Derweze "gates of hell"

[c0bra067]

found it while mindlessly surfing the internet, thought this was pretty cool.

 

Wikipedia

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.

 

on google maps

 

40° 15′ 9″ N

58° 26′ 22″ E

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

This was cool, I wish I could have gotten a closer look though.

[iNorris]

wow looks awesome, though i think i would shit brix if i saw it up close and personal

[c0bra067]

This was cool, I wish I could have gotten a closer look though.

 

just for you. the fire looks like the fire physics from garys mod lol. the crater is huge too, so that fire in the middle must be massive

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

just for you. the fire looks like the fire physics from garys mod lol

 

 

I can't imagine how loud it must be in person.

[Kuro]

what unforeseeable environmental impact will this cause i wonder.

[c0bra067]

what unforeseeable environmental impact will this cause i wonder.

 

its assumed that having the products of fire (c02 and water) are better than instead of a pure methane gas going into the atmosphere. there are a bunch of coal veins that burn underground too, besides centralia, penn., there are a bunch of ones that are naturally occuring/ have been going on for literally 100+ years

[delirium]

what unforeseeable environmental impact will this cause i wonder.

 

Little late there are we?

 

Shits been burning since '71

[Metal]

marshmallows?

[`Pepper.]

Looks pretty cool.

 

Not that I am planning it, but someone could dispose of a body there.