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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4. Highmeadow commented 13 years 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...
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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7. banzemanga commented 13 years ago
#2 Nuuuu~~~ Mine, mine mine!! *Jumps after the ring*
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9. metataggers commented 13 years ago
Isn't this the gate to marriage?
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10. Slap_chop_ninja commented 13 years ago
I wonder what the carbon emissions from that thing are like?
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16. Farmer2011 commented 13 years ago
This is a great plase to sell marshmallow!!!!
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17. JohnMichael commented 13 years 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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20. Mourialaid commented 13 years 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 commented 13 years 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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26. theWatcherAlpha commented 13 years ago
Freaking put a powerplant over it. What a waste of energy.
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28. cincodemayo commented 13 years ago
Is it big enough to fit you all warmongering americans?
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29. thecamronmoore commented 13 years ago
#8 I'm telling your wife!
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32. speedingpacket commented 13 years ago
Also according to the Wikipedia:
Derweze (Turkmen language: The Gate, also known as Darvaza) is a Turkmenistan village... not Uzbekestan
Derweze (Turkmen language: The Gate, also known as Darvaza) is a Turkmenistan village... not Uzbekestan
+13 1. Dryper commented 13 years ago