Episode 234 • • 1:46:26 - 1:48:55
234: Phasers on Stun
Venezuelan Oil Facility Fires and Lightning Strikes
On September 4, lightning reportedly struck two separate BOPEC oil storage facilities in Bonaire and Curacao, both owned by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. The resulting fires burned for over 24 hours. The hosts express skepticism that lightning would strike two related facilities on the same day, suggesting the events may have been a deliberate message to the Venezuelan government.