Author Topic: Massive ‘eye of fire’ breaks out from pipeline leak in Gulf of Mexico  (Read 617 times)

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https://youtu.be/x6qrWP_UUbE

https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/02/ocean-catches-fire-gulf-of-mexico-oil-pipeline-burst-gas-leak/

https://nypost.com/2021/07/02/massive-eye-of-fire-breaks-out-from-pipeline-leak-in-gulf-of-mexico/
Looks like it is PEMEX rig and pipeline down near the Yucatan.  Pipeline rupture lead to fire on the surface of the ocean.
One of the youtube videos said it was put out in 5 hours with nitrogen. 


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How dare they pollute the air with all that nitrogen?

I mean, we have to breathe that junk sooner or later, right?

How long does it take for nitrogen to biodegrade anyhow?

Probably puts big holes in the inosfear.

There oughta be a law.
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How dare they pollute the air with all that nitrogen?


Seen stuff on twitter where some enviro is ripping SpaceX for venting usually accompanied by something along the lines of Musk is destroying the earth! It's always nitrogen (usually when they're doing pressure checks) and oxygen  :facepalm: Methane they reclaim.

On a side note to confused the heck out of some workers at a oil change place when they ask if you want to fill you tires with nitrogen, for an extra charge of course, tell them you fill them with a 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen mix and ask if they have that.
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Seen stuff on twitter where some enviro is ripping SpaceX for venting usually accompanied by something along the lines of Musk is destroying the earth! It's always nitrogen (usually when they're doing pressure checks) and oxygen  :facepalm: Methane they reclaim.

On a side note to confused the heck out of some workers at a oil change place when they ask if you want to fill you tires with nitrogen, for an extra charge of course, tell them you fill them with a 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen mix and ask if they have that.
I wonder if they realize that NASA has been "venting" for decades.
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I'm cracking up that the socialists and dems (but I repeat myself) are all up in arms about how this was caused by private companies, capitalism, and corporate greed, while PEMEX is a nationalized, state run oil company.
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How dare they pollute the air with all that nitrogen?

I mean, we have to breathe that junk sooner or later, right?

How long does it take for nitrogen to biodegrade anyhow?

Probably puts big holes in the inosfear.

There oughta be a law.

Yeah, but ... Think about all the green things that need that nitrogen. That, and all the CO2 that the plants need - plants all those vegans rely on.  :facepalm:

See? The oil industry benefits all!  :cool:

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