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Does pumping water onto an ocean fire actually do anything?
by dcow 5y ago
Does pumping water onto an ocean fire actually do anything?
- giuliomagnifico 5y agoI think that using foam or sand is more useful.
- excalibur 5y agoMight possibly help with containment? A little?
- missedthecue 5y agoI heard that they're not trying put it out, but they're trying to keep the gas contained from floating into a wide area by creating a 360 degree current toward the middle with the water pumps.
- moralestapia 5y agoNo, hence why we could assume it has a different purpose, unbeknownst to us. Those people have been dealing with oil for decades, and there'a millions of dollars at stake; assume that they know what they're doing.
- dugword 5y agoThe ocean is literally on fire, maybe they don’t know what they are doing.