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Getting Mashed: What If BP Spilled @ Mr. Moritz HQ?
While you might think the odds of our friends at BP unleashing a torrent of black gold at Mr. Moritz’s 90210 HQ are pretty slim given that it’s Top Secret location is 7.839 miles from the coast (as as the oil-sodden crow flies). But, hey, judging by the wisdom dispensed by @BPCares, never say never.
So with that in mind, it seemed a useful exercise to see exactly what the disaster would look like if a wellhead riser pipe were gushing directly underneath “Mr. Moritz: The Man Cave” instead of 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Sadly, an on-site liquid simulation of the potential damage was roundly nixed by Mrs. Moritz who, admittedly, possesses a keener sensitivity to the scientific curiosity threshold of the 90210 population known as “Mr. Moritz: The Neighbors”.
Fortunately, however, another option presented itself via ifitwasmyhome.com — a Google Maps mashup which plots the current size and shape of the expanding slick onto the location of your choice. Here’s how:
The data used to create the spill image comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA releases a daily report detailing where the spill is going to be within the next 24 hours. They do this by collecting data from a number of sources, including satellite imagery and reports by trained observers who have made helicopter flights back and forth across the potentially affected areas.
Of course, the real reason that everyone on the planet should try this out for themselves is that sometimes it requires a little first-hand, personal perspective to truly appreciate/empathize/be-moved-to-assist the fate of others.
Of course, being the socially-conscious/empathetic wellhead that Mr. Moritz is, he decided to see exactly how some other notable locations might fare at the hands of the industrious folks over at BP:
Sarah Palin’s Lake Lucille home in Wasilla, Alaska
The Naples Community Church, spiritual home of Florida gubernatorial candidate, Rick Scott
American Solutions for Winning the Future’s K Street Headquarters — “a unique tri-partisan organization designed to rise above traditional gridlocked partisanship” and Newt Gingrich-powered braintrust behind the catchy “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” catchphrase
Summit, NJ — home to Jim ”You know come on man, let them drill. I would drill in New Jersey under my pool if I knew there was gas there. What the heck?” Cramer
(A tip of “Mr. Moritz: The Hat” to ProgrammableWeb for this PW “Mashup of the Day” find.)
