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Probably a dumb question, but since I don't know the answer, I'll ask it: why not blow up the entire reservoir with a big thermonuclear bomb? Or otherwise set i
by asdflkj 16y ago
Probably a dumb question, but since I don't know the answer, I'll ask it: why not blow up the entire reservoir with a big thermonuclear bomb? Or otherwise set it on fire such that it all burns up before getting out?
- SapphireSun 16y agoOil needs air to burn. You can't burn all of that sucker at once, you'd start a hurricane as all the air started swirling into feed it and then there CO2 would create an outward pressure wave that would prevent it from staying lit. Complicated and messy.
- holygoat 16y agoNot sure about the hurricane. Hurricanes have orders of magnitude more energy than atomic bombs. It would have to be helluva fire.
- SapphireSun 16y agoI didn't mean that it would generate one by itself, but it could disturb the air currents significantly in the area, possibly allowing one to form via some kind of feedback loop. Disclosure: I am not an atmospheric scientist.
- sp332 16y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestorm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestorm