I came across this and found it very interesting. i needed to share.
i'm not very good with words, so ill let the website im pulling it from sum it up.
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Originally Posted by slightlywarped.com
The Door to Hell, as locals call it, is situated near the small town of Darvaz in Turkmenistan. Thirty-five years ago, geologists were drilling for gas when then encountered a very large cavern underground filled with a poisonous gas. They ignited the gas expecting it to burn off in a few hours. Thirty-five years later, the gas is still burning.
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and a video to boot.
i find it simply awe inspiring that a fire anywhere could burn for 35 years. i try to imagine the volumes of gas that must be contained in this so called cavern and it leaves me flabbergasted. this planet we live on will never cease to amaze me.
any thoughts?