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Fire in Gulf of Mexico

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  • 03-07-2021 11:00am
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    looksee
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    Not sure if this is the correct forum, but can anyone tell me how that fire in the GoM works. Is it flame at the top of a column of leaking gas, or can the fire be coming from the pipeline?

    Thanks, major debate going on about H2O and what can burn where going on here.


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    magicbastarder
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    i can't help you with your questions, but one thing i was curious about - the photos i've seen seem to show boats trying to extinguish the flames; are they worried about the flames reaching down to the pipeline itself?
    if not, i would think it's better to let the gas burn, better to have it generate CO2 emissions rather than methane emissions.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    The gas was coming out of the pipe, but could only burn when it got oxygen from the air at the surface.


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    Thelonious Monk
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    Like something from a disaster film, scary, just needs Godzilla to emerge and we have a blockbuster.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    Like something from a disaster film, scary, just needs Godzilla to emerge and we have a blockbuster.
    Blockbuster, better call Michael Bay.

    worst_case_scenario.png


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