A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea Quotes

“that a lithium ion battery stores 0.54 megajoules of energy per kilogram, while body fat stores 38 megajoules, and kerosene contains 43 megajoules”
― Joel Achenbach, A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher

“Another lesson to emerge is that in a complex technological disaster, hardware by itself won’t solve the problem. You need to think things through, to diagnose and analyze and interpret.”
― Joel Achenbach, A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher

“Pay attention to the stuff that doesn’t quite make sense. Don’t ignore those anomalies and hope they’ll go away of their own volition. Respect the rules. Follow proper procedures. Don’t ignore low-probability, high-consequence scenarios. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. The”
― Joel Achenbach, A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher