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>> what is the holdup? this is what americans are wondering. why not just throw this stuff out there and get the ball rolling? >> well, i think one of the things they wanted to make sure was when they tested it two weeks ago, we made a nine inch and it weighed too much. it weighed 88 pounds and they said make it smaller. where it would be only 50 pounds for osha. >> actually -- >> regulation. >> they were amazed at how much it weighed and had -- had a hard time getting it out of the water. they didn't think it would actually soak up 88 pounds of oil. >> what do you have in the net? this is -- ...

>> millions of gallons of oil continue to spew into the gulf of mexico. government and b.p. have failed to come up with an immediate solution. our next guests say an oil absorbent called spill suck would definitely work. jerry ardt, operations manager of drill com and bob hughes, president of biotech mills are here to show us how it works. this is called the boom. this is what we hear about. this is what governor jindal down in louisiana has been requesting and requesting and requesting, i believe. what would this do? >> well, there's two types of booms, one type is a containment boom. it keep...