Oil Spill: Volume Perspective

This article from GeekDad about explaining the oil spill to kids. One of the most interesting points is the perspective of the volume of oil leaking into our Gulf.

1. If you put the spilled oil into gallon milk jugs and line them up on a football field, 91% of the field is covered each day.
2. In three days, enough oil has leaked to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool.
3. Since the spill began on April 22nd, there has been enough to fill 7 pools (and that's the best case estimate).