Disposal of organic waste in Erta Ale Volcano lava lake causes violent eruption

Incineration of organic waste in Erta Ale Volcanoes lava lake as simulation of what would happen if a person would fall into the lava lake (since both are organic and contain water and would thus be expected to trigger similar response).
It is frequently discussed whether it is possible to sink in lava. Due to its high density, a person would generally be expected to remain on the surface. Indeed it is possible to briefly walk on certain types of lava if professional heat-protective clothing is worn (do not try yourself). However, the video shows that falling from a height, a large object and thus also a person would be able to penetrate the crust of the lake and submerge in it. The test was performed with a box of camp waste (largely food rests) in a cardboard box. Estimated weight 30kg, Size 60x60x60cm. Fall height, about 80m. The lake reacts with violent lava fountaining activity, presumably in part due to steam produced from the organic matter.
The lava lake at Erta Ale has persisted for many years and contains relatively fluid basaltic lava. Only few volcanoes have such lakes.
Due to the large number of copyright violations, users are reminded that they may not resubmit the video or parts of it (in amended or unamended form) under their own name.

[@OldBuford]

ahhh...the good ol days of youtube where people just got right to the point and you didnt have to step the 10:05 ad infested video forward to watch what you came to see...god i miss it

[@firstnamelastname8684]

i miss it worse

[@zeroangelmk1]

What's wrong with videos that have 20 second intros that plays really harsh dubstep at an ear blasting volume, then a guy talking about stuff only mildly related the the video content for 8 minutes, then 20 seconds of payoff, then 20 seconds of asking you to smash that like button, then 20 seconds of outro that's equally as loud as the intro.

[@J0J0McM0M0]

tru dat

[@OldBuford]

Truths In Fiction that's why patroens were created in the first place, if a creator was developing incredible content, we as the viewing audience could donate a small portion to help that creator developer more great content...so yeah I do blame KZbin, now people quit their day jobs to make 10-12 minute videos of nonsense which in turn creates an atmosphere much like cable TV which is what many of us were trying to break away from. Now the problem becomes that a lot of prospective quality content creators won't deviate from the KZbin path because it's too profitable so we will just keep getting non-content that generates views based on volume rather than real content that generates interest and views based on quality and craftsmanship

[@roydadancegod]

Ad revenue is decreasing for youtubers forcing them to resort to drastic measures

[@riparianlife97701]

"That's not a virgin!" - Volcano

[@ooker777]

I'm about to leave this page, then I suddenly understand the joke. Here is my comment.

[@SunnyTacos]

Mister Volcano, leave a complaint in the complaint box. Thank you for your patience.

[@riparianlife97701]

Diego Lockhart On a serious note, it makes sense that primitive people thought volcanoes would be a good portal through which to communicate with the Earth. And when you think of it, every volcano into which you chuck a virgin is going to stop killing people shortly afterward, leading to a nice cause and effect scenario.

[@SunnyTacos]

Docktor Jim Sure thing, nature is an amazing thing, beautiful and yet deadly, , even after aeons humans cannot fully understand it yet, or prevent certain natural disasters, like tornadoes and earthquakes, we can see it coming, but can't prevent it from happening, as they say nature is a woman =)

[@riparianlife97701]

Diego Lockhart And she wants virgins, so she's a lesbian woman.

[@animegx45]

Me: Awesome! Watches as it gets bigger and bigger. Me: Maybe this was a mistake.

[@aandyherr817]

animegx45 the volcano is A N G R Y o;

[@SadButter]

It's like when you flush and the water level starts rising.

[@Djungelskog69]

Throw 5 bags in and there is 1 less city in the world

[@simonmultiverse6349]

Didn't someone write a song about this? It's called "Boom Bang-a-Bang".

[@FannomacritaireSuomi]

@@simonmultiverse6349 yeah, sung by Lulu, it won Eurovision in 1969!

[@Samyukthrathod]

Did he just throw in a bag of mentos in a lake of coke?

[@carcinogenicthalidomide3057]

Bhai comment theek kr.

[@nnckinghm]

Yes ,yes he or she did

[@sreshtayyappath3510]

Lol why is this funny?

[@tuurehu3392]

Laugh, laugh now, pls

[@gen-ky5wo]

No they threw trash in a volcano. Not funny

[@ocarinaplaya]

Eh. Garbage doesn't necessarily equate to human bodies. I vote they throw in a pig carcass.

[@GoliathZ13]

Or a corpse :3

[@amtra1778]

Or people on death row

[@Entegas]

Michelle1788 or justin bieber

[@saidainhajar4761]

Michelle1788 dude it's not funny

[@amtra1778]

said ainhajar they obviously done something bad enough in their life to cause them to be imprisoned and sentenced to death so why not?

[@josebarrales3860]

imagine dropping an elephant's worth of organic material

[@3negyedful]

Or an actual elephant ! (evil laugh)

[@gnostaoticanarchangautand]

Just use water

[@psyqueijo1]

@@maxbooncito4340 LOL

[@yippeeclawyay2591]

Hey vsauce, michael here

[@josebarrales3860]

@Smith John imagine it bro

[@Musicrecords10]

Did I miss the part about a person falling?

