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2019-05-21, 07:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
It depends on the lava, pāhoehoe is less viscous.
Or this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nyiragongo#Geology
The lava emitted in eruptions at Nyiragongo is often unusually fluid. Nyiragongo's lavas are made of melilite nephelinite, an alkali-rich type of volcanic rock whose unusual chemical composition may be a factor in the unusual fluidity of the lavas there. Whereas most lava flows move rather slowly and rarely pose a danger to human life, Nyiragongo's lava flows may race downhill at up to 100 km/h (60 mph). This is because of the extremely low silica content (the lava is mafic). Hawaiian volcanic eruptions are also characterized by lavas with low silica content, but the Hawaiian volcanoes are broad, shallow-sloped shield volcanoes in contrast to the steep-sided cone of Nyiragongo, and the silica content is high enough to slow most Hawaiian flows to walking pace.Last edited by halfeye; 2019-05-21 at 08:51 AM.
The end of what Son? The story? There is no end. There's just the point where the storytellers stop talking.
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2019-05-21, 01:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
Thick lava like that won't move out of the way as you try to breathe, so your death would be less 'crushing' and more 'suffocating', similar to someone trapped in a grain bin.
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2019-05-21, 02:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-05-21, 04:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
Lava is around one fifth as viscous as molasses, and twice as dense. Since the great molasses flood moved at 35mph, I would say those numbers check out. It's still one to three times as thick as a milkshake, no matter how fast it can flow.
Another thing to think about is the pressure differential, if you're floating to the surface faster than 1 meter/minute the bends could be be a serious issue. Survive the crushing force and the otherworldly heat, die to fizzy blood."The error is to be human"
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2019-05-21, 04:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
It varies. Not all lava is the same.
nother thing to think about is the pressure differential, if you're floating to the surface faster than 1 meter/minute the bends could be be a serious issue. Survive the crushing force and the otherworldly heat, die to fizzy blood.The end of what Son? The story? There is no end. There's just the point where the storytellers stop talking.
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2019-05-22, 12:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-05-22, 01:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
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2019-06-25, 03:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
If it was dense enough to easily crush you wouldn't that same high density make you too bouyant to get to a depth where you'd be crushed
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2019-06-25, 03:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
Well that is also true of a fair number of constrictor snake kills. They just prevent the expansion associated with breathing and move in tighter when their victim breathes out at all. . . and those are usually considered a "crushing" type death by most people even if one can/should dispute it on technicality. Then again the whole placing rocks on someone's chest until they do as you want or die is also generally classified as a "crushing" death but would really be about preventing the expansion of the lungs and thus a "suffocation" in some way....
so I think calling it a "crushing" death is pretty valid even if the super high density just means you can not draw air into your lungs and asphyxiate.
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2019-06-26, 01:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-26, 01:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
Yup. Grain silos, again.
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2019-06-26, 04:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
The pressure in a liquid is omnidirectional, and if the top is exposed to air, depends on depth. We've agreed that the pressure gets up to trouble levels at about 100ft deep, that much poured on you without you being moved sideways is unlikely.
Grain is a collection of solids, and probably lighter than a person due to the gaps between grains and the husks.The end of what Son? The story? There is no end. There's just the point where the storytellers stop talking.
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2019-06-26, 05:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
But the viscosity means that even though it's "solid", you can't make any headway against whatever the bin is filled with. Soybeans are worst, IME.
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2019-06-26, 06:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-26, 11:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
Yes and no, thanks to the safety line and someone paying attention. Never neglect your safety precautions.
Did kill any interest I had in helping on the family farm, though.
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2019-06-27, 11:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
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2019-06-27, 01:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-06-29, 01:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
I would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums.
I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that. -- ChubbyRain
Current Design Project: Legacy, a game of masters and apprentices for two players and a GM.
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2019-06-30, 03:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: would lava crush a fireproof person?
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