The Gulf of Mexico may never be the same again due to America's biggest oil spill. That is until a hero can step in and save the day. America needs a hero that works well with water. Who else is better than the world's best swimmer, Michael Phelps?
BP has to get its act together. They recently asked whoever created a fake BP account on Twitter to take it down and stop mocking the oil spill. That says that a BP worker was on Twitter when he noticed someone making fun of their job. Aren't there bigger things to be concerned over instead of someone mocking an all ready joke of a company's approach to a big problem.
Enter Michael Phelps.
The Olympic gold medalist has agreed in principal to dive down to the broken pipe that is causing the oil to continue to spill and put a metal lid on it. This is all since filling it up with garbage and mud isn't working. Cementing it sounded like a good idea, but it has its downside. Sawing the top off and putting a cap seems good, but the cap might not fit.
Phelps will be led to the pipe with five robots built to explore underwater. Two robots will serve as lighting and guides to the spill root. Three robots will carry ...
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