[@SlyBluepaw]

+Musicrecords10 Most likely click bait....

[@victorestrada196]

+BlueSlyster Guaranteed that it's click bait

[@pikminstar]

+Musicrecords10 This is a test on what would happen if someone fell in there. But I can understand the confusion.

[@TheJayson8899]

+Musicrecords10 (test with organic waste, garbage, trash) no, you just missed some of the title

[@Reemer5000]

+Musicrecords10 its click bait

[@DarkLight753]

That's the Earth trying to tell ya to quit throwing rubbish on the ground.

[@ZeFlip2003]

Actualy not , you see must rubbish is composed of plastic , metal or glass materials that within contact with extreme temperatures would just turn to ash or melt away , doing nothing at all .what we see being thrown in the lava is a bag filled with organic materials like plants and meat , this containig water there for their denomination . The water contained in this when in contact with extreme heat turns in to vapor , there for expanding several times its original size and creating the eruption we see in the video . Probably idk go check yourselfs

[@Twery1]

@@ZeFlip2003 do you even know what "organic trash" means? We are talking about organic trash

[@jarbeefis]

@@ZeFlip2003 That joke went supersonic a few inches above your head, mate. You okay?

[@varanus8938]

20disparar 100notares r/woooosh

[@FartsMcG33]

Do you want fire ants? Because that's how you get fire ants.

[@punkrockefeller]

The Gods of the Underworld are angered by your offensive offering.

[@michaelpsellos2560]

Made my Day :D

[@DarthSidian]

LOL XD

[@thiagovigna735]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MrFreemaan]

For people that are curious: Certain types are lava are like incredibly viscous, extremely hot carbonated water (Minus the water). Give it a shake or something for the dissolved gasses to nucleate around and it'll start to fizz. In this case, it bubbled rather violently.

[@DANGJOS]

I thought it was the gas from the organic material

[@davispeterson1876]

@@DANGJOS probably the water content. Steam takes up something like 40 times the volume of liquid water, and is nearly incompressible.

[@DANGJOS]

@@davispeterson1876 More like 1600 times.

[@dl373]

Agree with the water content turning to steam, but it’s not even slightly incompressible, steam is easily compressed, unlike water.

[@tpmiranda]

@@dl373 Yes. But lava isn't exactly solid. Once steam is formed, it'll try to find its way out into a lower pressure environment. How do you think steam does work on steam engines?

[@spaghetti2201]

Hey Vsauce, Michael here

[@rokstrojin7440]

Omg this is the second ti.e today i comment something that has already been commented and has a sh** ton of likes

[@isaacrumley]

@@rokstrojin7440 83 is a shit-ton?

[@matveisoykin4182]

Or is it?

[@jayhoen]

what are doing to my stand?

[@PanchoCuesta]

93% of all the humans who have ever lived are dead.

[@jaredhonusankrom]

when you tell someone mildly upset "calm down"

[@somenamee6064]

Nah, it's just Dumbledore said calmly

[@journeyon1983]

Title of this video is totally misleading..

[@RealCreepaTime]

Ik lel

[@albedogod939]

Zachary Colletti How is ik lel i slap ;=;

[@albedogod939]

M. I. Wright ** brain fuck * ik lel you

[@DragonAurora]

Apparently you didn't even read the title.

[@journeyon1983]

DragonAurora I read it. What about this part in the title... "Eruption after person falls in lava lake of volcano" What person fell in what lava lake? If you don't see the misleading statement there, then you blind. The title, obviously, was meant to garnish millions of hits which it did.

[@potatounit369]

How about I throw a "person" (rock) in a tub of molten hot chocolate will I get as many views?

[@Photovolcanica]

+Sama Echino Maybe if they are a naked celebrity.... ;-))))

[@teatoxic8563]

+Photovolcanica fuck you, you click bating son of a bitch!

[@imdabest3575]

+Phantom fuck u phantom bitch

[@justinbrewer9316]

It says it's testing with garbage u dip shit

[@dimonskillz322]

be sure its nutella

[@vShadowWARRIORv]

You should've gotten your water bucket and poured it over the lava to make obsidian and go to the nether.

[@idk-vh1zn]

lol xD

[@shax232]

Hahaha

[@EdgarZuniga02]

Too much Minecraft lol

[@Ashley203]

LoI get u I'm addicted to minecraft too

[@smeagolplaysgames4517]

Crafty pun there XD

[@adrienmartin8798]

Mom: "The soup is not that hot sweetheart" *drop a crouton in it

[@jimhalpert9803]

Lmao spot on

[@simonmultiverse6349]

BOOOOOM!!!

[@betsecaf2227]

''test with organic waste, garbage, trash'' so you threw a brony in there?

[@TNEngie]

Savage

[@TheMinecraftJockey]

I salute you, savage.

[@Tremor244]

+Steb the Feg I'm a brony, but i ain't even mad bruh!

[@originalweeaboo7915]

+Steb the Feg I used to be one now i'm not.

