does it become a Category 10W-30 storm?

6/2/2010 12:04:38 AM

ba da ching

6/2/2010 12:05:14 AM

excellent!

6/2/2010 12:05:35 AM

6/2/2010 12:06:00 AM

6/2/2010 12:07:31 AM

This will be my facebook status tomorrow. Thank you

6/2/2010 1:23:26 AM

I won't lie, I chuckled...

6/2/2010 1:37:06 AM

Facebook status set

6/2/2010 6:17:37 AM

6/2/2010 9:12:14 AM

Not trying to be a buzzkill, because I like the joke, but would 5W-30 make more sense, since hurricanes can only reach Cat 5?

6/2/2010 10:52:26 AM

TOD 10:52am on June 2

May it Rest In Peace

6/2/2010 10:56:13 AM

actually several years back someone developed the idea to spread a thin layer of oil over the ocean in the path of a hurricane... the idea was to prevent as much evaporation, and therefore weaken the storm. I wonder if this oil spill would have that effect?

6/2/2010 10:58:12 AM

Hurricanes and the Oil Spill: NOAA's Factsheet and Frequent Questions (pdf)

Quote :

"• Evaporation from the sea surface fuels tropical storms and hurricanes. Over relatively calm water (such as for a developing tropical depression or disturbance), in theory, an oil slick could suppress evaporation if the layer is thick enough, by not allowing contact of the water to the air. • With less evaporation one might assume there would be less moisture available to fuel the hurricane and thus reduce its strength. • However, except for immediately near the source, the slick is very patchy. At moderate wind speeds, such as those found in approaching tropical storms and hurricanes, a thin layer of oil such as is the case with the current slick (except in very limited areas near the well) would likely break into pools on the surface or mix as drops in the upper layers of the ocean. (The heaviest surface slicks, however, could re-coalesce at the surface after the storm passes.) • This would allow much of the water to remain in touch with the overlying air and greatly reduce any effect the oil may have on evaporation. • Therefore, the oil slick is not likely to have a significant impact on the hurricane."

[Edited on June 2, 2010 at 11:33 AM. Reason : excerpt]

6/2/2010 11:27:21 AM

6/2/2010 11:29:14 AM

lullz

6/2/2010 12:01:59 PM