Infographic(s) of the Day: BP's Success Minor in Context of Spill's Spread

Infographics that illustrate all the weekend's news about the leak.

Over the weekend, BP managed to staunch a small portion of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. That's been the only successful measure to fight the leak so far, but it's only a partial fix. BP didn't cap the well--the so-called "top hat" containment dome has been scrapped.

Rather, they dropped a four-inch pipe five feet from the leaking well's 21-inch mouth. As BP illustrates, it's a little bit like  sticking a straw in...