[@GumballAstronaut7206]

No...they threw your intelligence in there

[@aaron4820]

Fake, I saw footage of a man slowly lowering himself into lava, not only did he not explode like this video, he gave a thumb-up as the rest of his body except his hand was immersed.

[@ChrisTheGregory]

You're thinking of molten steel, not lava. Lava is dangerous enough that even somebody with years of religious training and martial arts experience can't survive falling next to it without needing extensive prosthetics.

[@aaron4820]

Chris Gregory Oh yeah you're right, it was molten steel lol, it's been a while since I last saw that footage.

[@CaioXG002]

aaron4820 Lmao, why this post doesn't have a million of thumbs up?

[@theairbornphallicejacubomb156]

aaron4820 obscure reference FTW

[@lightupdarkness]

aaron4820 XD

[@LagOknenonok]

Volcano: "Eww gross wtf did I just eat??... uh... ughh... bleeeeh" xD

[@ezekiel201997]

0:07 they have the high ground

[@thehighground174]

Hello there

[@Joaquin_.]

@@thehighground174 General Kenobi! You're a bold one

[@mfaizsyahmi]

volcano: "you underestimate my power!"

[@thehighground174]

@@mfaizsyahmi dont try it

[@rileyjunior9337]

throw the Kardashians in there.

[@BUSTER.BRATAMUS]

+Riley Junior The fat from their asses would boil over and wipe out surrounding cities,

[@floridashottest2538]

+Chris .Appel lmfaoooo

[@jamiegam4s]

i would throw them in to

[@bobbybanshee6204]

+Jamie Lemaire Throw them in to what?

[@jamiegam4s]

Bobby Banshee there was someone else he deleted his comment it said a good place to throw a body in there

[@check-static-lines]

I volunteer my body after I die to be used for this! :D

[@Stoogie]

Too bad you would just sink to the bottom and the actual damage wont be seen.......

[@check-static-lines]

ZeraX77 Thanks :D

[@check-static-lines]

Nati Miranda Alright!

[@TheMyguitarisblue]

Stoogie You would certainly not sink. That is liquid rock. In fact, assuming you were somehow "lava-proof" when you jumped in, you would immediately float back to the surface and it would be impossible to get back under.

[@Stoogie]

What i meant was you would sink below what you can see from above, the point was to see how your body degrades from the lava not look at just lava...

[@dragnoz]

I just find I'm on fire for a bit and then loose all my stuff when I die.

[@sunriselg]

Minecraft?

[@HenrikWigum]

Judith L Yeah, probably :D

[@dragnoz]

Judith L hehe yea couldn't help myself ;-)

[@nathantaylor3536]

turpentine11 You're both wrong. You LOSE them. Learn the difference.

[@robertschmidt06]

MINECRAFT, MINECRAFT, TALKING BOUT MINECRAFT, WO OH OHHH.

[@tdscwhelan]

I did the math, and calculated 99.32 meters. Since I am a human trying to record time, there will be a slight error. That and air resistance. The method used: s = ut + ½at^2 s = (0)(4.5) + ½(9.81)(4.5)^2 s = 0.5 × 9.81 x 20.25 s = 99.32625m

[@megahurtz30]

hmm.. It doesn't appease the gods at all! :P

[@braywyatt6163]

it's over Anakin i have the high ground!!!

[@Kooky159]

Taylor Fritschmann YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER!

[@rukhysabar9440]

No its actually A bag being throw in the lava

[@Plant_Parenthood]

megahurtz30 when sacrificing to a volcano God, there is no substitute for genuine virgins

[@verlenty4355]

Just Throw you house in it

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

You pissed Vulcan off by throwing shit at him :P

[@freerobux6509]

XD

[@piplup229]

Trust me, with his damage you do not want to piss him off.

[@xxlrxx1169]

that's what volcano's do you piss them off they will than piss you off and probably kill you

[@aidenyuhasse643]

you pissed him off so he pissed on you

[@VDVit_2013]

+Girom Christian Calica You can't piss off a Vulcan. They are highly rational and don't feel. ... See what I did there? :)))

[@fastballonly]

No drugs for execution? Here is a solution.

[@truclynguyen3415]

I like the way you think

[@fastballonly]

Truc ly Nguyen Gratefully noted your compliments. ^^

[@fastballonly]

Kobil Shakur You are so lame.

[@Willgtl]

fastballonly While it would guarantee death, it still presents the exact same problem of current lethal injection mishaps due to the drugs used. Extreme pain, albeit for merely a few seconds rather than potentially an hour or longer. The idea behind the problem of current lethal injection drugs is to guarantee no pain. Lava is surely an improvement, but still not a solution.

[@fastballonly]

willgtl While the attempt to alleviate if not nullify the pain upon execution is important to a considerable extent, the ultimate goal is to kill the death row inmates. That is the bottom line, is it not? If the drugs provide unnecessarily excruciating pain, by all means let us consider alternatives. Why not a firing squad? Why not throw the bastard in the lava? I think these are perfectly fine. Shorter the pain the better, right? I would go on to say the following. Murderers never cared for the pain and suffering of their victims, who most likely undergo extreme agony. It makes sense to suggest a means of execution involving similar suffering on the part of the assailant, it seems to me. Moreover, let the victim's family render the punishment is what I'd say.

