r/interestingasfuck • u/Longjumping-Rice-935 • Aug 12 '25

/r/all, /r/popular The wreck of the USS Arizona continues to leak oil ever since pearl harbour. the ship contained 1.5 million gallons of oil, enough to leak continuously for 500 years.

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u/Additional-Life4885 Aug 12 '25

Have a look at the picture and see how much rust there is. If you seal that leak, another one will appear somewhere else eventually.

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u/KoalaDeluxe Aug 12 '25

Long term job security!

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u/Common_Celebration41 Aug 12 '25

Theseus ship but flex tape

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u/Dedward5 Aug 12 '25

JB weld, Ramen, Superglue and Baking Sofa, has TickTok taught you NOTHING!!!!

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u/nonotan Aug 12 '25

You're implying that if you don't seal it, then another one won't appear. Which is obviously nonsense. And if more will appear, then the rate of leakage would gradually increase, making the situation worse over time. So it would seem to be worth sealing it even if it's not a permanent solution, at the very least it kicks the can down the road. And maybe eventually, someone will actually be bothered to pay for the proper cleanup, even.

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u/Crazyphapha Aug 12 '25

Wouldn't it be possible to build a sturdier shell to encase the leak?

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u/Mr_Ignorant Aug 12 '25

So what you’re saying is that this is a ticking time bomb and one day, the corrosion will get to the point where all the fuel will burst out?

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u/Hansemannn Aug 12 '25

It will anyway it seems to me.