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Starts, all the other stuff that's gone on and failed, with all the hype attached to it. it's going to happen in ten days, it's going to happen in two hours. this is the first time they've done something that looks like it might work and there's been no hype. why no pr on this? >> i've been confused about the whole process. this containment cap they work on now, what they're calling the capping stack, it's actually been one of their earliest ideas way back in april. i've been confused why they didn't move forward with this several weeks ago. i know there were storms in the gulf. this was befor...

There are any pressure changes as we start to stop the flow. that means we will not do anything prematurely and it will tell us something about the flow. threats let's not get wrapped up in the six hours. >> but could you close down that vent today? >> no. the capping stack, all three ways for the hydrocarbons to exit will be closed, but the last one will be the choke line because it has a variable valve that we can close in increments. not just an open and shut issue. the other ones are. they are open and shut. that will allow us to slowly close and look at the pressure while we're doing it. ...

And all this other stuff that's gone on and failed, all the hype attached to it. it's going to happen in ten days, it's going to happen in two hours. this is the first time they've done something that looks like it might work and there's been no hype. how do you explain that? why no pr on this? >> i've been confused about the whole process, chris. this cap, this containment cap that they are working on now, what they are calling the capping stack, has actually been one of their earliest ideas way back in april, and i know they have been working on this for quite some time. i've been confused w...

Will be venting basically through three different stack sets on the capping stack, the kill line, the choke line, and the mainline going through the bore. then in sequence, we will attempt to close the stack down and assess the pressure readings as we do that. the first thingy we will do is close the three rams, the main ram, that will be closed and that will basically shut off the flow outward to the top of the capping stack. at that point we'll take pressure readings. we will then close the kill line, which is the second remaining outlet and take pressure readings. the third and most critica...

Oh, the terms we have learned lately because what's happened in the gulf. that whole new vocabulary, today in "wordplay" we're going to get another jargony term taken straight from the gulf oil disaster and response. have you heard the headlines about this capping stack? this is bp's latest attempt to choke off its busted wellhead a mile down on that gulf sea floor and the company's reporting some progress. basically this capping stack as you take a look, is at issue. it's a better, tighter containment unit with the potential to stop the oil flow. it's at least going to be able to siphon up mo...