[@christiankrippler9162]

that was the shortest adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...bravo Frodo!

[@kepcar]

This time, they just invited the eagles to Bilbo's b-day party.

[@alixena9340]

OMG, I hope he survived.......

[@herculesrockefeller2984]

did he died

[@3rdmin1st3r]

Hercules Rockefeller Yes he did died

[@alanbareiro6806]

He is dieded.

[@patrickireland3388]

He done did deaded

[@alanbareiro6806]

Patrick Ireland You have it wrong! You forgot to add a "does" after "he"! Like this: "he does done did deaded". Get your grammar right!

[@airguntherapy8665]

He could have hurt a fish

[@russelmelendrez7755]

XD #poorfishy

[@kayleemcclamroch]

There are no fish in lava idiot

[@airguntherapy8665]

+Kaylee Mcclamroch I don't know if I should laugh or cry......

[@edvinknutsson5421]

A Lava Swimming Penis Fish Fish Fish (gamurt3g: luvahswimcock666)

[@skrimpdick5583]

+Kaylee Mcclamroch The joke went over your head, I'm guessing.

[@rainthebudgie4313]

So, is this the most dangerous place on earth?

[@Nidox669]

Rain The Budgie certainly not. Lava lake is not as dangerous as an active volcano. Also it is more dangerous to possess weed in Poland.

[@j_freed]

Los Angeles.

[@chandlerbing3723]

Hey fellow vsauce!

[@TooHarshForYou]

he came from v sauces video because he was comparing the most dangerous places on earth

[@RoryRose_]

No...

[@ScenicFlyer4]

It's not a rock, it's organic waste. Look it up. The bubbling is from the water in it boiling

[@Dinosaurhorse]

I'm wondering whether this has more to do with the fact that the bag broke the surface crust, enabling the lava, which would have been at high pressure, to finally escape through the small hole.

[@URProductions]

I think it might be that, and also the water content in the filth bag flash-evaporating into steam. Water expands 1600x when turned to steam.

[@BrokenGamerYT]

@@URProductions nerd

[@h.q.1265]

True. Imaging a cup of coffee with an imperfect lid, it's gotta spill.

[@ReachSaviour123]

No, the lava wouldn't have been at high pressure. The crust is quite thin - if a small bag can break it, then it would have broken long ago if the lava was at high pressure

[@rkanava7245]

@@h.q.1265 Are you seriosly comparing these things xD

[@Cavegeckosol]

I don't know if it was an eruption in the typical sense. Likely, what happened was the water in the organic matter came into contact with the lava after the outer coating was incinerated. It was a steam explosion, mostly likely. It's still terrifying.

[@nuclear173gamer2]

Yeah but for some reason I find phreatic eruptions and caldera forming eruptions very satisfying

[@69way3Emp]

Who's here from Vsauce?

[@patrickmolina3382]

blademon7 Gaming the fuck is vsauce?

[@kimjongun3410]

KissThe Chef you don't know who vSause is? Run! Run before he confuses you to death! Fucking run god damnit! But seriously you should watch him. If you like science and math, it's a pretty good channel.

[@ya_aimgod_jesus5827]

KissThe Chef ur fkn dumb as hell, the guy with over 12 mil subs (at this time)

[@z1o9s7o3]

There's more darth vaders

[@hgmercury7279]

me

[@MADD264]

Let’s all get this, we all got this from Vsause.

[@AyushDaGamer]

How did u know :O

[@marshellavincent1622]

Same

[@ya6655]

why didn't they throw a living person ??? wtf is wrong with them ??

[@alchemic85]

I woulda settled for a fresh dead body

[@cwillson1965]

Alchemic Overdrive I think this is how I would like to be cremated when I go. Just toss me to the whim of Hephaestus. And absolutely video that shit!

[@SonicMaster519]

For real! This is a test not to be trusted…

[@masonkightlinger756]

a person falls in?? ok clickbait titles are everywhere

[@admiralcat3809]

cant read the title in parentisis?

[@masonkightlinger756]

I can but it says a person falls in

[@TheExpertDude]

How I read it too.

[@conornolan4310]

lol

[@pinkamenadianepie8609]

CAPTAIN CRINGE I think the title ment to say people fall for click bait over waste thrown in lava pit

[@DeepEye1994]

Throw Vegan Gains in there.

[@IzaakCha7]

Let's start a petition

[@Pensi0nar]

+DeepEye1994 To be honest, I am subscribed to Vegan Gains and I would never imagine I will find this kind of comment here, you have my like, that was funny!

[@josephthefirst1]

please and thank you

[@mattrockj]

Video got it wrong: This wasn’t “A group of teenagers.” And it wasn’t a rock either. This was an team of researchers throwing a bag of organic waste (plant matter, compost, garbage, etc) into the volcano to simulate what would happen if a human fell into a volcano.

[@BigBrotherMateyka]

YOU HAVE SUMMONED THE BALROG.

