{"id":1860,"date":"2010-06-04T16:15:35","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T23:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1860"},"modified":"2010-06-04T16:20:55","modified_gmt":"2010-06-04T23:20:55","slug":"oil-slick-and-scuba-show-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1860","title":{"rendered":"Oil Slick and SCUBA Show Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry for being a dive and blogging slacker, but in my other life, I&#8217;ve been busy trying to get a squatter out of my home.<\/p>\n<p>When the day comes, and it should be soon, I will try and throw a massive The Evil Bitch Is Gone Party.<\/p>\n<p>I also have heard that our seas have been plagued by heavy surf and red tide, so maybe I haven&#8217;t missed as much as I think.<\/p>\n<p>As everyone should know, the oil is still leaking in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, I was pumping gas at an ARCO Station when I noticed the guy getting gas in front of me had a &#8220;Boycott British Petroleum&#8221; bumper sticker.<\/p>\n<p>As he&#8217;s pumping gas in an ARCO?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, ocean current models are predicting that the oil will basically ruin the whole Eastern United States coastline.<\/p>\n<p>Optimistic reports, usually made by BP, suggest that we will just &#8220;clean it up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The other extremes is that the oil will poison the ocean, and when the oil runs dry, the empty cavern will implode causing a tsunami that will wipe out the costal communities of the Southern Unites States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ocean currents likely to carry oil to Atlantic <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code><object width=\"400\" height=\"320\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/pE-1G_476nA&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/pE-1G_476nA&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\"><\/embed><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p>To watch the video on YouTube, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pE-1G_476nA\" target=\"_new\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>So how bad can the oil spill get?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code><object width=\"400\" height=\"239\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2TXWTqHKUao&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2TXWTqHKUao&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"239\"><\/embed><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p>To watch the video on YouTube, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2TXWTqHKUao\" target=\"_new\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To further brighten your day, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2010\/06\/caught_in_the_oil.html\" target=\"_new\">here&#8217;s the most depressing collection of pictures from the oil slick.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This spill was not a result of greedy capitalism, as some have charged, but a poorly run company with  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bp-has-been-fined-by-osha-760-times-has-an-awful-track-record-for-safety-2010-6\" target=\"_new\"> 760 OSHA violations &#8211; Exxon has just one.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As far as criticism that the federal government isn&#8217;t doing enough to stop the leak?<\/p>\n<p>I think British Petroleum would know how to stop that leak better than the any government.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, if the federal government were to take over the cap and clean up efforts, all they would do is contract BP anyway.<\/p>\n<p>So, on to a lighter note.<\/p>\n<p>I attended the SCUBA Show in Long Beach on May 15th and was able to shoot some OK footage with my new homemade 3D video rig.<\/p>\n<p>Red over the left eye, blue over the right&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><code><object width=\"400\" height=\"320\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5rxgk_D_TMQ&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5rxgk_D_TMQ&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\"><\/embed><\/object><\/code><\/p>\n<p>To watch the video on YouTube, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5rxgk_D_TMQ\" target=\"_new\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll perfect my technique, in addition to the YouTube 3D tags.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, I will get in the water soon, if nothing other than a free dive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry for being a dive and blogging slacker, but in my other life, I&#8217;ve been busy trying to get a squatter out of my home. 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