authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: > >> authfriend wrote: >> > <snip> > >>>>> It doesn't make the oil "clump together," it *disperses* it >>>>> so the oil-eating microbes in the ocean can get at it more >>>>> easily. That process is what depletes the oxygen. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I've heard the contrary >>>> >>> You heard wrong. Why do you think it's called "dispersant" >>> instead of "clumpant"? Jeez. >>> >> No, I didn't hear wrong. >> > > *What* you heard was wrong. It's an idiom. >
Oh I see, up is down and down is up? > >> It's mentioned in the G4 report you obviously >> didn't watch. G4 is a gamers cable network I believe owned >> by Comcast. Gamers are a cynical bunch so they had to be >> more careful in their reporting. >> > > BWAHAHAHA!! You're getting your information about > dispersants from *gamers*?? No wonder you've got > everything bassackwards. > Which says you didn't watch the video. > If that's an example, they need to be WAY WAY WAY > more careful in their reporting. > > >> Yes it is also called a dispersant >> > > Dispersants are called dispersants because they > *disperse* the oil. That's the whole point. > Yeah, so? > >>>> and I've also heard that the BP doesn't want microbes >>>> to eat the oil because they want to salvage it. >>>> >>> That's so absurd I don't know where to start. If BP >>> doesn't want microbes to eat the oil, it shouldn't let >>> oil get in the water where they can eat it to start >>> with. Once the oil's in the water, microbes will eat >>> it whether or not dispersant has been applied. They'll >>> just be able to eat it *faster* with the dispersant. >>> >>> Were you thinking that BP can "salvage" the oil if it >>> gets clumped up? Because that's wrong too. It clumps >>> up because it's gotten "weathered," and then it's no >>> longer usable as oil. >>> >>> Plus which, collecting even freshly spilled oil costs >>> *way* more than they could get from selling what they >>> collect. >>> >> I think the argument (pardon the pun) holds water because >> they probably some other use for the oil. >> > > Reread my last paragraph above, please. *Whatever* > you're imagining they might use it for, it would *still* > cost way more to collect than it would be worth. And > that's in addition to the other two points. > So you're now in the oil business expert? Sort of like being a TM expert? > >> Some of the commentators have mentioned >> this. And they have also mentioned that the dispersant >> interferes with the microbes. >> > > You need to find some different commentators who know > what they're talking about. These guys haven't a clue, > if you're reporting what they said accurately. > And you've listened to them or are you reviewing their opinions without listening to them? Wind, wind, wind... ;-)