[@torenatkinson1986]

Please change the title of this video so it is not a falsehood "Person Falls in Lava Lake." Otherwise I submit that, counter to the request in the description, the video SHOULD be resubmitted and amended with a truthful title, something like "Volcanic Reaction to Camp Waste Thrown in Lava Lake"

[@ProfezorSnayp]

People are garbage so the title is very much correct.

[@mietschj]

You're just mad you didn't get to see a dude fall into a volcano.

[@mietschj]

boneyostrich Hell yes!

[@sadiqabdulwahid7974]

Dear Atkinson I agree with you to change the title of the video; what was thrown is a stone but believe or not we and stone could be a fuel for the hill! Allah, praise be on Him said that: [2.23] If you are in doubt of what We have sent down to Our worshiper (Prophet Muhammad), produce a chapter comparable to it (Quraan). Call upon your helpers, other than Allah, to assist you, if you are true. [2.24] But if you fail, as you are sure to fail, then guard yourselves against the Fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the unbelievers.

[@Circenn]

boneyostrich Started from a comment that was neither rational, viable, or scientific?! I think you replied to the right person, but on a wrong comment chain. The title was named purely for views. Humanity thrives on hearing of death, sad but true. As is a golden rule in newscasting: If it bleeds, it leads.

[@whensandwhys7561]

Why can't we get rid of garbage/trash/waste/plastic like this? Instead of land-fills and stuff?

[@ilmisteriosofranceseradene7548]

People would breathe trash

[@whensandwhys7561]

Hmmm....trash really is hard to get rid of.

[@williedavis5629]

Burning plastic is toxic as hell and as much trash as we generate daily, it'd probably plug the damn thing up. lol

[@WindowsShadow1]

Shoot it into space...lol.

[@herculesrockefeller2984]

WindowsShadow1 yeah I always thought launching into the sun would make sense.. except it costs about $10,000 per pound to launch something into space.. ..even if it was free, people still make more trash than we could launch.. so its sad to say, that big holes dug in the ground, is the best system we've got.. ha

[@williamlloyd3769]

Erta Ale is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia. Directly on the East African rift.

[@PLAYERSLAYER_22]

All 8 thousand of you who wanted to see an actual person fall into a pit of lava should be on a watch list 😂😂😂

[@GR-rx7zq]

scott walton well I like to see pain in others now burn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😡 JK 😀

[@bd6145]

including you?

[@Fonthandler]

😅😅

[@AlucardHellsing-ct4ej]

scott walton I'm not apologising ha get the anime refrence it's pretty funny

[@KPLR-22B]

Yup I Just Searched "Organic Material" In Lava

[@Monochrome2004]

this lava was just sitting peacefully here, probs thinking, "today is a good day" then these people throw some trash at it and make it mad. poor lava. lol

[@samiraislam387]

ha ha ha

[@Forcedminer]

''PATHETIC OFFERING MORTALS! THOU SHALL FEEL MY MOLTEN RAGE!!!'' XD

[@AngeloDrach]

HORSE SHIT, THERE WERE NO PEOPLE FALLING IN!

[@hathunfc6742]

Title wasn't meant to be misleading. the English is just too good.

[@KaelBowditch]

it was a box that made the eruption. if it was a person, it would scream and have arms and legs!!

[@KaelBowditch]

the curry you eat?

[@Matthew-mo7wh]

Yup

[@1t3c]

what if it was a dead person....and if u looked closly it did have arms and legs -_-

[@shanepierce2159]

+Itec Gaming by the way it was a gas tank...... 1,it had no arms or legs 2, if a person fell even that far down there still would be no boom💥💥💥 3, NOBODY FILMS PEOPLE BEING THROWN IN A VOLCANO.... D.U.M.B. YOU ANT GOT NO ALIBI, YOUR DUMB!!!

[@emilyxox6162]

+dan sheppard Or even burn BEFORE he /she hit the lava...

[@BoilingHotCoffee]

i know where to hide a body!

[@watchhere6564]

hitman! Fuck you go to jail

[@lukak2342]

+Watch Here he's gonna track you down now

[@watchhere6564]

+Luka K Lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@parkerproffitt3012]

+BoilingHotCoffee well that escalated quickly

[@angelnavasie6845]

ikr

[@toastymaster4445]

The volcano be like: one more of these trash bags and I‘ll explode

[@top_gallant]

I am watching the video everything is going great and just as the dummy hits the lava an advertisement comes on the bottom fo the screen and blocks it.. thanks for ruining you tube with all these stupid adds.

[@reetta7037]

Ad-block :)

[@Fudo94]

Rita Manor Adblock fixes the problem temporarily. It's not the answer.

[@GunSinMovies]

Fudo94 I've been using adblock for years, how is it temporary exactly?

[@Fudo94]

GunSinMovies Because it won't solve anything in the long run. We who don't use adblock are forced to watch longer ads. You think they would just let it go if everyone used it?

[@GunSinMovies]

Fudo94 You want them to not use ads? How are they supposed to make money then?

[@manraz100]

Thumbs up if Vsause brought you here!

[@The247th]

So that's why they used to sacrifice to the volcano gods. All for a good show..

[@dmwanderer9454]

Me when a cute waitress says "Enjoy your meal." And I say "Thanks, you too.'

