What will happen when Tundra Swamp Gas Ignites ?

jowey · 07-15-2008, 03:13 PM

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

MarkMiller · 07-15-2008, 03:22 PM

Well there you go....forget about cow farts........the entire planet is farting. That would be some big bang wouldn't it? Is it even possible? You'd think something of that nature would have already happened in our history and we would know about....wouldn't we?

jowey · 07-15-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Zaius

Well there you go....forget about cow farts........the entire planet is farting. That would be some big bang wouldn't it? Is it even possible? You'd think something of that nature would have already happened in our history and we would know about....wouldn't we?

I have heard of Swamp Gas going off....
Here I mention the oil and CO2 levels higher than they have been in 650,000 years, when was the last time the tundra was thawed/thawing out ? Who witnessed those events ?

Malkavian · 07-15-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Zaius

Well there you go....forget about cow farts........the entire planet is farting. That would be some big bang wouldn't it? Is it even possible? You'd think something of that nature would have already happened in our history and we would know about....wouldn't we?

I believe it did... From Jowey's links, apparently a few of the past mass extinctions happened that way. Volcanoes did it back then.

jowey · 07-15-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

I believe it did... From Jowey's links, apparently a few of the past mass extinctions happened that way. Volcanoes did it back then.

They mention the greenhouse component. Given the volume trapped in this system I am curious as to whether a scenario of an accelerated release of Methane due to combustion. Heat melts ice containing Methane fueling the process.... Just one lightning strike in a warming borderline environment.....

guest1234567 · 07-15-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

I believe it did... From Jowey's links, apparently a few of the past mass extinctions happened that way. Volcanoes did it back then.

Well there was that time 75 Billion years ago when Xenu stacked Billions of people around volcanoes and killed them with hydrogen bombs.

Malkavian · 07-15-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by guest1234567

Well there was that time 75 Billion years ago when Xenu stacked Billions of people around volcanoes and killed them with hydrogen bombs.

Good for them.

Malkavian · 07-15-2008, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jowey

They mention the greenhouse component. Given the volume trapped in this system I am curious as to whether a scenario of an accelerated release of Methane due to combustion. Heat melts ice containing Methane fueling the process.... Just one lightning strike in a warming borderline environment.....

Eh, methane is lighter than air... My basement apartment should be fine. If you have a nice view, you'll get a a nice view of people being cooked, who also have a nice view.

jowey · 07-15-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

Eh, methane is lighter than air... My basement apartment should be fine. If you have a nice view, you'll get a a nice view of people being cooked, who also have a nice view.

Oh, cool, the post was musings, so if it did get ignited it would just be a "plume".

For some reason I thought it was heavier, think it was that story about the lake and the people being poisoned by the "burp".

MarkMiller · 07-15-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

I believe it did... From Jowey's links, apparently a few of the past mass extinctions happened that way. Volcanoes did it back then.

If it wasn't on the Discovery channel.....I might not have heard about it.

Kidding.

I only figured this sounded too real not to be true and to big not to be known about. Funny how things like this are known by so few. Reminds me of how people still think Julius Caesar was murdered in the Roman Forum because of Hollywood....when he was killed miles away.....in a theatre. Hmmmmmm, Lincoln is Caesar and Brutus is John Wilkes Booth.....but I digress.......

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jowey Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,066 Blog Entries: 22 Thanks: 29 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	What will happen when Tundra Swamp Gas Ignites ? 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 __________________ A long standing member of the "Moronic Order of Singularity" O homines ad servitutem paratos...Emperor Tiberius Sun Tzu on the Art of War - the oldest military treatise in the world (6th century BC) Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue.
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MarkMiller Dr. Zaius, Mark M. Archery 2000 Champion! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,317 Thanks: 72 Thanked 47 Times in 37 Posts	Well there you go....forget about cow farts........the entire planet is farting. That would be some big bang wouldn't it? Is it even possible? You'd think something of that nature would have already happened in our history and we would know about....wouldn't we?
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