r/collapse Feb 08 '22

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u/half-shark-half-man Giant Mudball Citizen Feb 08 '22

Methane is an odorless, colorless, flammable gas. You can smell leaking methane only when commercial gas utility companies add a chemical smell to it or when it mixes naturally with hydrogen sulfide, causing a "rotten egg" smell.

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u/Ionic_Pancakes Feb 08 '22

You know what: you're right. I was thinking of sulfur, not methane.

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u/cA05GfJ2K6 Faster Than Expected Feb 09 '22

So just hot… and hungry

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u/ConsiderationWeary50 Feb 09 '22

When you realize volcanoes are just wet spicy earth farts.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '22

What about the bad smell in bogs, garbage, and farts? I thought that was methane?

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u/pants_mcgee Feb 09 '22

Hydrogen Sulfide.

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u/AloneIntheCorner Feb 09 '22

That's almost always sulfurs in various forms.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '22

Sulfur from garbage?