• Nuke The Oil Well!
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[QUOTE=Idi Amin;22549053]you make it sound like soviet policies are somehow more safe and human friendly than other peoples. Which is kind of weird[/QUOTE] Cmon Think about it. If the [i]Russians[/i] can get it right, so can Americans.
[QUOTE=InsanePyro;22549215]So far ours have consisted of throw garbage at it and put a cap on it At least this one worked[/QUOTE] im not saying nuking is a bad idea but we're talking about something invented by a government that gave fuck all about hurting its own citizens in the process as well as land.
This nuke isn't going to be like a Tzar Bomba or something, it's a very small nuke. Small enough so that it wouldn't cause harm, but hopefully big enough to kill the flow by either collapsing the well or the hole.
This sounds like a very good idea to counter the pollution of the environment. :silent:
Honestly why didn't we do this sooner. Proven to work by the russians. Oh wait americans hate russia that's why
Nuke an oil well? Just Cause
Oh Boy. I'd like to taste some water after this! :D
Would a powerful conventional explosive work just as well?
i bet it will create a huge tidal wave :downs:
Crazy Russians.
Can't we just blow shit up without using a [B]nuke[/B]. You know ? Maybe just a large contained explosion ? I think they're underestimating how much pressure explosions have underwater.
See? The Russians were right all along. We should have listened to them.
[QUOTE=Idi Amin;22550390]im not saying nuking is a bad idea but we're talking about something invented by a government that gave fuck all about hurting its own citizens in the process as well as land.[/QUOTE] I think that was mostly the Soviet Union that pulled shit like that (for the most part)
[QUOTE=General J;22552939]Can't we just blow shit up without using a [B]nuke[/B]. You know ? Maybe just a large contained explosion ? I think they're underestimating how much pressure explosions have underwater.[/QUOTE] But nukes can glass the ocean floor and the leak, if you use conventional explosives it will just either just make the hole bigger and stuff down rocks in the well, which oil can still leak, it's not really about the amount of pressure though, nukes can go up to millions of degree's Celsius I support this, it can work!
[QUOTE=General J;22552939]Can't we just blow shit up without using a [B]nuke[/B]. You know ? Maybe just a large contained explosion ? I think they're underestimating how much pressure explosions have underwater.[/QUOTE] Hey, they should hire you if you know that much more about physics, engineering and nuclear weapons than a massive collection of the world's best scientists does.
Reminds me of: [IMG]http://www.keepaa.com/images/anon/2009/200903/20090309/aa6cf8895e0b5ddcbeef9bffd3c867ce.jpg[/IMG]
God fucking damnit Facepunch, first you all were "fuck yeah let's do it the russian way and nuke it" and now when it's on the news you flip the jacket and say "WHAT THE FUCK THATS FUCKING STUPID ARSGEWRFAG" you backstabbing idiots
The four times Russia did it it was on land. This might not be that much of a good idea. Also clean nukes :downs: haha I was right.
[QUOTE=Konigstiger96;22552207]Would a powerful conventional explosive work just as well?[/QUOTE] Yes it would. But you would need alot of what your using to counter-act the pressure. If you use a very small controllable nuclear bomb it will work just as good.
[QUOTE=loled;22548328]Yes. This will surely work.[/QUOTE] The soviets did it. 4 times.
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;22551769]Honestly why didn't we do this sooner. Proven to work by the russians. Oh wait americans hate russia that's why[/QUOTE] An idea about what you're talking about. you have none.
Some are saying it'd be bad cause of the radiation but (as the video loads) aren't explosions that go off way off the ground, and underwater not as dangerous by a long shot due to their being no debris? I feel like I remember reading that somewhere. I know we've tested nukes underwater before so.. I'll see the video and see how I feel. After watching it I don't see much of a problem other then how it may destroy other oil wells/rigs so that definitely wouldn't be something we'd want to happen. I'm fine with whatever they choose.. as long as they do it right.
Oh my god, somebody posted an "Ask someone who works for BP anything thread" on [I]an imageboard I sometimes go to[/I], and he said "Some idiot actually had the idea of nuking the leak."
Radiated water/fishes for the next 50 years :dance:
hurf durf radiation ITT: People don't realize that fallout would be next to nonexistent, the blast that sealed the cavern would neutralize the radiation threat and think that anything relating to a nuclear bomb is OMG WORLD END
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;22548516]What do you mean by that? I did watch the video. they interviewed some guy who saw 9 nuclear explosions and did tests to see how they could be used peacefully. Also the Russians nuked some oil and gas leaks before and it worked. The government guy said it was out of the question and they don't know if it would work if it was that deep. Now please shut up unless you have something useful or truthful to say.[/QUOTE] The russians nuked natural gas sites, and no one has ever tried anything like this on an oil well at this depth. the pressure could create fissures and the nuclear glass seal could shatter. [editline]04:59PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Arachnidus;22555978]hurf durf radiation ITT: People don't realize that fallout would be next to nonexistent, the blast that sealed the cavern would neutralize the radiation threat and think that anything relating to a nuclear bomb is OMG WORLD END[/QUOTE] Neutralise radiation? Impossible, and the radioisotopes in the water would be absorbed into the food chain. Bad idea.
[B]NUCLEAR BOMBS HAVE MINIMAL RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT.[/B] We've done loads of nuclear tests in oceans all around the world, and those spots are almost 100% radiation free. (maybe the background radiation level is 3x higher than normal, and most scientists agree that's fine) Water does a great job of blocking radiation, as well.
I think that if they would have to drill a hole nearly as deep as the relief well, there won't be any point because by the time they finish drilling the hole for the nuke, the relief well would be just about finished anyway. But then again the hole for the nuke might be a lot faster to drill, I don't know enough to say for sure.
Sure, blow it up for all I care, but not a [b]goddamn nuke![/b]
Yeah nuke!
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