Although many creatures have been born and died on the earth since the birth of the earth, there is hardly any other living thing other than humans who have the ability to modify the natural environment. Therefore, the emergence of human beings is a bug of the earth, and at the same time a bug of the universe.
Human beings have made many rebellious changes to the earth. For example, in 1980, humans transformed a freshwater lake into a saltwater lake with a 35-centimeter-diameter drill bit.
1. The occurrence of accidents
It happened in 1980 in Louisiana, USA.
There is a small town in Louisiana called Iberia. There is a freshwater lake called Lake Pinel around the city. In addition, there is a huge salt mine inside Lake Pinel. In addition, there is a small island in Lake Pinel, and there are resources under the island.
So, this has attracted the attention of mining companies. For example, the company Decusa obtained the right to exploit this oil and prepared to extract the oil from the bottom of Lake Pinel.
So on November 20, 1980, the company drilled Lake Pinel with a drill bit. The diameter of this drill bit was due to the negligence of the engineering staff, which caused the drill bit to be misdrilled. The drill bit was supposed to drill oil beneath the salt mine. However, due to the misalignment of the drilling, the borehole was drilled out of the side of the salt mine, which caused the lake to backflow.
The engineer in charge of the project at the time noticed that something was wrong. So the 55 miners were immediately notified to evacuate the site as soon as possible. At that time, there were 12 exploration workers on the rig. The 12 prospectors also found that the island was about to sink to the bottom of the lake, so the 12 explorers also ran away. The moment the exploration workers came ashore, the entire rig sank to the bottom of the lake and disappeared.
And, under the impact of the fluid, a large whirlpool with a diameter of 55 meters was created on the surface of the lake. And this vortex drives the current, constantly swallowing up the houses and trees around the lake. Even the houses in the distance can feel the shock.
2. Unlucky creatures on the bottom of the lake
The water of the lake is quickly absorbed by the huge whirlpool. After a mechanical chain reaction, the canal course associated with the lake was changed, eventually triggering an inflow from the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean are linked, which means the waters are endless. Under the inflow of infinite seawater, the original lake basin has also been greatly expanded. The lake has also changed from a freshwater lake to a saltwater lake.
Of course, the company that caused the accident also had to compensate the owner of the salt mine a large sum of money. This made the company feel unlucky. However, the most unfortunate thing is actually the creatures of the lake – in this case, the aboriginal creatures.
Originally, the creatures of the freshwater lake have lived in this lake for generations, and it can be said that there is no conflict with the world. But the backflow of seawater also means that all the indigenous organisms that cannot adapt to the sea have gone extinct. This is nothing short of devastating. On the contrary, marine life from the Gulf of Mexico has actually expanded with the support of humans. Nature is sometimes so magical.
Judging from the fact that human beings can transform a freshwater lake into a saltwater lake through construction work, the ability of human beings to transform nature is indeed the only existence in the history of the earth and even the universe.
However, the fate of this lake also reminds humanity that humans do have the ability to cause trouble, but they do not necessarily have the ability to change it.