We've all heard stories of far-off primitive
tribes hurling virgins into the mouth of a fiery volcano in their attempt to appease
some particularly capricious God. What is that unfortunate girl's fate though
as she falls to her fiery death? What is it like to die inside a burning pit
of lava and sulfur? Hello and welcome to another episode of The
Infographics Show- today we're taking a look at what happens to your body when you fall
into a volcano. Falling into a volcano is not going to be
a pleasant fate for anyone, yet in 2007 a Maasai porter fell into the rim of an active
volcano and managed to survive, albeit with some severe burns. Fortunately for that porter, the reason he
survived is that the particular volcano he fell into has what's known as natrocarbonatite
lava, which is rich in sodium and potassium carbonate minerals, and nyerereite, which
is a unique combination that makes the laval cool very quickly when coming in contact with
air. This laval burns at around 510 degrees Celcius,
or half the temperature of normal lava, and because the porter fell near the lava, and
not directly on it, he was able to survive. But what happens to our sacrificed virgin
as she's hurled into a fiery mouth of doom like an unwitting Gollum trying to save his
Precious? First it's likely that as she falls through
the air she'll quickly suffocate from the noxious gases produced by the volcano. If not immediately suffocated however she'll
likely completely sear her lungs as she inhales the superheated gas amidst her desperate screaming. With lungs burnt to a crisp and noxious gas
coursing through her bloodstream, our sacrificed virgin will be near death already before even
hitting the lava below. Depending on the type of volcano and the shape
of the rim she's hurled into, her body will next likely burst into flames as she approaches
the lava, but before she physically hits it. That's because radiant heat can superheat
the air above and around the volcano mouth, making it reach temperatures so high that
human flesh immediately ignites. Just seconds after being hurled into the mouth
of a volcano, our sacrificed virgin has turned into a fiery human comet, though the worst
is unfortunately still to come. Despite what you've seen in the movies, most
lava is incredibly dense- anywhere from two to three times as dense as water. This is after all, liquid rock we're talking
about. That means that a human body is going to float
on its surface, and because lava is also anywhere from thousands to millions of times more viscous
than water, a human body impacting the surface is unlikely to deform it enough to sink beneath
the surface. Our virgin, if she's miraculously still alive,
is then going to impact the surface lava with so much force that she will break most bones
in her body, and remain 'stuck' on the surface- although variations in lava and temperature
across different volcanoes may possibly see her sink a few inches below. If she hadn't burst into flames from the radiant
heat during her fall, she certainly will now as she rests on the lava itself. With temperatures reaching up to 2200 degrees
Fahrenheit (1204 Celsius), she will immediately burst into flames hot enough to reduce her
body to ash within seconds. For anyone hoping to recover any remains for
a proper burial, there'll be nothing left but ash floating in the wind to collect. Any metal fillings, jewelry, or medical implants
will also be incinerated- although a titanium medical implant may possibly survive, given
titanium's melting point of 3,034 degrees fahrenheit (1688 Celsius). So if you hurled your aging Aunt May into
the mouth of a volcano, you might have her hip implant left to remember her by. It's clear after our investigation that movies
like Terminator 2 and Lord of the Rings lied to us. A fall into a fiery volcano won't mean a dramatic,
emotional goodbye, but rather result in an instant fireball and a smattering of ashes
moments later, with just your bones burning for a minute or so after that. What other places, and what would they do
to your body, would you like to know about? Also, be sure to check out our other video
called Spend A Billion in 24 hours or lose it all challange! Thanks for watching, and, as always, don’t
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Kazuya is just Kazuya though. Hopefully if I train hard enough, I can survive magma like kazuya
He's a devil worshiper.
Um, the video explained that. Clearly the volcano Kazuya was thrown into had natrocarbonatit lava.
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