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uidzero
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 Posted: Jul 09, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: Darvaz: The Door to Hell |
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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.
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mr.foonis
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taku
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| Posted: Jul 09, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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It is mind boggling every time I see something like this... something I didn't know even existed. Always a cool thing. I can't believe how big it is!
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Soulprogression
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Damn throw a lid on that thing, no wonder we have global warming issues.....
But on a serious note, that's fiznackling crazy, I wonder if there is a bottom? And like taku said, there's so much we don't realize exists and is going on out there, especially the people sitting in their living room glued to the tv watching fox news every night. |
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taku
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2009 8:12 am Post subject: |
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^^^lol no doubt! 
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Nomad
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Top Hat
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| all i can think about is how cool it would be to dump tons and tons of popcorn in there |
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| that in incredible! like taku said... how did we never hear about that! insane. |
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