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Originally posted by Fiscal
reply to post by Interfacer
It certainly doesn't seem like the end of the world to me, boss. Bad? Sure, maybe. Life threatening to humanity? Doubtful. So the 'can we fix it with this' ideas, given that the people responsible for actually fixing the problem probably aren't reading this, are largely intellectual pursuit and entertainment.
So sit back, relax, and be entertained.
Originally posted by Old_RSA
Please excuse my ignorance. I don't know if this has been mentioned before or not, as I have been following the other thread before it was closed.
There are tons and tons of methane gas leaking out... obviously from a rather large supply under the ocean floor.... There has been talk of nukes, explosions, etc. to stop the leak... Surely somebody must have gathered that methane is highly explosive and flammable, and if you ignite the stuff (which is open to the rather large supply under the seabed), then it is quite possible that we would have a rather large explosion?
I am on the other side of the globe, so it might not affect me too much, but surely somebody should have thought of this before. How big must an explosion be to knock our planet a bit off its course?
I don't know the answers, was just wondering....
Originally posted by JRho900
How explosive is methane under water? Doesn't it need oxygen to catch fire? Trying to wrap my head around this.
Originally posted by Sparky63
reply to post by JRho900
I may be wrong but I don't think the explosion of Methane would be due to combustion. Methane can "flash" from a frozen state to a gas due to a slight difference in temperature or pressure and then the methane gas can expand with enough force to rupture seals & even the pipes themselves.
The was a post about this back around page 14 or 15 if I recall.
Edit: Here it is: www.abovetopsecret.com...
[edit on 5/26/2010 by Sparky63]
Originally posted by Chance321
reply to post by JRho900
I just wonder if it would've made a difference if they burned the oil in the beginning. The way it looks now, the Gulf is going to be a waste land.