Deepwater Horizon Blowout Animation
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Deepwater Horizon Blowout Animation
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Very good video!
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Interesting, I had never heard why the valve failed till now.
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Great video. I hope that they've done what ever's necessary on all the other rigs out there to prevent a similar disaster.
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I realize it's a complicated device, but I can't understand why they didn't design the cutting solenoid to work across the whole width of the pipe. Someone should have foreseen the possibility that the pipe might not remain perfectly centered in the event of a catastrophic failure.
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What's also worrisome about these oil rigs is that many of them must be several years old, go to incredible depths and those pipes are surrounded by corrosive salt water. I'd have to think that over time, many things could go wrong.
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I know right? You would also think there would be extensive testing after its built to make sure basic things like wiring are correct?FlyingPenguin wrote:I realize it's a complicated device, but I can't understand why they didn't design the cutting solenoid to work across the whole width of the pipe. Someone should have foreseen the possibility that the pipe might not remain perfectly centered in the event of a catastrophic failure.