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Re: Methane hydrate musings

In an interesting post concerning undersea methane hydrate deposits Bill Beaty
wrote:

To test all this speculation, all we need do is take a trip out to a
likely Methane Hydrate deposit and disrupt the bottom a bit. Dumping a
few thousand pounds of rocks might trigger interesting effects. Wait
around a few hours and see if your craft suddenly founders in a huge
eruption of bubbles.

I would suggest that anyone attempting to do this not smoke while running the
test.

David Bowman
dbowman@gtc.georgetown.ky.us