The Disappearing Lake Peigneur.

Posted by Alex in Video Clips on January 23, 2007 at 1:42 am


See what happens when an oil rig accidentally drilled down into a salt mine underneat the lake (who pulled out the drain plug?): Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] | Lake Peigneur [wiki] - via A Welsh View


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5 comments to "The Disappearing Lake Peigneur."

  1. v.dog
    January 23rd, 2007 at 3:44 am

    Perfect timing. I was watching Mythbusters tonight, it was the whirlpool episode. They had a clip of the footage in it.

  2. Denita TwoDragons
    January 23rd, 2007 at 1:23 pm

    Man, this is amazing…I was too young to remember it when it happened, but that’s probably for the best. At an impressionable six years of age, it would have given me a paralyzing fear of lakes!

    The ultimate topper is the fact that the only casualties were three dogs and a lake full of freshwater fish. But something tells me Texaco got a lot more cautious in their drilling after such a whopper of a bungle!

    –TwoDragons

  3. Myra
    January 23rd, 2007 at 2:15 pm

    I was only 1 years old when this happened…dont live to far either….great video

  4. Akiro
    January 23rd, 2007 at 7:21 pm

    Who knew drilling for oil could be hazardous to the environment :-P

  5. Chad Cloman
    January 26th, 2007 at 3:40 am

    Younglings! I was 14 years old and a freshman in high school. I don’t remember ever hearing about this.


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