The video's on the link itself.
Cool stuff. Shameful waste of fuel though...but still, cool!
The video's on the link itself.
Cool stuff. Shameful waste of fuel though...but still, cool!
Damn!! So that’s where all the global warming is coming from!!! Somebody get a hose!
Speaking of doors to hell, that thing looks like somebody ought to fly in a couple of giant stone hands and drape them over the rim of the crater.
(If you know what I’m talking about, you’re laughing (and probably wincing) right now. If you don’t, you’re probably better off not knowing.)
I think it’s beautiful, but yes, what a shame.
“Global warming” ping. ;-D
Wow!
Looks like it could heat a lot of homes. Damned fools.
Fly over algeria and/or Libya at night, some of those flares have been burning for 35 yrs or more.
Hey Ultra! If those pictures don’t make people ‘fess up and change their ways, I don’t know what will.
Cool! Thanks for posting this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza
“Darvaza underground is naturally rich in natural gas. In 1971, during a drilling, geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The ground on which the drilling rig was placed collapsed, leaving a large gaping hole exposed with a diameter of about 50-100 meters. To avoid poisonous gases coming out of the hole, it was decided to let the gases burn. As of 2008, gases in the underground cavern are still burning without interruption.”
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Centralia Mine Fire
“Centralia, Pennsylvania — No one knows exactly how it started, but a coal vein has been burning under the Pennsylvania mining town of Centralia since 1961.”
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2196
“In May 1962, a fire started in a garbage dump in an abandoned stripping pit near the town. It reached a large coal vein running under the town and started the coal burning. It has been burning ever since.”
http://shulersnet.com/coalcracker/fire.htm
“I learned recently that Pennsylvania has the distinction of being home to the largest number of underground coal fires in the United States. And further, that some of these fires have been burning continuously for upwards of 40 years; that they’ve obliterated entire towns; that they vent an unimaginable amount of carbon dioxide and other gases into the already overburdened atmosphere; and that, for the most part, very little is being done about them.”
http://itotd.com/articles/346/pennsylvania-coal-fires/
-the topper of all the toppers-
The Red Ash Mine Fire
This fire started on the property of the Red Ash Coal Company in Laurel Run, PA. The fire was discovered around 1915. The coal company took measures to put it out, such as sealing openings and flushing tunnels. They thought it was out, until in 1922 it was in fact found that the fire spread to underground coal seams. In the 1960’s people along the border of Wilkes-Barre Township and Laurel Run had to leave homes, schools, shops, and churches because of the fire. Smoke and stream vent from pipes along several holes that connect to the mines. The fire is still burning today. Steam and smoke can be seen from the valley below in several spots.
http://www.fifedrum.org/rhinohug/Otherfires.html [much more on this page]
Awesome!!
