New 23 mile long, sub-surface plume found.

[Cetacea]

What a mess.

edit: as Coustaeu Jr. said, this is a 3D spill that effects the whole water column.

[FarCenter]

1. The Gulf isn't 23 miles deep -- the ocean is only about 5-6 miles deep at most

[thecrow]

5. Sub surface can mean horizontal as well as vertical.

So 23 miles *long* is a good description.

[Cetacea]

11. Thank you.

[kenfrequed]

26. Uhm 'Long' is the word.

Length is a horizontal measurement generally speaking as in Length x Width X Height. Height being the measurement you are referring to.

[jberryhill]

27. It's not the length of the boat, or the depth of the ocean...

[thecrow]

2. Link? Anyone?

[Cetacea]

4. Breaking on MSNBC as per ancher person

[thecrow]

12. Ancher?

[Cetacea]

17. Scuse me. It's hard to respond to multiple attacks when you're exhausted

[Wednesdays]

22. The English police are out in force

[kestrel91316]

3. Please cite a legitimate link to this "news". The Gulf isn't even close to 23 miles deep.

I'm not even sure the Marianas Trench is that deep.

FAIL.

[Cetacea]

6. Please go back and read the edit.

Some of us make typos when we are upset. FAIL response for a vet.

[leftofcool]

7. 3, 300 feet deep, 23 miles long

At least that is how I heard it.

[thecrow]

8. OP said LONG not DEEP

Reading is your friend

[Junkdrawer]

23. What a poor-assed attempt at obfuscation. Fail. n/t

[LanternWaste]

24. Self delete

self delete

[Winterblues]

28. long and deep are two different words with two different meanings.

:shrug:

[thereismore]

30. Ever read "20,000 leagues under the sea" by Jules Verne? Same thing. nt

[NM_hemilover]

33. Challenger Deep is the deepest point in the ocean, just watched

NOVA documentary on the expedition to the bottom, incredible ! Worth a watch if you get the chance, the ballast material used blew me away, had no idea !

Unbelievable balls by the two men, to ride it to the bottom, really..it's worth a view it was just awesome !

[Jennicut]

9. It stretches across the ocean almost 23 feet.

NEW ORLEANS — Marine scientists have discovered a massive new plume of what they believe to be oil deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico, stretching 22 miles from the leaking wellhead northeast toward Mobile Bay, Alabama.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7024847.html

[dipsydoodle]

10. Was this edited

to say long instead of deep ?

[Cetacea]

14. Yes, approx. thirty seconds after I saw the typo

What I meant to write was that it was deep and 23 miles long. It was nearly a direct quote.
Thanks.

[dipsydoodle]

16. That's ok

I just couldn't comprehend some of the other posts.

[NM_hemilover]

34. This whole thread is one massive "thats what she said" joke.

[jdlh8894]

13. "3d Spill"? What the hell does that mean?

Coming to an IMAX near you?

[Cetacea]

15. Dispersants. It's not just a surface "spill". n/t

[jdlh8894]

18. What do "Dispersants" have to do with 3D ? n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. I suppose that means it's a plume, rather than a slick.

[thereismore]

31. Dispersed oil hangs in the water column, doesn't surface. Kind of like salad dressing

when you shake it.

[Cetacea]

19. .

My first "ignore".

[Greybnk48]

21. Thanks for the update Cetacea. I did not have my T.V. on.

What a lovely Spring we're having. However, there does seem to be a bumper crop of assholes along with dandelions. I ignore them both.

[jdlh8894]

25. Glad to be your "first"

[Hissyspit]

29. Nothing to be proud of. nt

[Catherina]

32. What other horrors will they find ?

Thank you Cetacea :hug: