Anyone that follows the news will know what is going on off the U.S. Gulf Coast. Due to a massive explosion on a British Petroleum controlled oil rig, over 210,000 gallons of oil (about 5000 barrels) is pouring in the ocean. BP has been an EPIC FAILURE on stopping the oil leak and the ocean and coral reef is suffering irreversable damage. Now, a hero has step forward to save the day. His name, actor and environmentalistKevin Fuckin’ Costner! Apparently, during Costner’s time making his big flop of a film, Waterworld, Costner invested millions and millions of dollars into developing a technology to turn sea water into drinkable purified water just like his character, the Mariner did in the movie. Well, apparently, Costner has many working prototypes that can seperate up to 98% of the crude oil from the sea water through a centrifuge-like process that he dubbed “Ocean Water Therapy”. His company that developed the technology is currently trying to convince BP and a board of engineers to put OWT into place and attempt to help clean up the mess.
It’s like a big vacuum cleaner,” explained one of Costner’s business partners. Costner, a longtime environmentalist, was glad that his invention would finally be deployed, but saddend at the occasion. “We’ve moved this to a technology that we know works, and has worked for a long time, Costner said, “It’s prepared to go out and solve problems, not talk about them.” He added: I just [am] really happy that the light of day has come to this, and I’m sad about why it is. But this is why it was developed, and like in anything that we face as a group, we all face it together.
When Waterworld came out and was deemed one of the biggest busts in box office history, we all laughed and mocked Costner for his failures and his careers has not really been the same since. If this technology actually works and helps clean up the ocean as promised, we are in for a HUGE “I told you so” from Costner and Waterworld. I hope it does work.
Hit the jump to see Kevin Costner’s press conference about his Ocean Water Therapy techology!
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