NEED TO KNOW | Just how big is the oil spill? | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/environment/the-black-hole-in-the-gulf/1... How big is the oil spill in the Gulf? The size of Nagasaki? Chernobyl? Bigger. Editorial illustrator Steve Brodner compares the 78,000 square mile oil spill in the Gulf to more familiar things.

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[International72521]

It's funny the references that he uses to help Americans relate to the spill. Football, malls, and bombings.

[ForceOfWizardry]

This man forgot to factor in underwater oil plumes. We will see how the WORLD reacts when they find out the relief wells did not work.

[Midiotwimp]

he keeps it simple for simple america

[geoffdundee]

absolute disgrace

[2legs2armsetc]

How many average sized Chuck E Cheeses would fit?

[SpartanXLVIII]

I hate how this guy mispronounces Nagasaki.

[SpartanXLVIII]

@International72521 And then he uses a city, two states, the moon, and the Chernobyl incident (involved an explosion, but was mostly just radiation getting dispersed over a large area after the nuclear power plant had a meltdown).

[boshiken]

very good indeed!!  well done

[derebin]

wow, what a great way to give proper insight as to the size of the spill

it's a tragedy considering the incalculable damage and setback

[blueinfinity08]

what would happen if a hurricane were to go throw the gulf?

[NaturalTvventy]

depressing

[zachattackoorah]

@International72521 Which made equally huge numbers that I can't relate too. Until he used Cali & Texas did I get a feel for it. It'd basically take 8-10 hrs to drive across 1 of those spills lengthwise.  To think for 8 hrs I could drive and see varying patches of oil . . . well that just sucks.