The President was absolutely correct, it has to be calculated. You know if the media 'doesn't get it,' that isn't the President's fault. I knew what he was saying as soon as he said it.
It goes like this:
When one looked at the picture of the rupture and the oil and gas spewing from it, one would notice a robotic arm, of sorts. The arm was holding a device that was emitting 'white smoke' into the oil and gas stream. No one noticed that? No one said, "Hey, what is that mess about?"
No?
Where have the powers of observation gone?
Oh, wait. Keeping the public 'stupid' is good political philosophy. That's right. Manipulation is the key.
Well, this is how the calculation works.
The 'white smoke' was probably sea water being pumped out the 'three' holes. The RATE of pumping is a KNOWN commodity. Get it now?
No?
A known rate is measurable. THAT 'known measurement' is used to gauge the 'stream of flow' surrounding it. The rate of the oil and gas stream was significant. It was so significant that it 'snuffed out' the 'KNOWN measurement' on many occassion.
Literally, Dr. Chu's staff could sit down with the video tape and at any given time, calculate the stream of oil and gas from the film while measuring its rate against the 'KNOWN.'
I doubt 'the fine' is first on the minds of people monitoring this event and making decisions. But, I can understand how the Right Wing Media would consider that paramount to THEIR reality. It is amazing the arrogance of that media. This was a lot of hard work and design that went into that MOMENT of 'ending it' and they ask about the fine to BP. What a bunch of jackasses.