[@Andr3wco7]

Eruption after person falls in lava lake of volcano (test with organic waste, garbage, trash)

[@smorgborg]

WTF YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

[@PlaceHolderHandleOrWhaver]

Can you stop doing this? You're really fucking annoying to everyone who sees your comments all over the place.

[@superanimator1]

Beelz for fuckin reals. I would assume they're just posting it to their google+. Blame youtube/google.

[@PlaceHolderHandleOrWhaver]

...Fucking youtube/google.

[@mikedexfan97]

LOL you're on Chris Archie's videos as well :P

[@australianoutback]

this is at the bottom of my bucket list

[@billcipher9068]

That's one hell of a click baiter

[@czu4877]

Read the title, its not clickbait, it just a test.

[@shawnhill9369]

If it wasn't click bait they would have LEAD with TEST. Instead on any link and phone link the test part gets cut off and you just read person falls in lava. It is bullshit click bait for sure.

[@chonkv.245]

BILL CIPHER he isnt a clickbaiter read the title

[@MiniWheats0326]

Sami bigs seriously that’s not even clever and you can tell that it was photoshopped. And the original video is about a girl slipping and falling into the fucking ocean. Your not fooling anyone

[@jamesryker5128]

Mineace It had the word person in the title.

[@Hikari_Sakurai]

Why so many dislikes?? People got mad at someone waking up a vulcano? I'm pretty sure no vulcanoes have been harmed in the process...

[@FinalKaiserKami]

that looks like a really bad case of indigestion.

[@IzaakCha7]

there was actually a litter of kittens in that bag

[@Nughums]

Yes

[@russelmelendrez7755]

NOOOOOO

[@sellinghearts3023]

Omg please no

[@kayleemcclamroch]

If there was a litter of kittens then those bitcthes should pay

[@Trinitrotoluene101]

LOL

[@michealroger5801]

Vsauce brought me here :3

[@kokomumu7420]

Yay me too

[@bounce2100]

Meh 2

[@teentitansgo6920]

saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame

[@michealroger5801]

+Teen Titans Go 😉

[@edvinknutsson5421]

Is It A Real Person Or A Rock??

[@1337fraggzb00N]

"And that's how the Mafia do." - ZeFrank

[@tgbosa5960]

Erta Ale (or Ertale or Irta'ale) is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia. It is in the Afar Depression, a badland desert area spanning the border with Eritrea, and the volcano itself is surrounded completely by an area below sea level making it a relatively low-elevation volcano. It is the most active volcano in Ethiopia.

[@filledwithvariousknowledge2747]

@@charliethompson4354Do your actual god dam research!!

[@Winter-Maghe]

​@charliethompson4354 they are right though, just look it up. also why are you responding to a 9 year old comment

[@jimsime1]

@@Winter-Maghe They may still be alive to read it…😂

[@joen5091]

click bait. Throw this guy instead

[@malphunk6426]

You don't get to see that when its embedded into other sites, dipshit. Therefore it's an awful title and people are justified in their annoyance.

[@Azkunki]

@Mal Phunk The title just means "look, this is what would happen if it was an actual person that fell in the lava". Seriously, are people really hoping to see a real person dying in lava when they watch this video ? Are they that disappointed to see that what has been thrown in the lava was in fact a simple bag of trash ???

[@malphunk6426]

Yes.

[@Azkunki]

...

[@malphunk6426]

Didn't search it. It was on 'I fucking love science'. Wouldn't have clicked for this. And anyway you're the weirdo. Most people would watch someone fall into Lava. It's called morbid curiosity. It's not like you can do anything now. Might as well see what happens.

[@laimonaslb]

Number 1 way how to solve pollution and too much trash JUST DUMP IT INTO A LAVA LAKE

[@Elflord359]

that would just make co2 from all the smoke wouldnt it???

[@ephtx]

MegaProjectpat My head. ;(

[@laimonaslb]

MrWhiskersHD the co2 would become heavy with sulphur oxide making a co2 rock material

[@laimonaslb]

MegaProjectpat actually the only way lava is bad is hydrochloric gases, sulphur oxide, carbon dioxide and kno3 gases that's not that bad for something that's over 2,500 degrees

[@gaijinblow]

“AFTER TEN THOUSAND YEARS, I AM FREE!”

[@thomasnorman8369]

I keep telling all those other sissy serial killers that this is how to dispose a body, but they insist on sulphuric acid, eager pigs, cemetery digs, sewers, hiking trails and oceans.

[@smmate1438]

Damn people just don't want to listen lmao

[@TheFunniBaconMan]

A body would just sink a few inches and then burst into flames.

[@whateverbro3848]

+TheGamingBaconator It would burst into flames on impact

[@liamjm9278]

Not everyone can live next to a volcano.

[@mamerica14]

where can serial killers find volcanos out of the blue

[@MALKton]

R'hllor disapproves your pitiful offering of organic waste.

[@KyuubiMinato]

I guess what I really wanted to see is how fast an adult human body would "melt" if standing in a few inches of lava, and at what point would they be dead. Like that fireman in that old movie in a tunnel.

[@marvack1852]

Or Gollum!

