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How your split ends can help clean oil spills

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An oil spill occurs in a pristine area. What are the options for cleanup? What would work most successfully to absorb the oil that now coats the surface of the water? The answer is less high tech than you might think. Vox explains. 

An oil "boom" was observed in the beginning to the video. (0:17) Define what is meant by a "boom."

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