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From: bert on 31 May 2010 09:30 On May 31, 5:40 am, "Cwatters" <colin.wattersNOS...(a)TurnersOakNOSPAM.plus.com> wrote: > "Bret Cahill" <BretCah...(a)peoplepc.com> wrote in message > > news:f1ef8091-1f5d-4cac-99cd-efe1727c8393(a)40g2000pry.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > >> >"Balloon on a stick" something like an angioplasty except leave the > >> >bag in the pipe: > > >> >The coefficient of friction inside of an oily pipe is low so the bag > >> >will need to be long enough to cover enough area inside of the pipe > >> >for the traction force between the balloon and the pipe exceeds the > >> >back pressure. > > >> I believe they have plans to do something just like that. Heard on the > >> news > >> about a plan to cut off the broken pipe and insert a new one into it with > >> (I > >> think) an inflatable seal. > > > They should have had that ready from the beginning. > > > Bret Cahill > > Apparently they did but thought best to try other, more likely to work, > ideas first. > > To do this one means cutting off the existing pipe which will make the flow > worse.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I have a 3 step plan to stop leak I offered it to BP for $75,000,000. They will con us with some Micky Mouse ideas,but reality is they are just letting it blow in hopes it will run dry. Mean while our Gulf life is dying,but the UK is safe "Long live the queen" TreBert BP and Hallaburton must be having a tea party O ya Bush and Chaney are drinking Texas tea |