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"Reports describe the device as a massive centrifuge to be placed on a barge. It would then suck in the polluted water and separate the oil from it. National Post is reporting that the idea of the machine came to Costner during his filming of "Waterworld," a movie that featured a giant oil tanker as the base of the main villain, played by Dennis Hopper. "

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/turns+Kevin+Costner+centrifuge+possible+spill+solution/3052183/story.html#ixzz0pfOenvM2

Think it will work?

6/2/2010 12:28:55 AM

6/2/2010 12:29:03 AM

hahahahaahhaha

6/2/2010 12:30:28 AM

6/2/2010 12:31:00 AM

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""It's like a big vacuum cleaner," Costner's business partner, Louisiana trial lawyer John Houghtaling, told the Daily News. "The machines are basically sophisticated centrifuge devices that can handle a huge volume of water.""

this will end well

6/2/2010 12:32:29 AM

trial lawyer /= engineer

6/2/2010 12:34:02 AM

THIS IS THE FUCKING MARINER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

If anyone can solve this crisis, it's him.

6/2/2010 12:34:36 AM

^^ That's only what they WANT you to think!

[Edited on June 2, 2010 at 12:57 AM. Reason : I totally know how to use punctuation.]

6/2/2010 12:57:08 AM

wouldnt it be funny if kevin costner actually saved the world

6/2/2010 1:17:06 AM

He'd never let the world live it down

6/2/2010 6:18:28 AM

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"wouldnt it be funny if kevin costner actually saved the world"

i'd lol all over myself

6/2/2010 7:30:48 AM

i say let them try. at this point, we might as well let them.

6/2/2010 7:49:33 AM

while i hope this works, it will just fuel celebrities to spout off at the mouth even more about subjects they know absolutely dick about

6/2/2010 7:52:15 AM

Kevin Costner had nothing to do with the development of this device besides funneling money into it.


His brother is a well-known researcher and has a team that constructed this device. There was a story about in on the Huffington Post about 2 weeks ago.



Also:


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6/2/2010 8:01:39 AM

Kevin Costner had nothing to do with the development of this device besides funneling money into it.


His brother is a well-known researcher and has a team that constructed this device. There was a story about in on the Huffington Post about 2 weeks ago.



Also:


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6/2/2010 8:01:39 AM

huffpo readers itt

6/2/2010 8:33:03 AM

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"Kevin Costner had nothing to do with the development of this device besides funneling money into it."

Bankrolling the entire thing = nothing to do with it?

6/2/2010 9:24:09 AM

kevin costner was the one who thought of the idea while working on waterworld
but if any celeb would come to the rescue i'd have thought it would be james cameron
he is the king of the world, ridiculously rich, and is an expert in all things of the ocean

6/2/2010 5:56:08 PM

James Cameron's last ocean prop sank straight to the bottom.

6/2/2010 5:59:13 PM

^sounds like a junk shot that could work

6/2/2010 6:02:35 PM

Seconding James Cameron, he did do the Aquaman movie after all.










But seriously, I actually love Waterworld.

6/2/2010 6:08:42 PM

Or we could just fill the hole with unsold waterworld DVDs


Seriously though, how fast would this have to be spinning, and how much power is it going to take to spin a centrifuge that massive?

6/2/2010 6:10:45 PM

It probably runs off the oil it collects

6/2/2010 6:14:25 PM

6/2/2010 6:15:37 PM

But if we build it, will they come?

6/2/2010 6:21:35 PM

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"But seriously, I actually love Waterworld."

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes Waterworld

6/2/2010 8:17:47 PM

Waterworld was awesome when they did it the first three time with Mel Gibson and without the happy endings.

6/2/2010 8:46:40 PM

Kevin Costner will save the world

6/2/2010 9:23:28 PM

My question is why haven't they sent Bruce Willis's team down there to plug up the hole with a nuke?

6/2/2010 9:24:51 PM

they dont come until after Keanu Reeves goes down there and tries to kickbox the leak in slow motion

6/2/2010 9:28:41 PM

They've tried the machine out on the oil that's being emitted and apparently it's too viscous for it to work properly, now scientists and engineers from BP and the other oil companies are working on tweaking it so it could handle the type of oil that's leaking.

[Edited on June 2, 2010 at 9:32 PM. Reason : a]

6/2/2010 9:32:18 PM

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"I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes Waterworld"

Love this movie and especially the soundtrack. James Newton Howard scores some great movie music, and Dennis Hopper as the Deacon of the Deez is a great portrayal. Also I got a serious hard-on with the Mariner's boat going into all sorts of crazy modes.

6/2/2010 10:16:15 PM

Quote :

"BP officials have turned to a new source for help with their oil cleanup efforts: actor Kevin Costner. The oil giant announced Monday that it had ordered 32 machines from Costner's company, the actor told CNN in an exclusive interview on "AC360.""

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/15/oil.disaster.costner/index.html?hpt=T1

6/15/2010 12:28:11 PM

6/15/2010 12:35:48 PM

April Fools?

6/15/2010 12:37:27 PM

bull shit, Costner had nothing to do with the actual idea or design; it was just his wallet that got his name associated.

6/15/2010 12:49:17 PM

gotta be honest, when Admiral Thad Allen was talking about him the other day, I did not know it was the actor. Pretty neato.

6/15/2010 12:51:22 PM

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"it was just his wallet that got his name associated"

crazy how the world works, eh?

6/15/2010 12:52:12 PM

it would have been much funnier if Pauly Shore came up with it

6/15/2010 12:54:10 PM

This can't be worse than the other ideas they've come up with.

BTW Waterworld rocked!

6/15/2010 1:18:29 PM

A beer brewer invented the energy (herro Joule). Just because you aren't a top tier scientist doesn't mean you can have (or invest in) visionary efforts

But yes, Costner just wrote the check it sounds like

6/15/2010 3:47:44 PM

A CENTRIFUGE TO SEPARATE HEAVY AND LIGHT PHASES IN WATER???????????????????

JESUS CHRIST MAN, STOP BEFORE YOU HURT YOURSELF



<-CHE

[Edited on June 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM. Reason : lkj]

6/15/2010 3:52:36 PM

he's equivalent to an "executive producer"

6/15/2010 3:53:25 PM

bttt

6/15/2010 10:52:32 PM

Kevin Costner's WATER PURIFICATION CENTRIFUGE!

Soon to be sold at all Sears and HH Gregg retail stores next to the George Foreman Fat Reducing Grilling Machines!

6/15/2010 11:06:52 PM

Also:

Quote :

"HE'S GOT GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!"

6/15/2010 11:50:15 PM

i think it's going to work

6/16/2010 12:01:20 AM