How to fix the Gulf Oil Spill
June 9th, 2010
Three steps
1) The US government authorizes the release of gold from Fort Knox, via National Security or Executive Order
2) Chop it up into fine powder and mix the powdered gold with biodegradable material, so that it floats and will stick to the oil.
3) Seed the oil slicks with about 1 ounce per cubic foot of oil, on average.
RESULT: You’ll have lots of companies out there sucking the oil up, getting the gold and reselling the oil. you’ll have a gold rush on the beaches. You’ll have people out there getting the oil off the beach (to get the gold).
You’ll generate a short term micro-economy in the Gulf area, as support services are needed to support the gold rushers (hotels, restaurants, food, and equipment!).
Why not? The gold in Fort Knox does nothing, as is. It just sits there. About 4600 tons of gold is available. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bullion_Depository
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