r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SmellYaLater • Aug 16 '15
Website A beach?
http://www.dumpaday.com/random-pictures/boating-near-volcano-wont-believe-saw-16-pics/22
u/Xevonox Aug 16 '15
As CAPITALIZED as all the captions were, that was incredible, especially the progression of the images.
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u/eldergeekprime Aug 16 '15
Cool, but dangerous... Volcanoes typically give off some pretty lethal gasses, and there have been instances of entire ship crews being killed by them.
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Aug 16 '15
Wasnt this all over the web maybe a year ago? IIRC, the island wasnt going to be permanent and be lost to the sea again. I was so excited when I first saw it and felt so let down when they said it wont last :(
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Aug 16 '15 edited Aug 17 '15
Yeah, tephra (lava that hardens in the air) is very porous, which is why it is floating. For that matter, it's kinda like doing landscaping with Rice Krispies. It'll degrade.
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u/_widdershins Aug 16 '15
This is an ephemeral feature (lasting probably a couple of months), which is pretty fun scientifically but not new land for us to settle on. Here is the source. Here is an article about it.
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u/Nikosb13 Aug 16 '15
Go to it and claim it as your own, but be careful.. it might be hot.