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Who gets the credit for the BP container cap? YOU do.

blogs.discovermagazine.com — The world may never know for certain who sparked the idea for the current BP oil containment cap. Professor Robert B... Jul 20, 2010

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zenmojoJul 22, 2010Buried

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Anonymous individual with no vested economic interest: 1
Organization with a overriding profit motive: 0

gianthorseJul 22, 2010Buried

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thirstykoalaJul 22, 2010Buried

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Oh great, now they're going to subpeona me.

"thirstykoala, isn't it true that YOU were responsible for the BP container cap? So wouldn't any excess oil spill be YOUR responsibility?"

kennykljJul 22, 2010Buried

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fdsa1342Jul 22, 2010Buried

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^^^
Sucks BP dick

YaTiddleJul 22, 2010Buried

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"In honor of this unnamed hero the new cap has been fitted with worn Levi's and an exposed ass crack."

Seriously, though, this guy's a boss.

binaryclockJul 22, 2010Buried

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"Don't be an uniformed a-hole"

I don't wear a uniform.

mdpolarisJul 22, 2010Buried

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Mr BP Oil spill Cap Designer...this Bud's for you!

sabz5150Jul 22, 2010Buried

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...to solve a problem caused how?

Yeah, I impaled your leg with an iron bar while goofing off. But since I figured out how to sutcher the wound after half a dozen tries, *I* should get the credit for you not bleeding to death.

Perfectly logical.

ousthouseJul 22, 2010Buried

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So what was so special about this cap?

freezerburn666Jul 22, 2010Buried

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the same engineers who tried to dump garbage and golf balls in to the hole?

turstJul 22, 2010Buried

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Probably not.

majordangerJul 22, 2010Buried

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Wonderful story. Yes it's called parallel processing!

Hey, here's a thought, BP...
Why don't you make a few more of those and put them on the shelf?

turstJul 22, 2010Buried

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This is a terrible article. He is blindly criticizing the "experts" and saying that the average US citizen is better at solving these problems without any evidence.

Get some f**king proof you assh**e.

semisarcasticJul 22, 2010Buried

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REAL MEN OF GEEEEEEENIUS!

goldyoshiJul 22, 2010Buried

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^^^Also used petrol, but gloated about it to everyone because he drives a Prius.

srs2000Jul 22, 2010Buried

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Too bad you have to claim the oil along the shores of the gulf.

sabz5150Jul 22, 2010Buried

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I don't think you are correct.

The reason was because they had NO CLUE how to fix this. Not a one. There was no "Plan B" or "Plan A" for when a well blew.

That's sort of like being an airline pilot and having no idea what to do if the cabin loses pressure or the engines fail.

But damn, they were 100% sure that the cap (which, might I add was the ONLY plan not ending in "...pump oil to surface ships") wouldn't work.

ingenuseJul 22, 2010Buried

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Ya anonymous!

sabz5150Jul 22, 2010Buried

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Go Lockerbie Bomber!!!

Give them credit for THAT?

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