Weird News: Turkmenistan Seeks to Shut Hell's Door
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The desire to cauterize a gaping inferno left over from the Soviet era in Turkmenistan presents a great engineering challenge. The industrial marvel that would have to be employed to shut down "Hell's Door" really stirs the imagination. But couldn't something be lost by extinguishing its fires? Oh, Turkmenistan would gain better access to its natural resources, but the human mindscape would definitely lose a rich supply of fuel in this strange and haunting fire pit.
To get a breakdown about life in Turkmenistan (including scant mentions of the hellish inferno), check out Sam Tranum's book, Daily Life in Turkmenbashy's Golden Age.
