According to stories printed yesterday, they’re looking at pressures of 100,000 psi. The best valves that they have will only handle 1000 psi. The pipe is eroding from the sand being blown up with the oil and methane gas. It’s weakened to the point where if they were to cap it, the pipe couldn’t hold the pressure.
Huh? The best valves who has? I've seen water blasters (with valves) that handle 35,000 psi.
By next week the number will be in the hundreds of thousands. And the earth will be at a million degrees, and the entire gulf floor will be collapsing while enough oil is discharged to raise the sea level by 100 feet.