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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:41 PM Original message |
What could have been so explosive on that rig? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. What could be flammable on an oil rig? |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Being able to burn is quite a bit different than exploding.. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:45 PM Original message |
Ever heard of a low order explosive? |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 06:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. i would suggest a couple Google U courses to take: |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. There is almost always some natural gas on top of oil deposits |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Exactly... +100 |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. yes, i was thinking the same. |
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PetrusMonsFormicarum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. Drilled too deep |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Oh shit, they've unleashed a balrog. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!... |
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B2G (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. If you're not just making that up |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. I heard some "expert" on Thom Heartmann today saying that it wasn"t |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. There was no natural gas? |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. It was explained to me this way. |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. Natural gas is a by-product of the drilling process |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. one theory: when Halliburton cemented the well (20 hours before the explosion) |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. Someone else early on was wondering |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. There was a huge methane release. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Unfortunately, those links appear to be broken... n/t |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. strange ... so much for permalinks? try again ... |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. Sounds like this deposit's pressure is way beyond what we can handle. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. Maybe it came from whatever they hit 6 miles down. |
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branders seine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
22. A Balrog from Morgoth |
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