Blazing fire on surface of Gulf of Mexico (opens in new tab)

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22 pointsdricornelius4y ago4 comments

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Looks like it's been extinguished. I wonder how often stuff like this has happens with no consequences or media attention.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/fire-offshore-pemex-...

dricorneliusOP4y ago

Wouldn't surprise me if it did happen. It's probably visible from space and could be detected based on daily imagery via a service like https://planet.com or some such.

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Havoc4y ago

Are we sure this isn't just a trailer for the next Hollywood "portal to hell" movie?

dricorneliusOP4y ago

Sharknado from Hell 2

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kinjba114y ago

Looks like it's been extinguished. I wonder how often stuff like this has happens with no consequences or media attention.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/fire-offshore-pemex-...

dricorneliusOP4y ago

Wouldn't surprise me if it did happen. It's probably visible from space and could be detected based on daily imagery via a service like https://planet.com or some such.

1 more reply

Havoc4y ago

Are we sure this isn't just a trailer for the next Hollywood "portal to hell" movie?

dricorneliusOP4y ago

Sharknado from Hell 2

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse