Although jumping into a pool from a very high altitude is quite enjoyable for most of us, jumping into a lava-filled volcano from the same place is unfortunately far from being a relaxing and refreshing activity.
So what will happen to us when we enter a volcano?
Let alone falling into a volcano, it is actually quite frightening and dangerous to even look at it from the opposite direction.
Because the bright magma emanating from the volcanic core can reach temperatures of about 1000°C. This degree undoubtedly means a temperature large enough to burn the human body completely. Besides the heat, the surrounding area of the volcanoes is filled with enough toxic gases to kill anyone who approaches it.
For example, let’s imagine that we are slowly climbing to the top of the volcano.
As we go up and get closer to the volcano, we gradually begin to feel warmer. He becomes too depressed to breathe and it is inevitable to think that we are face to face with death. Because the edges of volcanoes reach an average of 500°C.
We also have to breathe in copious amounts of methane, sulfur, ammonia and carbon monoxide. In short, it is only a matter of time before we begin to suffocate and lose consciousness.
Let’s assume that we jumped into this magma-filled pit by helicopter, as it would be unlikely that we would immerse ourselves inside the volcano in such a state.
This fall from the helicopter to the volcano will be quite short. Because within seconds we are faced with a lack of oxygen and possibly lose consciousness. What about after?
The scorching-hot magma inside the volcano is millions of times more viscous than water. This means that when our bodies come into contact with magma, we will crash into the pool as hard as if we had jumped from a height.
This hard structure is strong enough to break most bones in our body. Of course, it won’t be just our bones that are damaged. Torn lungs and inflamed skin are also things that happen to us when we fall into a volcano.
Within seconds, our bones and ashes will rise to the very top of the lava. So once we’re inside a volcano, the only way out is to get into a vase containing our ashes.
But surprisingly, there are survivors. For example, in 2007 a guard fell into the volcano but managed to save himself. He suffered severe burns on both legs and one arm, but survived. So how?
The main reason he survived this terrible heat was because the lava he fell was natrocarbonatite lava. Natrocarbonatite, a type of carbonaceous lava, has half the temperature of other lavas and is somewhat easier to get rid of. But of course this is a big exception.
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