Email L. Henry Platt, Jr.
OTHER SUGGESTIONS
1. Although I attended Lehigh University when it was known as an Engineering School, I didn't graduate. I can visualize the sea floor in the Gulf and solutions to the ruptured well, but I thought that the engineers already on scene would find the answers before I could find a listening ear. Obviously, they haven't.
We must start with engineering principles: If a large mass is traveling at a high velocity, it cannot be stopped quickly. e.g. A ferry crossing the New York harbor to Staten Island must begin to slow down long before it gently touches the dock. In the Gulf we must harness the gushing crude before we can slowly turn off the flow. In my mind I can see the fully safe and operational assembly as well as its construction and installation.
I do not wish to even begin with specific instructions as they might be tedious or misunderstood by non-engineers. Serious, involved, participating individuals are welcome to contact me.
