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Finally. You really have no idea how long I've been waiting for this.

Team Elastec, an Illinois-based veteran company in the oil spill cleanup business, developed giant grooved discs that skimmed oil more than three times better than the industry standard to capture the $1 million top prize in the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, the X PRIZE Foundation announced today.
In a competition born out of frustration of oil cleanup technology in last year's BP Gulf oil spill, Elastec/American Marine company of Carmi, Illinois, and Cocoa, Florida, deployed a system that slurped oil in the test tank at a rate of 4,670 gallons (17,677 liters) per minute, with an efficiency of 89.5 percent. (Only 10.5 percent of the oily mix in the recovery tanks was water.)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEoDGzBcxoI&hd=1

Very impressive. Hopefully we will soon see this put into place in The Gulf.
 
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[quote name='mykevermin']I heard it sucked ten times as hard as the second-place entry, UncleBob.[/QUOTE]
Nah, the only spills bob cleans up happen on aisle 5.:lol:
 
[quote name='Clak']Nah, the only spills bob cleans up happen on aisle 5.:lol:[/QUOTE]

Not the only spills - after he satisfies the Koch brothers, UB always remembers to wipe his chin.
 
Something fun to think about... how much of that $1 Million is going to go to the Federal/State Government in taxes.

What future R&D could Elastec use that money towards - as opposed to what the government will end up wasting it on.

Some really great guys work at Elastec. Did some vending there.
 
LOLZ@ the edits to this thread!

By the way, there are plenty of ways to call someone an ignoramous(I would know, I use them all), so there's no need to make fun of bob's job. He's labor; not management(I assume) and we should show a semblance of class solidarity at the very least.

*This is obviously not an endorsement of his views, but just a bit a class consciousness that I wanted to express.
 
[quote name='dohdough']He's labor; not management(I assume)[/QUOTE]

...actually... I've been in management for about a year (this time 'round). So, I suppose, that gives you another reason to dislike me. ;)
 
[quote name='UncleBob']...actually... I've been in management for about a year (this time 'round). So, I suppose, that gives you another reason to dislike me. ;)[/QUOTE]
If you're a "supervisor," then you're just an overseer. If you're actual management, then thanks for the info and the pass.

I hope you're not one of those fuckers trying to strip other Walmart workers of health benefits though cause then I'd be on all out hate mode.
 
[quote name='dohdough']If you're a "supervisor," then you're just an overseer. If you're actual management, then thanks for the info and the pass.

I hope you're not one of those fuckers trying to strip other Walmart workers of health benefits though cause then I'd be on all out hate mode.[/QUOTE]

Actual management. As for supervising, I have a single associate in the store that reports directly.

And no, I have no involvement in deciding the health care benefits of any other employees.
 
[quote name='UncleBob']Actual management. As for supervising, I have a single associate in the store that reports directly.

And no, I have no involvement in deciding the health care benefits of any other employees.[/QUOTE]
Just because you don't make the actual decision doesn't mean that you have no influence on the decision. Advocating for striping fellow employees of coverage is just as bad. As a Walmart employee in management, you should know exactly what issue I'm alluding to.
 
The single associate I supervise is a full time employee - and any additional associates I'd take on would be required to be full time employees as well.
 
[quote name='dohdough']LOLZ@ the edits to this thread!

By the way, there are plenty of ways to call someone an ignoramous(I would know, I use them all), so there's no need to make fun of bob's job. He's labor; not management(I assume) and we should show a semblance of class solidarity at the very least.

*This is obviously not an endorsement of his views, but just a bit a class consciousness that I wanted to express.[/QUOTE]

What edits? I wasn't able to watch this thread so I'd love to know what was said and wiped.
 
[quote name='UncleBob']The single associate I supervise is a full time employee - and any additional associates I'd take on would be required to be full time employees as well.[/QUOTE]

This is far off topic. If only someone would report these posts to a moderator!
 
[quote name='Clak']I wouldn't put bob in charge of overseeing a house plant.[/QUOTE]

Let me assure you, your opinion means a lot to me and I will cry myself to sleep over this one tonight.
 
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