Flaming Gas Crater (Night) / Turkmenistan, Darvaza

The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971 geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 50-100 meters. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided to burn the gas. Geologists had hoped the fire would go out in a few days but it has been burning ever since. Locals have named the cavern The Door to Hell.

Next to capturing the gas, flaring is safer and friendlier to the environment than releasing the methane into the atmosphere as methane is a relatively potent greenhouse gas with a high global warming potential of 72 (averaged over 20 years) or 25 (averaged over 100 years).

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[GrapherRomania]

Hello Satan!

[fly dime]

Hello Grapher!

[Daniel White]

Like this If you checked for jump scares :)

[Supergulo]

Middle of the desert, and I think the gas already in there that they were originally planning to burn quickly would be enough to keep it going. (Even if not, why don't YOU try to cover the flaming, hot hole? Can anyone say 'largest cooking pan'? :P)

[xStaticStar]

Why can't we put a big wall and cover the fire,doesn't fire need oxygen?

[XiiaoGongZhu]

Thank you :)

[Jesse Custer]

It's in a desert, so no, it probably doesn't get much rainfall, if any.

[Phaileen001]

Imagine getting thrown in there, Horrible death.

[rockbandwii6]

stfu

[XiiaoGongZhu]

I am just asking a question. I mean before the gas even exist, does it not rain too? clearly, it is my 1st time viewing this video, hence the question. if you do not want to answer my qns, just refrain from doing so.

[crabsnacks]

Hi, MTV. It's Satan and welcome to my crib.

[Crumpet Boy]

Frodo baggins your a complete nincompoop this type of gas was used in ww1 to stop the enemies and can still be used today as self defense to other attacks