Name: What Happens If You Fall Into a Volcano?
Uploaded: 2020-04-04T08:50:24.000Z
Duration: 4 min 19 s
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If you ever find yourself falling into a volcano,

there are a couple of things you should know.

the magma's not going to swallow  you up as it does in the movies.

In fact, the odds of your body even  making it to the end of the fall are pretty low.

And considering what would happen  if you did reach the bottom,

and here's what would  happen if you fell into a volcano.

All it takes is one glimpse of a volcano to tell you that it's

The bright magma that spews from its core

can reach temperatures of up to 1,000°C (1,832°F),

hot enough to completely  incinerate a human body.

And things aren't much better on the outside,

as the rim of a volcano is filled with enough  toxic gases to kill anyone who gets close to it.

is it even possible to get close enough to the mouth of a volcano to fall in?

There aren't many scenarios that could lead to you tumbling inside a volcano,

For instance, let's say you're out with a hiking group

As you get closer, you start  to feel really hot and woozy;

you think you must just  be getting exhausted, but no,

You see, at the rim of a volcano  temperatures will be hitting 500°C (932°F),

plus you'd be breathing in copious  amounts of sulfur, methane,

It would only be a matter of  time until asphyxiation sets in,

which would cause you to   lose consciousness and fall.

But you probably wouldn't have  made it close enough to the opening

to actually fall into the volcano,   so maybe this scenario doesn't work.

If we want to understand what  would happen if you fell into a volcano,

we're probably best to  avoid the rim altogether

Maybe you're an aerial photographer,  just about to capture the

when the helicopter starts to whip.  back and forth uncontrollably.

Ash clouds that hang above volcanoes  have been known to wreak havoc

with airplane engines and  flight components in general,

and in the ensuing chaos,  you could get thrown from the chopper!

The fall itself isn't going to last long for you,

because within seconds you'll probably  have passed out from lack of oxygen,

and ignited into flames from the radiant heat.

And it doesn't get much better after that.

Magma can be thousands to millions of times more viscous than water,

which means when your body makes  contact with it you are going to hit hard.

Like, hard enough to break most  of the bones in your body.

Ok so flaming skin, seared lungs, broken  bones and now you're stuck on the surface

since it is generally agreed lava and  magma don't let people sink,

at least not more than a few centimeters.

Oh, and did we mention that  you'd ignite into another

In the blink of an eye, it would be just   your bones and ashes on top of the lava,

So if you fell into a volcano, it's likely that the  only way you're getting out is in an urn.

But, surprisingly enough, there  have been some survivors.

In 2007, a Maasai porter fell into a volcano but managed to pull himself out;

despite suffering severe burns  to one arm and both of his legs.

The main reason for his being  able to make it out alive

is because the lava he fell  into was natrocarbonatite lava,

which is only half as hot as most other lavas.

In general, though, it's a good idea  to avoid volcanoes altogether.

Sure it would take a very specific set of  circumstances for anyone to fall inside one, but

but there are plenty of other threats  that could kill you before that happened.

Maybe one day we'll be able to find a purpose for a volcano's destructive nature,

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