquatic Wildlife.
Whats this? Oil? Killing Birds and sea life? Its okay! We'll fix it with the Fury of a thousand angry suns!.

Why dont we just evaporate the entire goddamn Gulf if were at this stage of thinking.

 

[Jamash]

If my amateur grasp of Science [small]Fiction and Horror[/small] has taught me anything, this won't end well.

What is Oil made from? Dead Dinosaurs.

What does Nuclear Radiation do to things? It resurrects, mutates and makes things go on rampages.

Do we really want a horde of Godzillarish Zombie Dinosaurs spilling out of the Gulf of Mexico?

 

[Cxizent]

They should just attach a really big pipe to wherever the oil is leaking from, that then diverts back into the system. Easy.

I think they already tried that twice. Although i can't remember them saying what went wrong with it other than "it didn't work".

Can I point all of you to the new Penny Arcade (if you haven't already seen it, what with your crazy timezones)

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/6/4/

 

[ICanBreakTheseCuffs]

Sounds like something Michael Bay thought of.

Michael Bay runs everything

 

[XJ-0461]

"We've got some kind of problem in the Gulf of Mexico"

"Throw a nuke at it, that should sort things out"

Seriously, who thinks of these things? It seems to have worked in the past, but... wow. It sounds like the very definition of overkill.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

So they run the risk of making the hole in the sea floor bigger?

I don't think this is a good idea.

 

[Echo136]

I would appose this because it would probably devastate the wildlife nearby, but seeing as how the oil had doomed anything living nearby for decades to come, I dont see a problem with it.

 

[Billion Backs]

Sounds like a plan, actually.

Although I can see certain flaws... But then again, it's still better then doing nothing. Unless they're going to be able to plug up the hole, which they're failing to accomplish so far, some more drastic means might have to be used.

Hoo boy.
Can we say, WORST IDEA EVER!
Do not, I REPEAT, do not go with the nuclear option.

Note: I'm not religious or anything, but I've watched my share of crackpot doomsday prophets on Youtube. Something came to mind:

Rev 8:10-11
"And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter."

Unsettling.

Uh, actually listening and believing any religious prophecy makes you religious. Or at least a complete nut. No offense to all the chestnuts, hazelnuts, and all other members of the edible nut family in the audience.

 

[Treefingers]

NUKE IT FROM ORBIT

Sounds kind of strange to me. But then again, i shit myself when anyone mentions nukes ever, so my opinion can't really be trusted.

 

[Neonbob]

Instant reply: Iiiii like it!
[sup][sup]even though none of the pods I'm tracking are in the Gulf anymore[/sup][/sup]
But in reality, I know that things cannot be that simple.
*sighs*
Ah well. Good to know there are still people who love explosions that much out there.

 

[Treblaine]

errm, did anybody else have this come to mind:


See they HAD BETTER get started on planning this NOW as if all the other plans B through Z fail then they had better have the nuclear option waiting for them at the end.

Oh and by the way, could Barack Obama please wear his Nobel Peace prize medal when he presses the button to detonate the nuclear bomb? I mean, come on, he HAS to. And then say something pithy like "hey, at least I'm not Bush" *BOOOOOM*