[Blood of Tyrants]

But Steve Wereley, an associate professor of mechanical engineering from Purdue University, told Congress on Wednesday that the well could be spewing 95,000 barrels of oil daily into the gulf, based on video footage released by BP.

What a bunch of crap! There is NO WAY that anyone can make any kind of estimate with any degree of accuracy base on video footage. It's like looking at a fire hose squirting water and making a wild assed guess at how much is coming out.

[mojitojoe]

Actually, if you knew the diameter of the hose and the pressure, you could figure that out. I don’t know if they know the pressure and I doubt the pressure is consistent.