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this video contains graphic content you have been warned this man jumped into a few inches of lava it's something that isn't well documented a lot of speculation goes into figuring out what exactly would happen if a human jumped into molten rock I like to say up front that this is an area of special interest to me I have a minor in geology and studied geophysical phenomenon on a daily basis that being said what you're about to hear is speculation the data from which these conclusions will be derived are facts that we have virtually no hands-on proof of what exactly would happen what would happen if this dude did this in real life let's break down the scene for context this movie is called volcano and stars Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche a future under Los Angeles after a series of earthquakes results in a small volcanic eruption almost completely magmatic very little pyroclastic material reaches the surface composition suggests that the lava itself is extremely Masek reliant on heavy elements namely iron and magnesium these elements have high melting points but yield relatively non viscous flows like these here in contrast siliceous lava also known as felsic lava is high in compounds such as silicon dioxide and has a much higher viscosity fun fact the two most common elements in the Earth's crust are oxygen and silicon so look under rocks that kind of makes sense typically not as hot either as a general rule of thumb the hotter the liquid is the faster it will flow so this lava is without a doubt very Masek and very hot the last nations around 1,000 degrees Celsius that's about 1700 degrees Fahrenheit the lava and the scene is also traveling down a subway tunnel which traps and recycles a good deal of the heat this character here played by John Carroll Lynch has to make his way through a subway car while 1000 degree lava moves one foot underneath the metal floorboard this is an inaccuracy in itself the air in the car would certainly boil his lungs and like we said his clothes on fire cotton will solve ignite around 400 degrees I'll be speaking in terms of Celsius from now on by the way here the rubber in his shoes would almost immediately liquefy be Falken ization isn't the only process that would be taking place a geologist on OSU's website reported that radiant heat from a lava that's very cool siliceous lava to be felt from his helicopter some four hundred meters above the flow needless to say the entire scene you're about to see would be impossible to plan in real life the subway tunnel would be baking several hundred degrees above maximum oven temperatures thanks to its insulating properties so John Carroll Lynch's character miraculously makes it to the edge of the train car carrying this 300-pound dude it's Manny from George Lopez by the way and faces a new hurdle I mean literally this dude's got to jump some eight or so feet if you ask me the guy his carryings already dead toss him in and use him as a stepping stone but no of course this character is a hero and as LA's Metropolitan Transportation chair feels responsible for allowing the subway to run in the first place he takes a grand leap and makes it about half way the first thing you'll notice about is a jump is it as close immediately catch fire if we assume the train car wasn't an oven in the first place then this here is accurate temperatures some 10 feet above lava can still simmer at or near the melting points of some heavy metals if this guy simply inhales his lungs will collapse and liquefy now here comes the weird part physical properties of lava apart from heat remember this is rock we're talking about and even with this relatively low viscosity at play it's still much denser than water and incredibly viscous by comparison stepping into it in this case about a foot deep would feel a bit like stepping into wet concrete in terms of consistency you'll be able to walk around in it temperature aside but you'd have very heavy feet and you feel as strained as you would walking in thick sand with temperature considered however consistency wouldn't matter you would have much time to notice it your skin would char and melt for sure but would last long enough to keep you from exploding on account of the water composition inside of you this video here has been played time and time again to detect what would happen if a human jumped into a pool of lava and this is accurate but not much has been detailed in regard to jumping into a shallow flow of it there are actually accounts of geologists in Hawaii falling into shallow flows of lava and being able to escape so that's just it they of course had severe burns but they were able to escape they were able to lift themselves out of the lava they didn't instantly explode on account of all the water inside of them our skin while relatively permeable is an incredible shield in many aspects on a sidenote see this video here for a detailed description what would happen if a human was suddenly exposed to outer space the last part of this description then should focus the slow melting of John Carroll Lynch's character this would not happen first off he'd most certainly fall over let's be real the natural tendency of a human and pain is to curl over so he'd probably fall face-first killing him instantly but even if we assume he manages to stay upright the next thing that kill him is toxic gas specifically carbon dioxide sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide co2 will kill you slowly so2 will kill you faster and h2s will kill you immediately this one's actually a huge concern in my field petroleum engineering if we assume that the gases don't kill him then the Surefire cause would clearly be Fiat melting nope just kidding' movie depicts him dying here when the lava reaches his heart when in reality all of the water in his body would have already evaporated I'm not entirely sure which would have happened first but I do believe the water in his body would evaporate faster than the skin and muscle tissue wrapping his bone even though these admittedly are also filled with water so yes he would have died via dehydration that's rapid boiling of water inside of him and showed up like a raisin before his solids had time to melt believe it or not that is some strange science if you like this video be sure to give it a thumbs up share it with your friends and click the subscribe button if you haven't already this is Salazar studio thanks for learning with