The Door to Hell

This place in Uzbekistan,Darvaz is called by locals "The Door to Hell". It's burning, already for 35 years without any pause.

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1. Dryper 1 year ago

That looks hot, is it a volcano?

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2. Rathor 1 year ago

This is not the door, this is the entrance :P

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3. Hades 1 year ago

Hurry, throw in the ring!!!

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4. Highmeadow 1 year ago

A little more info would be nice...

According to Wikipedia, it was a gas drilling site. They tapped into a huge cavern of gas and the drilling site collapsed into it. They lit the gas in the cavern to burn it off, thinking it would take a couple days. That was in 1971...

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5. kekke2000 1 year ago

I must bookmark this spot on my mobile Google Maps so I can get out once I get there >:)

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6. Urihep 1 year ago

#5: Bring some water if you go there.

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7. banzemanga 1 year ago

#2 Nuuuu~~~ Mine, mine mine!! *Jumps after the ring* :x

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8. Kendiana 1 year ago

I only wish my wife was that hot. >:)

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9. metataggers 1 year ago

Isn't this the gate to marriage?

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10. Slap_chop_ninja 1 year ago

I wonder what the carbon emissions from that thing are like?

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11. worm 1 year ago

Not volcano. Coal....

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12. hellsd 1 year ago

That's how my ass feels after a chilli cook off >:)

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13. irishgek 1 year ago

All I have to say is dam you #3 ....+1 to you

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14. snotRules 1 year ago

Looked it up in Google Maps, it is legit, also it said 'hell sux dont go there unless ur lame'

Seriously look it up i'm not joking xD

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15. orion 1 year ago

What the hell? (pun intended).

This is one of a couple incredible places on earth that are totally surreal. Like Yellowstone, Catatumbo lightning and salt flats in Chile.

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16. Farmer2011 1 year ago

This is a great plase to sell marshmallow!!!! :D

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17. JohnMichael 1 year ago

And why haven't anyone made electricity out of this non-stop-furnace??? Are they too busy making nuclear power plants?

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18. zerorain 1 year ago

35 years non-stop? why not just build a power plant on top of it...

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19. therob42 1 year ago

Bring some hotdogs and the kids, we could set up a whole amusement park around this!

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20. Mourialaid 1 year ago

I wish I could be there watching the fire, listening the song Entrance by Dimmu Borgir and drinking absinthe >:)

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21. loadrunner 1 year ago

Lot of people there, so we need a lot of fire under the grill, try the pork it tastes great.

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22. havz0r 1 year ago

#15 thanks for explaining your jokes, we are in your debt.

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23. Bream73 1 year ago

#15 couldnt agree more with your examples of incredible places on earth Yellowstone, Catatumbo lightning etc. But this is a man made fuck up that cant be extinguished

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24. Firebird 1 year ago

#4 exactly.
#10 Funny thing is, while the gas is on fire, the damage to environment is actually smaller than it would be if the gas escaped to atmosphere.
(This is explained in the movie "Home";)

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25. willem57 1 year ago

finally we know the main cause of global warming 8-)

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26. theWatcherAlpha 1 year ago

Freaking put a powerplant over it. What a waste of energy.

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27. KeltveX 1 year ago

Im on the highway to hell >:)

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28. Comment rated too low. Show this comment cincodemayo 1 year ago

Is it big enough to fit you all warmongering americans?

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29. thecamronmoore 1 year ago

#8 I'm telling your wife!

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30. LQoQK 1 year ago

perfect place for BBQ

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31. Namron7 1 year ago

#8 - She is with me dude >:)

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32. speedingpacket 1 year ago

Also according to the Wikipedia:
Derweze (Turkmen language: The Gate, also known as Darvaza) is a Turkmenistan village... not Uzbekestan

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33. Auer 1 year ago

three years old video.. and couldnt the uploader chosen a video with better quality? there are numerous vids of "the door to hell" on the net!