On 6/29/2010 11:04 AM, Joe AutoDrill wrote:
Growl... Was NOT supposed to send that until I finished typing.

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On the back cover of the newest edition of "New Equipment Digest" there is a
very uniquely positioned photo. someone is a marketing genius or made one
fortunate mistake.

http://digital-edition.newequipment....nt/201006#pg64

Upper right corner of the page.

Nice cut-off device. Would have worked perfectly under water to make a nice
clean cut for BP and their "cap" at the oil leak site IMHO. The biggest
challenge might have been getting the thing attached to the pipeline
securely, but I'm sure they might have been able to figure that out.

Am I the only one who thinks this device is both cool and useful for
something like the BP problem.

The marketing genius is showing it making a clean cut in a pipeline-like
situation perfectly situated over an oil and gas refinery photo.

I just can't imagine this was accidental.

Just saw a news report.. Same thing happened 30-31 years ago to the
mexicans in the gulf. They were only drilling 200 feet down and they
attempted the same things that BP attempted.. All attempts failed.
Finally the relief wells were what stopped it.. Guess it took them 9
months to finally cap it.

couldn't find the link to the video I saw, but this talks about it..

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64N57U20100524