Might wanna check the BP cam.

[Mythbuster]

A black chunk of something is trying to plug or come through one of the splits in the riser pipe. Hard to tell what it is. Any one?

[mikelgb]

1. which link are you watching

[csziggy]

3. I'm watching the feed directly from BP

http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/homepage/STAGING/local_assets/bp_homepage/html/rov_stream.html

[yourout]

8. That looks like about 800 gallons a minute leak to me.

[Mythbuster]

4. CNN

Their live feed is zoomed in on a "split" on the kinked riser. Looks like something is obstructing that hole partially.

[csziggy]

2. Yeah - it looks as though they are trying the "junk shot"

One of the 'jets' but off a little a few minutes ago, completely cut off and is now intermittent.

Now they panned back - no change in the others.

[CoffeeCat]

5. Is it Darth Cheney?

just a little attempt at humor in a very tense day...

[Mythbuster]

6. If it suddenly

started speaking and defending BP, it could be. :smoke:

[jfkraus]

7. They "postponed" the "top kill" because...

they ran out of mud because so much of it was leaking out...reference their underestimate of how much oil was coming out. The black stuff clogging the hole was from the "junk shot" they did that they did not tell anyone about because they needed to stop the mud from leaking out. Probably the right move, but bullshit as far as transparency goes.