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That pipe. this is a massive pipe. it's about 22 inches wide. so that gives you some perspective on how much oil is coming out. but you also see a white cloud of gas. and that gas was responsible for forming those crystals inside the dome and essentially clogging it up. so they're hoping to avoid that problem today, as they try this new smaller dome and possibly that pipe, if the first dome doesn't work. >> david, congressman ed markey yesterday in congressional hearings basically accused bp of making it up as they go along. if the top hat doesn't work, in the insertion of the riser into the p...