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Fri, 2010-05-07 18:32 — The Conductor
Topic: 
Culture
Technology
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U.S.A.

From the Facebook page for Deepwater Horizon Response
(post at 7:08pm, May 6th):

To help stop the flow of oil from the source, BP intends to drill two relief wells. The first well was started on May 2 and proceeding as expected. This process usually takes 2-3 months and involves going 5,000 feet to the seabed, drilling an additional 18,000 feet, and reaching a target the size of a basketball.

That’s a mile of seawater, then three miles of earth. By remote control. In hurricane season. Accurate within fifteen inches.

Forty years ago, this would have been an epic tale of heroism, focused not on when to panic and who we should blame, but on those who risk their necks to get it fixed.