This is neat....and scary as well! To put the sheer size of the BP oil spill into perspective, these guys have created a program to let you measure it against the land mass surrounding your home town. Click on the link, then enter your town, and province (or zip code) in the location box top of page, and 'move' the oil spill. If you haven't already seen this illustration .... See how big it really is!
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