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Was there not some point where someone might have thought it a good idea to sink a gas wellhead half a mile away to drink that milkshake instead of letting it burn for 50 years?
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I'm not quite sure, does burning it make it less harmful?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater
> One of the more popular theories is that Soviet geologists intentionally set it on fire in 1971 to prevent the spread of methane gas, and it is thought to have been burning continuously ever since.