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This animated video was created to address the BP oil spill disaster currently occurring in the Gulf of Mexico. This illustration provides a viable solution to minimize or mitigate the flow of oil currently spewing from the leaks of the BP oil well. This idea consists of using a rubber screw with a steel or metal rod running through the center of the screw. Various shapes such as wedges or balloons made from a pliable rubber can also be used. No matter what hardware is used it must have substance to act as an anchor to undergo the pressure stemming from the oil well.
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My solution will decrease the amount of oil that is spewing into the ocean and increase the intake of the oil that is being captured by the ships. This solution would be the quickest and least expensive method to implement.
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Components Motorized component used to turn screw
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READY
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SET
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GO!
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Notice that the screw on the right doesn’t produce a complete seal. In order to produce a complete seal the damaged areas must be converted to a complete circle.
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This drill bit could possibly create more harm because it can easily get logged in the pipe while drilling a circle. At 5000 ft depths this would be extremely difficult to correct the problem. This is why the other designs are more suitable. Can’t Use This drill bit creates the same risk as drill bit #1. Here are some drill bit designs that can be used to transform the damaged areas into circles.
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Here’s how it looks without the Oil spewing!