[PatrickHenry]

Bold and underlining added by me. I'm not sure why this article grabs me. It could be all those bacteria deep below the surface, the potential new energy source, the Bermuda Triangle, or the titanic methane eruptions. Anyway, everyone be nice.

[PatrickHenry]

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[agere_contra]

Great post thanks.

The unstable sea effect is caused by the lowering of density when methane bubbles pass through a volume of water. Displacement-hull ships just keel over and sink.

[Modernman]

As well as studying potentially the deepest organisms on Earth this research might also throw light on the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle by finding out more about the behaviour of the mysterious hydrates

The Bermuda Triangle as a dangerous area is overblown. Lloyd's of London does not charge higher insurance for ships travelling through the triangle, if that is any indication.

[fire and forget]

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[LibFreeOrDie]

Photo of worms that live on the methane hydrate:

http://www.science.psu.edu/iceworms/viewxclose.html

[King Prout]

Some of these bacteria produce methane that accumulates in "gas hydrates" – a super concentrated methane ice that contains more carbon than all conventional fossil fuels and, therefore, a potentially enormous energy source. However, we know little about gas hydrates as they melt during recovery due to the fall in pressure.

HUH???

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[SunkenCiv]

"Some of these bacteria produce methane that accumulates in 'gas hydrates'– a super concentrated methane ice that contains more carbon than all conventional fossil fuels and, therefore, a potentially enormous energy source. However, we know little about gas hydrates as they melt during recovery due to the fall in pressure."

just a one time bump to you. underline added by PatrickHenry.

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