Flaming Crater, Darvaza Turkmenistan 5/6 - Phillips Connor

Road warriors at the Flaming Crater at night.
The Darvaza 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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[str8out]

Did the guy at :11 said "toilet"?

[ducksmasher]

looks like a weinerfest to me!

[makpak]

@PcJaiden828 hahahahah

[robloxian878]

Anyone got marshmallows???

[d3008]

worlds largest firepit

[death1today]

0:11 toilet laughing out loud

[death1today]

thumbs up if ur jealous

[Jackiedajackass]

wheres cletus??

[TheEnjoiPandolin]

@str8out Tolik

[robotnikkkk]

@rachstace THAT ISNT SAID 'TOILET' THAT SAID 'TOLIK' AND THAT'S RUSSIAN NAME

[rachstace]

@shazanter oh im pissing myself toiet lolZzzzzzzzzzz

[rachstace]

@str8out lolz funny