The Strangest Disaster of the 20th Century

[dyn2nvu]

Here?s the story of how scientists unlocked the secrets of the worst natural disaster in the history of the West African nation of Cameroon? and what they?re doing to try and stop it from happening again.

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/21/the-strangest-disaster-of-the-20th-century/

 

[bobsmith1492]

Lemme guess, the massive ball of C02 or something that rolled down the mountain crushing everything in its path and suffocating it?

EDIT: Sweet, yeah I remember reading about that in Reader's Digest or something similar years ago. Nice to know they're doing something about it - and that's pretty funny, too, venting the lake. Maybe they should fine it or make it pay for carbon credits? Where are the protesting environmentalists? Oh well.

 

[RallyMaster]

damn that's some messed up crap

 

[sandorski]

eye's bottle of Coke suspiciously

 

[Mardeth]

A few times drinking soda Ive noticed that breathing through my nose the CO2 that is released results in a feeling like I could breathe. And thus now I always blow in the glass before drinking especially if its the first glass poured out of a new bottle.

 

[imported_Tick]

Cool. Scary, but cool.

 

[dighn]

the things nature can dish out :Q tragic, but a fascinating read. pretty creepy how accurate that legend about evil spirits is.

 

[Eli]

Wow.. That's an amazing read.

including a group of 17 people who died while walking to work when the came to a low point in the road

Whoa.

That is freakier than hell. I bet that was utter chaos and confusion. :Q You'd like to think that you could just.. turn around, and walk back out of the CO2 cloud.. but you would have no concept of that... It would be like breathing into a balloon. It's fine for a few breaths, but then you start getting light headed and your breaths become more frantic..

A few more seconds, and you would pass out.. game over. I guess it would be one of the better ways to go, just.. so bizarre.

 

[wahoyaho]

wow......they could make a movie out of this

 

[Eli]

Actually, the article was a terrible read.. way too many grammar mistakes and such, but still interesting.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: wahoyaho
wow......they could make a movie out of this

like dante's peak

only less crap and without pierce brosnan

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
like dante's peak

only less crap and without pierce brosnan

:laugh:

No Pierce Brosnan = guaranteed to be less crap.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Just read the whole thing... wow is all I can say, that's pretty crazy. Hell, I use yeast, sugar, and water to produce CO2 to increase the CO2 concentration in aquariums, never thought there would be a need to remove it

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: dighn
the things nature can dish out :Q tragic, but a fascinating read. pretty creepy how accurate that legend about evil spirits is.

Especially how the lake would turn dark red - if I was an uneducated countryfolk, or to be honest, just as I am now; I'd be freaked out after seeing something like this (since I'd have no idea why/how this happened) . . ..

 

[fustercluck]

Interesting read, thanky.

 

[chusteczka]

The man threw down his bicycle and ran all the way back to Wum.

Wum = Womb + Mom

 

[Inspector Jihad]

that is astounding. nature is truly amazing. its sad though becuase the people had no idea what was happening...atleast with a volcano or an earthquake, they know something bad is coming and can try to reach safety.

 

[Mucho]

Very interesting read.

 

[TheKub]

Hmmm... Title led me to believe it would be about the election of Bush. *shug*

 

[Fritzo]

I think this is my favorite strange disaster:

Texaco accidentally drains Lake Peigeur. OOPS!

 

[Luthien]

Originally posted by: sandorski
eye's bottle of Coke suspiciously

hahahahahahahaha hehe

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I think this is my favorite strange disaster:

Texaco accidentally drains Lake Peigeur. OOPS!

Yeah I've seen that one on Modern Marvels. Just insane. Like a sea swallowing entire ships.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I think this is my favorite strange disaster:

Texaco accidentally drains Lake Peigeur. OOPS!

Yeah I've seen that one on Modern Marvels. Just insane. Like a sea swallowing entire ships.

Wow! Haha. That's nuts. Great read OP. Nice link Fritzo.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Was featured on Digg a couple days ago, but yeah pretty crazy.

 

[manowar821]

This raises an interesting idea... Would CO2 suffocation be a more humane way to execute people?