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Swami
10th October 2010, 15:56
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGHxVW1NbrQ
Beth
10th October 2010, 16:54
What is this Swami?
Swami
10th October 2010, 17:03
What is this Swami?

This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals "The Door to Hell". It is situated near the small town of Darvaz. The story of this place lasts already for 35 years. Once the geologists were drilling for gas.. Then suddenly during the drilling they have found an underground cavern, it was so big that all the drilling site with all the equipment and camps got deep deep under the ground. None dared to go down there because the cavern was filled with gas. So they ignited it so that no poisonous gas could come out of the hole, and since then, it's burning, already for 35 years without any pause. Nobody knows how many tons of excellent gas has been burned for all those years but it just seems to be infinite there.
Carmody
10th October 2010, 17:32
It is my understanding that it could easily be put or or extinguished.

The yield rate (cubic feet of gas per day) is not high enough for commercial development in the short term financial analysis, which is how those companies think, in many ways..so it is just left to burn.
Snowbird
10th October 2010, 19:08
How about a wave from frozen Hell?

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Ki's
10th October 2010, 20:40
Two extremes...both pretty awesome!
Fredkc
10th October 2010, 21:09
After watching your video, Swami I followed my nose and found this:


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They're point didn't impress me much, but I did find this still interesting.

http://fredsitelive.com/images/post/post3/zinjun.jpg

Location, Canada.
Fred