Engineers will not use hair to soak Gulf oil spill
COVINGTON, La. — Engineers will not use booms made out of hair to soak up the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Barbers have collected hair in hopes that it could contain the ooze as it invades deeper into coastal marshland. But crews said Saturday they concluded using the hair was not feasible, and the organizations collecting the hair were asked to stop doing so.
Engineers said a test conducted in February during an oil spill in Texas showed that commercial boom absorbed more oil and less water than hair boom.
Charlie Henry of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said booms made from hair became water-logged and sank within a short period of time.
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I knew the hair wouldn't work. It made for a lot of "feel good" stories, such as when people collected a whole bunch of used clothes for Haiti earthquake victims.
ReplyDeleteThey did it to relieve guilt. But it was all dumb and for naught. :)
@ anonymous...
ReplyDeleteit's funny you say its dumb... because last night in the news city officials from Louisiana were complaining about BP's lack of response/commitment ?? apparently corporate america is not solving anything either... let me ask you this what should one do? nothing? just trust BP that they would solve it all?
Guilt about Haiti?? what should anyone feel guilty about an earthquake? let daddy government throw money to the spill and see if that isn't dumb... it's frustrating how comments like this are meant to dis-empower others to take action... does the fact that the hair booms didn't work relieve your guilt of not doing anything?