Flaming Gas Crater (Day) / Turkmenistan, Darvaza
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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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That'd be such a cool place for a new tribe to live around.
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@949rocco more like a gas grill.
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thats one big ass BON FIRE!!
someone hurry!, get the marshmallows!!
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Once your fall in, your seriously fucked
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@daboksa haha this fukin guy...
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@rickyx1 mhya!!!
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how stupid are humans? -_-
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They should just get 1000 or so people a few kegs and just use it as a toilet.
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@TheHero574 It's big in sense of time, not just looking at it.. it's been on fire for 40 years.
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@meineyes Ur sooo not funny. Asshole -.-
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goralGTI 1 year ago 12
thats gonna take one big cork.
napalmbom32 10 months ago 4