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Not sure if I'm on the right track but... Way back in the '70s when I did chemistry, the 'standard' test for methane was to collect a small sample in a test tube, hold the mouth of the tube near a naked flame, and wait for it to 'pop'. The thing is - that also worked for any other combustible gas - such as oxygen !... If I'm wrong - someone else is more than welcome to remove this and replace it with the right answer.

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Actually, the term Methane Burp is a theory to account for massive global climate change. One theory is that a change is ocean temps (or levels) can trigger a large scale release of methane from compunds called methane clathrates on the sea beds. Methane (being a powerul greenhouse gas) would cause a rise in air temps. One theory is that a methane burp brought about the death of the dinosaurs.

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