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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 09:25 AM
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Robot Cam is back to work with socket wrenches
No idea what it's trying to do but it's more interesting than watching the Gusher Cam

http://globalwarming.house.gov/spillcam
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skeptical cynic Donating Member (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 09:33 AM
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1. Kinda awkward
I wish R2D2 were there.
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 09:37 AM
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4. "Under 5,000 feet of seawater..."
"Nobody can hear you beep"
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 09:34 AM
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2. For a while the thing in the background looked like a Japanese SciFi movie robot
A mean-looking one.
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 09:36 AM
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3. I think BP just figured out that showing the Gusher Cam
was keeping people angry and focused, whereas this robotic play keeps people amused and distracted.
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HCE SuiGeneris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 10:54 AM
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7. But the robots are SO DAMN CUTE!
;(
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 09:37 AM
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5. havent seen the open end of the pipe for days
wonder what it looks like?
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 09:38 AM
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6. I think I read that BP claims it's all obscured by mud
or something
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 10:59 AM
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8. the gusher cam is back
:(
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 12:18 PM
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9. Now it's the robots again. nt
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-28-10 12:31 PM
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10. CNN's feed still has the gusher
:hi: along with the others.
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