How Many Heads of Hair to Clean Up the Oil Spill?

Hair absorbs oil, so how many BP employees would it take to soak up the spill? For Givoo, a giving site.

www.kilobytedaily.example/2010/infographic-oil-spill-hair

Infographic

Posted by Staff Writer · June 2010

According to scientists, hair is uniquely qualified to absorb oil. So we did the math on the spill.

This infographic, sent our way this week, lays out the numbers. Scroll down for the full picture.

What do you make of it? Let us know in the comments.

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Part of a series of infographics I made in 2010. See the whole series →