| Overwhelmed with a challenge of epic proportions, | | | | really bad idea, let me explain. |
| BP makes both a smart PR move, and also an | | | | You see, hair is very high in protein and it can |
| earnest plea for assistance. The company asked | | | | cause flesh eating bacteria to flourish, which is |
| all citizens for innovative ideas to help in cleaning | | | | probably the last thing you really want to |
| up the oil spill and stopping the leaks. Interestingly | | | | introduce into the eco-system where fish and |
| enough, 3700 tips immediately appeared within the | | | | aquatic life swim. In fact, a few years ago, |
| first few days of their announcement that they | | | | chicken feathers, and chicken waste escaped |
| wanted help, ideas, and innovative solutions. | | | | from a waste pool after a big flood in the |
| Even Russian Scientists called in, they of course | | | | Carolinas, and it ended up in the rivers, and then |
| are into "Going Big" - and one of their scientists | | | | the ocean. This is how the flesh eating bacteria |
| suggested Nuking the bottom of the ocean in that | | | | got out of control there. |
| region and that would collapse and cave in the | | | | Although this idea was not so hot, BP and the |
| hole, plugging it up forever. Would it work? Yes, | | | | clean-up teams need to do something, we are all |
| actually it would and the Russians volunteered to | | | | out of oil boom environmental devices here in the |
| come and set off one of their nukes for us off | | | | USA, and they cannot seem to make them fast |
| the coast there. "OMG!" Said one environmentalist | | | | enough, and time is running out, that oil is already |
| and oceanographer professor. | | | | hitting the shoreline, an eco-disaster in the making, |
| Unfortunately, even though a lot of people mean | | | | although not a problem yet, it appears it surely will |
| well, they really do, we have to be extremely | | | | be, at least in some beach, inlet, and island |
| careful. Let me give you another for instance. The | | | | locations. |
| USA Today reported in an article; "Idea for | | | | As the coordinator for the Online Think Tank, |
| Making Booms: Shear Genius or Hairbrained?" by | | | | these sorts of issues are quite common from |
| Elizabeth Weise shows a perfect example. The | | | | what I can tell. You see, not every idea is good, |
| story was about a non-profit group which wanted | | | | but every idea has the potential to lead you to an |
| to use panty hose with hair clippings inside to | | | | idea which will work, and perhaps to the best |
| make barrier booms to stop the oil. But this is a | | | | possible idea. Please consider this. |