The BP Oil Spill ‘Junk Shot’ Explained (By Actual Experts)

by Glynnis MacNicol | 10:52 am, May 16th, 2010

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So what is the “junk shot” exactly? It may sound like a weird local news anchor slip-up but in fact it’s BP Oil’s latest attempt to stop the gushing oil leak in the Gulf. The New York Times posted a graphic yesterday that explains how exactly the company intends to use golf balls, rubber, human hair, and other bits of “junk” in order to plug the hole (Jon Stewart’s explanation is here).

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I don’t think that it is gonna work as the pressure of oil and the water is very high.
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Well that’s good that you explained the whole process of oil spill here but still we are not able to find any solution for it.Hope we will soon get out of it.
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