Liquid Styrofoam in the well head?

[rwork]

The kind that expands more then 10 times its own size? Just a thought.

[babylonsister]

1. Wow, there's a thought. I know I put some in a planter once;

I still can't get it out. I like your ingenuity!

[Iwasthere]

2. BRILLIANT!!

That stuff is sooo incredblee and very sticky.

[mzteris]

3. you can submit your suggestions here:

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/546759/


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[yourout]

4. I think the pressure is to high for it to expand.

The reason they are trying the "junk shot" is the well pressure is enough to push out any semi-solid through the ruptured riser.
They are hoping that solid particulants will lodge in the cracks in the riser and allow them to force the mud down the well shaft.

[hobbit709]

5. At those pressures, styrofoam is crushed.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I image styrofoam is too light and wouldn't do well a mile under water.

[Javaman]

7. novel idea but it won't work. at those pressures it would work as well as silly string

plus, it's not heavier than water and would float away.

[rwork]

8. They make

several types of industrial type of styroform that might work.

[SidDithers]

9. Not at 5000 ft down, they wouldn't...

the air pockets in the foam would be crushed closed at that depth and pressure.

Sid

[Brother Buzz]

12. There would no chemical reaction at that temperature.

No chemical reaction - no gas bubbles (air pockets) - Just more toxic sludge down there at ground zero.

[Codeine]

10. The pressure at this depth

can crush a nuclear submarine like an empty soda can. The expanded polystyrene foam cells would just squish down to almost nothing.

To visualize it, take a piece of styrofoam and squeeze it in pliers. Now multiply that crush force by a bazillion.

[piedmont]

11. Needs oxygen to cure, and the pressure issue that others mentioned...

make this non-viable. Wish it would work, though.

[guitar man]

13. Tampons?

Why dont they stuff the damn thing full of tampons? :P