[@Entegas]

Marv Ack that made me laugh to hard

[@GingySpeaks]

***** nah he just cooked for a little bit

[@MisterShiro1977]

It was Dantes Peak.

[@JeffMustDie]

Dave Shiro Dante's Peak had an old lady that dragged a boat through boiling water Volcano had some dude walking through a melting train and threw someone to safety while standing in lava "melting"

[@indyrevoly3060]

0:25 You can see a very short-lived caldera forming after one of the jets of lava spews. Very cool stuff

[@BlackHeartDruid]

nice bullshit click bait

[@basstion4146]

Bastion no if not it still cool tho

[@0DarkTime0]

So you came here to see an actual living person being thrown into lava just after reading the first 6 words?

[@dantssoapeim1969]

Temisk ye

[@gangrenegengar1254]

Temisk I came here for that

[@ericwest881]

evan shields Then you're an idiot for thinking they'd allow that on KZbin 😂

[@TGTSTS]

It's not reacting to the trash. It's erupting because a hole was created, allowing the lava to flow freely. The magma underneath is already pressurized, and when force is removed, the erupting lava can flow (kind of like soda in a bottle or can when shaken). The reason why this erupts (relatively) violently is due to it's viscosity - how much oxygen-rich/silicate-rich materials make up the molten lava. The more viscous, the more violent the eruption.

[@JooshYT]

Anyone here from vSauce's video?

[@christophermckenzie8828]

ye

[@parishsirius]

yeah

[@blitzcraft7440]

परिक्षित पोखरेल yea

[@jamesburrows7634]

Yep

[@facefighter5341]

Ayup

[@surielheaven8969]

"Disposal of organic waste"....hmmmm ....where is Harvey Weinstein today ? I got a week-end trip to offer him.

[@chvideo12]

i want to jump into that lava and see how it feels? i wonder how long it would take to die? if i dive head first can i scream? can i swim out of there?

[@nmmeswey3584]

-horrible -about 5 seconds alive, 20 secs for your body to smelt -if you scream before entering the lava -no, you would melt first

[@WillCanada]

***** I think I remember that... When he's on the train thing?

[@htfmaniac320]

Will Canada he tried to get his trapped buddy who was also on the subway train to safety. he managed to save his friend, but died a very gruesome death in the process.

[@WillCanada]

Yeah... I just saw the clip. htfmaniac320

[@XepicpiggehX]

horrible idea~ just puting your FINGER in lava would make your hand melt off in about 1 second. Jumping in lava however, youd evaporate not even FEELING it. Snap your fingers thats how long you live in lava or maybe even smaller since lava is as hot as the sun maybe even hotter just going close to it could make you die by the fumes.

[@Nick-hf2cg]

i think they made it mad

[@kirbymariomega]

Thank you VSauce! I must say that this is just incredible.

[@Schlumbis_Fargle487]

Fr

[@Uncle-Jay]

Okay, so if I get this right, if I wanted to end my life via volcano, what I'd want to do is throw something else organic in first to break the surface and get all the good juice exposed, let it flair up a bit. Then, I'd want to make sure that in order to end my suffering in the fastest way possible, I'd need to make sure I land in head first. Even then, it looks like whatever they threw in started on fire before it even hit the lava, so even if you do it optimally, I think you have a few good couple of seconds of horrific pain. I wonder exactly *what* landing head first in to molten lava would feel like? I think this also pretty easily shows that it's unlikely there were in cultures who *threw* people in to volcanos. I'll be honest, I always viewed them in that cartoony 'Looney Tunes' way, I didn't take in to consideration things like, the ambient heat being so hot that it'd be difficult if not impossible for them to get close enough to properly throw their victim in to the lava. I also never considered that the surface would be hard, but that makes sense, it's kind of like a scab exposed to the air. Also apparently the fumes off a volcano can be pretty toxic.

[@NatPJ1]

So question: Why can't we use volcanoes as landfills? Wouldn't the lava just eat the crap? Or would disaster things happen somehow?

[@seattlefloyd]

Notice all of the gray/brown smoke coming off the lava from about 0:18 to 0:30. That's what gets released into the air by burning rubbish. We would get rid of the bulk of solid waste only at the expense of serious air pollution. Basically the same reason many cities ask people to not burn leaves when there is no wind. If you lived downwind from the volcano, you'd have to breathe that smoke all day. Yuck!

[@emir16ini]

I have a better Idea, why not just dissolve the crap with acid? I know I'm dumb but acid seems to be destroying matter :D

[@seattlefloyd]

emir16ini That's a clever idea, but unfortunately in most cases, it wouldn't work either. Acids don't actually destroy matter, they just break it down into its component parts. In some cases, that's a worthwhile goal, but we've still got to find a way to deal with those components, and sometimes the component parts are even more toxic than the compounds! P.S. You're not dumb. Never say that about yourself! Instead, say "I'm a genius who's just waiting to learn all the necessary information!" :-)

[@mrmishonka]

emir16ini Then when do you do with all the acid it has taken to melt the crap?

[@emir16ini]

It's a compression method...

