100,000 Barrels of Oil, How Much is That?

British Petroleum (BP) internal memos released this weekend estimate that, in a worst case scenario, there may be as much as 100,000 barrels of oil a day spilling into the Gulf from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Previous estimates have placed the spill in the 35,000-65,000 barrels per day range.

In addition, Tyrone Benton, an oil worker who survived the Deepwater Horizon explosion, said over the weekend that he had informed both BP and Transocean, the rig’s owner, about a leak on the rig’s safety device weeks before the blast occurred. He said that the safety device, which is called a blow-out preventer, was switched off rather than repaired.

“We saw a leak on the pod (and) we informed the company,” Mr Benton said. “They have a control room where they could turn off that pod and turn on the other one, so that they don’t have to stop production.”

Benton did not know if the blow-out preventer had been turned back on prior to the explosion which produced the current leak BP is trying to fix.

Plus a federal judge has blocked President Obama’s moratorium on deepwater drilling. Federal judge Martin Feldman in Louisiana granted the oil drillers’ request for a preliminary restraining order that would prevent the Obama’s moratorium from taking effect until a trial is held.

The White House immediately said it would file an appeal.

Back to the 100,000 barrels, here is the problem with an estimate of 100,000 barrels per day: who can possibly imagine how much oil that is? That much oil spewing into the ocean is beyond imagination for most of us.

So how much is 100,000 barrels of oil?

In the wall of oil photo below, it is said that there are 13,000 barrels in the photograph.

It would take eight times the number of barrels in the photo to reach 100,000 barrels. Imagine that much oil, if you can, leaking into the Gulf every single day.

In the video below, a physicist created the images of 25,000 oil barrels stacked up around a pillar 15,000 feet high and those same barrels falling to the ground in a huge pile.

100,000 barrels of oil would equal four piles of oil barrels. Those four piles are spilling into the Gulf every day. 6.3 million barrels of oil would be the total amount of oil that has so far spewed into the Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20, 2010.

It would take 252 piles of oil barrels in the video to equal the amount of oil recklessly tossed into the sea by BP so far. Can that much spilled oil ever be completely cleaned up?

Another number difficult to imagine is the $20 billion BP has been forced to place in a trust account to pay for the oil clean-up. Billion dollar numbers are thrown around constantly in this day and age, but has anyone ever really imagined how much $20 billion is?

The above photo of $5 billion in gold bullion was taken at one of the Federal Reserve Banks. The $20 billion needed to pay for the oil spill would require four such rooms filled with gold–another picture that is almost impossible for the mind to imagine.

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Slap Happy Cat, Stuck Cat, One Cool Cat – Videos

Cats dominate today’s post starting with one cool kitty and a jealous slap happy cat not afraid to voice its opinion. Hopefully you will have stronger feelings about our feline presentation than the rather sleepy and languid cat above who appears to live in the lap of luxury.

It must be nice.

Despite the tone set by one apathetic Angie above we boldly begin our first video with one kool kat, Joe Cool in fact. Joe is the Cat in the Hat and is so cool that he seems to assume that others share his rather high opinion of his coolness.

The envious Beedow obviously does not agree and tries slapping Joe into next year.

Let’s have a look:

That is a very catty maneuver by olde Beedow, and it appears that she just cannot handle a really cool cat. The Cat in the Hat, Joe Cool, is clearly ticked by Beedow’s attitude. Neither Joe nor Beedow handle themselves anything like a Dr. Seuss character would have in a similar situation.

Let’s hope that the cats’ owner does not leave these two home alone together because Beedow’s bellicose feelings toward our little Joe Cool just might result in more violence.

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What happens when an adventurous cat enters and exits home via a window that is ajar just ever so slightly? Usually nothing, until today that is.

No one knows how it happened, and our embarrassed feline is not talking so we can only guess. This little girl lives in a second floor walk-up in a block of flats smack in the center of Bucharest, Romania.

Today she managed to get into trouble that she could not get herself out of.

Let’s join her during her struggles:

Thank the Lord for good Samaritans because without them this cat would be waiting until the boss got home. That is assuming that the cat lives in this apartment and was not interloping, something many a cat has been known to do.

This girl was obviously agitated that her privacy was left hanging out for all to see. Romanians apparently do not hesitate to butt into the affairs of others because there seemed to be no shortage of onlookers willing to record the event on their mobile phones.

