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Old 07-15-2008, 04:36 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Watched National Geographic last night, they were burning ice, this was pretty cool, they learned that Swamp Gas and farts ignite. There is a concern about Methane as a green house gas, but I was wondering what would happen if one of these pockets ignited, energy released by the combustion released more gases, sustaining a cascading ignition.

Earth farts, news at 9.....
Arctic burning, news at 11, by the way Florida is gone....

Just what is the by product of burning Methane ?

Global Warming: Methane Could Be Far Worse Than Carbon Dioxide
Methane Burps: Ticking Time Bomb
Lets put it this way. If you thought California's wild fires were bad...!
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Old 07-15-2008, 05:33 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Lets put it this way. If you thought California's wild fires were bad...!
Is Methane heavier or lighter than "air" ?
If it remains low, a thaw and a self sustained reaction could occur.....
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Is Methane heavier or lighter than "air" ?
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Well I guess that question is answered by figuring out if a fart goes to the floor or wafts up to your nose.
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Is Methane heavier or lighter than "air" ?
If it remains low, a thaw and a self sustained reaction could occur.....
It's lighter than air. When large pockets rupture and escape to pass over altimeters it gives a false reading of higher antitude while simultaneously reducing lift over an airfoil. It's part of why the Bermuda Triangle is more prone to aircraft disappearance than most oceanic airspace.
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It's lighter than air. When large pockets rupture and escape to pass over altimeters it gives a false reading of higher antitude while simultaneously reducing lift over an airfoil. It's part of why the Bermuda Triangle is more prone to aircraft disappearance than most oceanic airspace.
Where do you read this stuff?
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Discovery Channel :: Dive to Bermuda Triangle

Conventional physics, chemistry, meteology and biology turn out to be the cause of the Bermuda Triangle disappearances.
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Should watch more documentaries

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Oh, that's why you're pissed.

I couldn't find out when it was on. The link didn't have that information.
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Oh, that's why you're pissed.

I couldn't find out when it was on. The link didn't have that information.
Not pissed

Irritated

Gettin' mighty impatient with your carping about FISA as if the game is over however
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Not pissed

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Gettin' mighty impatient with your carping about FISA as if the game is over however
When those "on your side" wave the white flag on first sight of the enemy that's not good. You don't see Harper trying to destroy the Canadian constitution while getting help to do so from other parties.
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