A river of lava moving at an incredible speed...

[soothsayer]

Link to tweet

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[flor-de-jasmim]

1. It sure explains why in Pompeii we found people doing everyday things, caught in the flow.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/bodies-of-pompeii

[soothsayer]

2. Indeed!

[gladium et scutum]

3. Those that died in Pompeii

did not die from lava. They were overwhelmed by a pyroclastic cloud of superheated gases and ash flowing down the side of the volcano.

[targetpractice]

7. Here is a chilling simulation of the eruption of Vesuvius...

A 24 hour period portrayed in the CGI short...

[lagomorph777]

8. That pyroclastic flow moved at HUNDREDS of miles per hour.

That said, if I were the two people in the video, I would not be so casually gawking and slowly strolling away!

[Trailrider1951]

9. Yep. Like this eruption of Unzen volcano in Japan

Much faster than liquid lava.

[DFW]

4. Was that Kilauea?

I have watched the lava flow there, but never seen any thing like that. The lava usually flowed slowly like thick molasses.

[soothsayer]

5. Looks like yes

Link to tweet

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[DFW]

6. One post on that thread said the clip was two years old

Still, I've never see a flow that fast in person. Madame Pele must have been in a rush to get somewhere that day.

[csziggy]

10. This is from the eruptions near Leilani Estates in 2018

YouTube video description:

Kilauea's Fissure 8 Eruption - Lava Flow in Leilani Estates
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•Jun 16, 2018
Ken Boyer
431 subscribers
Lava really moving now. Speed is undetermined. This is Leilani Blvd and Pomaikai

The lava from that series of eruptions was very hot and very liquid. Here are aerial views: