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jakeXT

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6. Not enough coke/water to stop the lava

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2014, 06:45 PM

May 2014

Introduction

On 23 January 1973, a volcanic eruption, which will not be easily forgotten, began on Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. In a few hours most of the inhabitants had been evacuated to the mainland on ships and aircraft, and efforts were already underway to save their personal belongings. The purpose of this technical article is to report on the measures taken to prevent the lava from flowing over the town and into the harbor, namely the lava-cooling operations.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/of97-724/methods.html

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Molten lava meets a can of Coke [View all] dipsydoodle May 2014 OP

What, no explosion?? Helen Borg May 2014 #1

A well sealed can of veg would explode Warpy May 2014 #3

Would have thought the sealed one would have exploded. nt Granny M May 2014 #2

Millions of years from now, a new sentient species will find these NickB79 May 2014 #4

Along with a trillion trillion or so disposable nappies. dipsydoodle May 2014 #5

Not enough coke/water to stop the lava jakeXT May 2014 #6

large bag of rubbish in a caldera muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #7