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Small... compared to what. Did you see those pictures? Also not cold, friction causes electrostatic discharges that ignite the gas.

• jojobas 6y ago
  Compared to other eruptions, i.e. volcanoes.
  • simonh 6y ago
    So basically that makes all bursts on Earth in recorded history small, other than volcanoes. Which puts these methane bursts in the same 'small' category as underground nuclear tests.