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March 29, 2010
A Simple Plan
Twenty-foot-tall bubbles of methane gas have started bulging out of the pools where he collects manure from his 1,650 cows.... Goltstein has a simple plan: Put his 19-year-old son in a rowboat, armed with a gas mask and a Swiss Army knife, and have him pop the controversial bubbles. Apprehensive state authorities have not okayed the scheme, however, and there is certainly an argument for caution: A manure-pit methane gas explosion in Hayfield, MN, blasted a hog farmer 40 feet into the air last year, leaving him with burns and singed hair. -- Should America fear its giant 'poop bubbles'? - The Week
Posted by Vanderleun at March 29, 2010 9:42 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
I'm afraid your post does not fully convey the seriousness of this situation. Sure you can crack wise about poop bubbles and "flying" farmers. However, methane is a "worse" greenhouse gas than CO2. Do you realize the extent of the global environmental damage that would be visited on us by just going out there and releasing all that gas?
...absolutely none
Posted by: Barnabus at March 30, 2010 5:27 AM
Should America fear its poop bubbles?
Yes, America should, and they should plan on voting to replace them in November.
Posted by: Cheezburgrrr at March 30, 2010 7:15 AM
"rowboat, gas mask and a Swiss Army knife"
It would be safer to stand off at a distance and pop them with a bb gun. (And it would have the added benefit of annoying people who wet their pants in fear every time they hear the word "gun".)
Posted by: pst314 at March 30, 2010 8:10 AM
Screw the BB gun -- he should pop the bubbles with tracer rounds, or flaming arrows!
Posted by: Aquila at March 30, 2010 8:59 AM
Finally, a story about noxious gas emanating from a dangerous, unpopular manure pit....and the subject is not Obama! Welcome news indeed.
Posted by: Blastineau at March 30, 2010 10:24 AM
Use the flame thrower! That's a good reason to have one.
Posted by: Jewel at March 30, 2010 10:39 AM
"Use the flame thrower!"
Uh, okay, but I'm gonna stand back a lot farther than that. :-)
Posted by: pst314 at March 30, 2010 5:09 PM
There's a gargantuan poop bubble fixing to burst under DC at any moment...All it would take is one errant ciggy break by Mr. President and poof!
Posted by: monkeyfan at March 30, 2010 5:12 PM
Gerard, there's something down there...and it's farting.
Posted by: Rich Fader at March 31, 2010 12:02 PM
That poop bubble keeps the Capitol Dome inflated.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at March 31, 2010 6:35 PM