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A Slick Fix: Oil-Eating Robots Could Mop Up Ocean Disasters

Posted July 27, 2010 3:51 PM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

Marine Mess More than 40 million barrels of oil have been spilled in the seas since 1970-the equivalent of four Exxon Valdez-size disasters a year. When the Deepwater Horizon rig began leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico in April, the cleanup schemes were underwhelming: fire, dispersants, pantyhose stuffed with human hair. But a new robotic system could corral future spills in hours so that oil never hits the shore.

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07/27/2010 7:23 PM

We're saaaaaaaved!

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07/28/2010 12:31 AM

Quote from the article :It needs fine tuning

It sure does - also a rethink and redesign or scrapping.
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07/28/2010 2:56 AM

What will happen when this little robot is full?

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07/28/2010 3:15 AM

The logistics and maintenance would be a nightmare it seems.
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07/28/2010 3:59 AM

There's an overflow hole at the back

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07/28/2010 4:02 AM

Great idea! Maybe you can patent that!

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07/28/2010 11:47 AM

I guess we need to consider the source. Popular Science. Notice that it doesn't even imply that it's good science, just popular. In fact now that they have done the trendy thing of abbreviating their name, like BK and KFC, I now more closely associate them with Popsicle. And they have about the same content and sophistication.
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07/28/2010 5:42 PM

Well said and GA.

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