This is one Romanian kitty whose most embarrassing moment has been preserved for posterity on the Internet. Ah, if only we were all so fortunate!

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Drunk Videos, New Drunk Joke

We have been remiss in posting drunk stories and videos lately, so we are offering a couple of drunk humor videos and a totally new drunk joke. BTW you will really like the drunk joke because it is classic Irish comedy featuring the adventures of Michael Murphy himself.

The first video was taken somewhere in either Russia or one of the former Soviet republics, judging from the language spoken. As you know Russians often excel at inebriation so it is only fitting that we acknowledge their drunken prowess with a video in Mother Russia’s honor.

As you see from the photo above our hero is at the beach and is simply attempting to get dressed. His problem lies in mistaking his pants for his shirt, which results in a dramatic challenge for our new friend, Yuri.

Let’s see how Yuri handles himself:

Well, so much for how well Yuri handles his vodka. All he needed to remember was one leg at a time. Poor Yuri!

I don’t know about you, but I found all of that giggling in the background a bit annoying. That is the problem with YouTube vids, sometimes you have to take what you get.

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At least we are not forced to endure endless giggling in our second drunken video. The background in this vid is a song called “Yakkety Sax” and is something we commonly heard on the Benny Hill TV series. Thankfully, the “Yakkety Sax” fits the mood of our video perfectly.

In this video we find ourselves among three intoxicated revelers, two of whom feel a need to mount a statue of a horse. Their inebriated state has clearly diminished their excellence at a vertical jump, but has in no way dampened their enthusiasm.

Let’s join our trio during their visit with Mr. Ed:

Mr. Ed was well ahead of our tipsy triumvirate until they broke his legs, which is foul play in anybody’s language. Naturally, our liquored up friends quickly skulked away into the night rather than face responsibility for their dastardly deed. What will Wilbur say?

You know what happens to horses with more than one broken leg. We’re afraid it is off to the glue factory for poor ole Mr. Ed. That’s no way to treat a talking horse now is it?

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We promised you a new drunk story, but let us warn you this one is just slightly on the blue side, but only marginally so.

Having warned the faint of heart among us let us re-introduce you to our good Irish friend Michael Murphy who is as boozed up a lad as you’ll find either side of the Atlantic. If Michael is not three sheets to the wind by the Noon hour then it must be election day, because why else would the drinking establishments of Dublin be closed?

We join Michael as he arrives for his appointment with Dr. Kevin O’Phelan for his annual checkup. Michael has been worrying about his health lately because he has not been feeling his best, so he is concerned that he may finally be paying the price for his incessant drinking.

Dr. Kevin has required that Michael strip down to his bvd’s, and Michael has dutifully complied. As Dr. Kevin begins going about his business with Michael, he suddenly looks up at the lad and says in an authoritative tone, “Michael, I am afraid you are going to have to stop masturbating.”

“Oh my Lord, God!” exclaims a shocked Michael. “Why?”

“Because I’m trying to examine you,” replies Dr. Kevin.

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Helen Thomas Retires Due to Jews Remarks – Video of Remarks Included

Helen Thomas, long time member of the White House Press Corps. and columnist for the Hearst Newspapers, retired today because of the clamor for her resignation over her recent statement on Palestine.

On May 27, 2010, Rabbi David F. Nesenoff interviewed Helen on the White House Lawn on American Jewish Heritage Celebration Day. When asked what comments Helen had on Israel, Helen replied, “Tell them to get the Hell out of Palestine.”

Nesenoff asked, “ooh! Any better comments?”

Helen replied, “Remember, these people are occupied, and it’s their land not Germany, not Poland.”

Nesenoff asked, “So where should they go?”

Thomas said, “They can go home.”

Nesenoff: “Where’s home?”

Thomas: “Poland, Germany.”

Nesenoff: “So you think Jews should go back to Poland and Germany?”

Thomas: “And America and everywhere else.”

Rabbi Nesenoff published the interview on June 3, 2010, on RabbiLive.com and on YouTube.

Here is the video of the interview:

Since the remarks were printed, Many Israel supporters have been clamoring for Thomas’ firing.

Thomas apologized last week on her web site saying, “I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.”

Despite the apology, demands for Thomas’ firing continued unabated. Thomas, who will be 90 years old in August, obviously could not weather the political storm.