BP spill could trigger a methane explosion, mass extinction

You can't trust anything you read on TechScrunch or CrunchFear. This is bogus science by a guy who believes in a lot of weird shit.

Another article from the same original source re: the alien starchild:

Have fun.

No it can't.

This is utter nonsense.

To the seabed there is not the slightest difference between oil leaking, and oil being captured from an active well.

Why do people believe/post such stupid things?

Why is this on CrunchGear?

I was thinking the same, but more along the lines of 'Why is this on hacker news?'

The mayans predicted this very event. And the movie.