German cows cause methane blast in Rasdorf

[jakeXT]

Methane gas released by dairy cows has caused an explosion in a cow shed in Germany, police said.

The roof was damaged and one of the cows was injured in the blast in the central German town of Rasdorf.

Thanks to the belches and flatulence of the 90 dairy cows in the shed, high levels of the gas had built up.

Then "a static electric charge caused the gas to explode with flashes of flames" the force said in a statement quoted by Reuters news agency.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25922514

[dawg]

1. Isn't this one of the things conservatives mocked the government for funding studies about?

Looks like this can be a real problem after all. Surprise, surprise!