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If you want to read of another fun fuck up, read about the time mankind set light to the coal seam under Centralia in 1962. It's predicted to burn for another 2

by oniony 3y ago

If you want to read of another fun fuck up, read about the time mankind set light to the coal seam under Centralia in 1962. It's predicted to burn for another 250 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire

Malcolmlisk 3y ago
So they have there a free natural vapor machine and nobody is using it??
Borrible 3y ago
Talking about Pennsylvania coal mining, they already had experimented with mining under bodies of water in 1959. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Mine_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Mine_disaster It was only logical to fuel the research project in Centralia with fire.
- m4rtink 3y ago
  The famous Hashima island (also called "Battleship island") in Japan near Nagasaki was an undersea coal mine - the network of tunnels even connected to another mining island nearby. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island I don't think they ever had problems with flooding from the sea, but it was certainly dangerous enough to work there due to regular mining and industrial hazards. Also apparently it was very hot and humid in the mine.
  - pests 3y ago
    From that Wikipedia page, Japan has renegged on their deal to admit forced labor occured there. Why the hold up? if it's common knowledge, why deny it?
    - red-iron-pine 3y ago
      because japan. and probably reparations
    - m4rtink 3y ago
      They do mention the forced labor during the guided tours of the island BTW.
      - pests 3y ago
        The claim on Wikipedia seems to be they have not done so to the satisfaction of the other unesco members who had to vote for its inclusion as a heritage site.
- pfdietz 3y ago
  One of the ways that was planned to mine undersea coal was in situ gasification: basically, start a Centralia-like fire, pump down oxygen and steam, and recover the mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen for use as a fuel. If it's undersea then the risk of uncontrolled introduction of air (as occurs at Centralia) is reduced.
altcognito 3y ago
This has also happened naturally all over in places around the world. There is one in Australia that allegedly will burn for longer than a million years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal-seam_fire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal-seam_fire

by oniony 3y ago

Malcolmlisk 3y ago

So they have there a free natural vapor machine and nobody is using it??

Borrible 3y ago

Talking about Pennsylvania coal mining, they already had experimented with mining under bodies of water in 1959. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Mine_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Mine_disaster It was only logical to fuel the research project in Centralia with fire.

m4rtink 3y ago
The famous Hashima island (also called "Battleship island") in Japan near Nagasaki was an undersea coal mine - the network of tunnels even connected to another mining island nearby. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island I don't think they ever had problems with flooding from the sea, but it was certainly dangerous enough to work there due to regular mining and industrial hazards. Also apparently it was very hot and humid in the mine.
- pests 3y ago
  From that Wikipedia page, Japan has renegged on their deal to admit forced labor occured there. Why the hold up? if it's common knowledge, why deny it?
  - red-iron-pine 3y ago
    because japan. and probably reparations
  - m4rtink 3y ago
    They do mention the forced labor during the guided tours of the island BTW.
    - pests 3y ago
      The claim on Wikipedia seems to be they have not done so to the satisfaction of the other unesco members who had to vote for its inclusion as a heritage site.
pfdietz 3y ago
One of the ways that was planned to mine undersea coal was in situ gasification: basically, start a Centralia-like fire, pump down oxygen and steam, and recover the mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen for use as a fuel. If it's undersea then the risk of uncontrolled introduction of air (as occurs at Centralia) is reduced.

altcognito 3y ago

This has also happened naturally all over in places around the world. There is one in Australia that allegedly will burn for longer than a million years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal-seam_fire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal-seam_fire