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To: rottndog

Could they rig an explosive clamp to crush the pipe closed with explosives?


7 posted on 05/08/2010 5:43:25 PM PDT by omega4179 (www.jdforsenate.com)
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To: omega4179

I’m wondering why they can’t progressively crimp the pimp closed—even if that didn’t stop the leak, it could slow it significantly.


8 posted on 05/08/2010 5:48:03 PM PDT by rottndog (WOOF!!! Be prepared for what's coming AFTER America.....)
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To: omega4179
"Could they rig an explosive clamp to crush the pipe closed with explosives?"

That is what a BOP is SUPPOSED to do.

10 posted on 05/08/2010 5:49:03 PM PDT by jonascord (We've got the Constitution to protect us. Why should we worry?)
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To: omega4179

“Could they rig an explosive clamp to crush the pipe closed with explosives?”

I understand the Russians nuked there’s in similar situations.


23 posted on 05/08/2010 6:51:41 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a tea party descendant - steeped in the Constitutional legacy handed down by the Founders)
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