On Apr 27, 1:46*pm, hk wrote:
On 4/27/10 4:43 PM, Frogwatch wrote:

On Apr 27, 1:37 pm, *wrote:
40,000 gallons of oil/day would fit into a cube 17.5 feet on a side,
not exactly a major spill. *Consider that 75% of such oil is typically
volatile and will readily evaporate, that goes down to about 11 feet
on a side, a tiny amount.

Besides, if you're so worried about it, set fire to the spill.

Apparently the correct answer in approximately 42,000 gallons a day.
That's 1000 barrels. Perhaps it could be arranged to have 1000 gallons
of oil spilled into your boat, onto your lawn, or into your living room.

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The Tea Party's teabaggers are just the Republican base by another name.

Let's consider how much oil is leaked by 2 cycle
outboards............yes, it really is a small spill. Not worth
worrying about since nature spills far more from natural seeps in the
Gulf. OF course, nature has spilled huge amounts off of Santa
Barbara, CA in building the "Asphalt Mountains" that have just been
discovered ibn the deep water off Santa Barbara.