[combat_boots]

But straw ITSELF soaks it up........

http://www.dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/results/Web/straw%20to%20soak%20up%20oil/1/417/TopNavigation/Relevance/iq=true/zoom=off/_iceUrlFlag=7?_IceUrl=true

So will some peat mosses.

I’ve watched videos on YouTube of some guys demonstrating how hay attached oil to it.

So what if it gets heavier as a result?

[combat_boots]

Here’s a video link about the straw/hay demo I posted earlier: http://vodpod.com/watch/3596378-raw-video-could-hay-cleanup-oil-spill

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Loved the two farmers with the hay video. I was chuckling all the way through it. Of course it works. Anybody got a clue how much hay you'd need for this: Some members of the government panel say the flow rate could be as high 100,000 barrels of oil a day, or 4.2 million gallons. Man, that's a lot of hay.

Ok, lets say we did it ... now we've got 4.2 million gallons of oil on a significant pile of hay (and just today's batch). Now, crude is a "hazardous" chemical ... what r ya gonna do wid it? Can't burn it, air pollution, can't bring it on land without a permit. And can you imagine trying to get a permit to drag it on shore? Loved the idea, it's good to "use" around the house if you spill some oil in the garage or something. It does work. But I'm still trying to picture a pile of hay that has absorbed 4.2 million gallons. Now that's a haystack!