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The blobs can be tethered at sea and recovered later when it's
more convenient. Better than releasing liquid water.
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Fukuglue
been there, done that [xenzag, Apr 08 2011]
Looks like the plan to do it, not in the sea but in reticulated water systems
http://www.discover...n+%28Discoveryon%29
not in the sea, but in reticulated water systems [4whom, Apr 20 2011]
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[+] but if you've got a point source, which you need in order to add the gelling agent, why not just pump it into a tank ? |
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I would guess, because no tank(s) big enough are readily
available. Damn logistics. |
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This is an outstandingly cunning idea! You'd need a fairly
stable gel, though. |
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One other thought - would it not have been possible to
pump the waste out into a tanker? |
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One final thought - it probably doesn't matter, except for
psychological reasons. I doubt that that amount of waste,
dispersed by a few days of currents, would be detectable.
But maybe I'm wrong. |
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[MB] so far it's resulting in radioactive fish. |
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I suggest agar. That's coming from almost zero expertise. |
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Hmm. Agar. Let's see... moderately expensive - check.
Sufficiently fragile to be broken easily by wave action -
check. A nutritious snack for turtles and fish - check. Yep -
ticks all the boxes. |
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Hey wait -- that's the form to have me committed. |
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How about "Committed thinkers." as a tagline? |
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ask and you shall recieve: marked-for-tagline |
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Dope the gelling agent with boron, xenon or some such neutron absorber. Not affiliated with Pampers, Depends, or anything with added wings... |
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Sodium Silicate, maybe? They've already got some on-site from when they plugged the crack in that cable trench. |
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