[@NathanielHarari]

...and then, after you get that reaction, you add the Tabasco sauce, serve with some fresh bread, and a nice cool glass of beer. And that's how you make my kind of chili con carne.

[@RoyaleMusicPromo]

Thanks Vsauce

[@ashleyjacobo8903]

where?

[@kulkidz33]

Lava: Why you quit Minecraft

[@ksingleton101]

Why are we not using these furnaces to rid he earth of our garbage and nuclear waste?

[@ComplexEvil]

it doesn't completely get rid off it. the ashes it would create would rise in the air and then everyone would be breathing in garbage. its why so many factories get so much shit for incinerating their trash, same concept

[@CantuWielder]

creates polution/smog/shit in the air. ALSO we would have so damn much of it..pretty sure if NewYork city burned all of its garbage it had including all the trash in the ocean...the amount of crap in the air would block out all the sun and stretch to mars LOOL

[@arturchuyashov3000]

Good idea

[@flflorez0]

I had the same exact question when watching this video.

[@ksingleton101]

If I'm not mistaken nuclear things come from the ground?

[@Max-is4qu]

what if they triggered a full eruption

[@bethgreene435]

Vladimir PutinOfficialchannel Shit then

[@ohlawd3699]

LOL, unlikely.

[@LunasaHaniyaMeme]

This is a test with what would happen if a person jumps in a volcano, so imagine mass suicide/forced genocide

[@Vakrios]

"How dare you mere mortals offer your garbage to the Gods!" ~vomits~ It wants a true sacrifice yo.

[@nickdove115]

Well....Are You A God ?

[@perspectivedetective]

Nick Dove Ray, if someone asks you if you're a god, you say yes!

[@stay_sick19]

Nick Dove he used quotation marks. So I guess not

[@BulletTheEnforcer]

If he is not a god, is he a prophet come to teach us the proper way to worship the great fire mountain?

[@imnotafurryiswear6391]

Dont worry Man can never be hot

[@maclavaitz]

ew furry

[@jimhalpert9803]

ew furry

[@owo8996]

Oh great fur-man of yore what forbidden knowledge shall thine depart apon my frail mortal shell.

[@Kuderer]

pretty cool way to die

[@MARASALVATRUCHA199]

pretty sure Arnold thumbed up this comment

[@Intranetusa]

Especially if you're Gollum jumping after Precious...

[@Unit987654321]

Just think about the pain your balls will feel

[@scpsantaroo8851]

But the Companion Cube will hate it

[@RaulGarzaK]

Oh my god! I'm not alone in this!!

[@WhiteHorseStudioArt]

That was a garbage bag... NOT a person.

[@jayjay-nk1sp]

GARBAGE BAGS ARE THINGS TO!

[@WhiteHorseStudioArt]

Jamie Marles ?? The title said "after a person falls in lava" Garbage bag is a thing, not a person. The title is incorrect, thankfully.

[@jayjay-nk1sp]

Garbage bags could be considered humans we don't know everything about the world O_O

[@WhiteHorseStudioArt]

Jamie Marles Maybe in the strange, view-yearning mindset of the youtuber... a garbage bag could be a human... in that situation, I guess.

[@jayjay-nk1sp]

XD dude I was joking of course it isn't and I agree the title is misleading it is indeed not a person

[@CDenic]

Folks, I think we've found a use for the Kardashians!

[@Alex-ot6nh]

***** volcanos take the sacrafices of virgins and first born daughters not skanks

[@CDenic]

***** I wasn't talking about sacrifices, I was talking about science. Let's load these fuckers up with electrodes and transmitters and things, chuck them in, and see what readings we can get before the equipment melts.

[@edvinknutsson5421]

U men th3r P3n1s3s

[@silence439]

Guys, this is what *would* happen if a person fell into lava. He did not clickbait.

[@Pross18]

I wonder... what would it look like if someone dropped a nuke straight into a volcano?

[@MrMyYoyo]

There's a Manga that might answer that. It's called Dragon Head

[@yousorooo]

Bye bye Earth

[@yodaydyxz1752]

That's just an evil thoughts but brilliant. I can never imagine nukes to be used anymore as long as human race exists.

[@LilyRudloff]

someday with good enough computing power we can test it safely in a simulation!

[@R4p1dzMYb0w]

It wouldn't do anything if they just drop it into it. If they detonated one in it it really wouldn't do anything but blow up the volcano depending on how deep it wouldn't work do to the temperature and conditions inside the volcano.

[@UltimaJC]

What Gollum and Slade would have looked like.

[@oneshotki11]

At some point they're like... "Oh shit"

[@MonkeyDIvan]

Having both stand so close to the edge gives me anxiety.

[@samuleinen]

Yes. These kind of people are the potential Darwin Awards winners.

[@ManyMiniMinnas]

Those misleading titles trying to redeem themselves.

[@jcooper_]

The volcano deems your sacrifice to be worthy. All hail the volcano!

[@djangohinio]

Hahaha

[@natimiranda5945]

Lol

[@Mackan272]

Guess the volcano of Mount Doom didn't like Gollum. Nobody liked Gollum, and now he's gone forever. :(

[@tomadams5582]

Marcus B " I lives my precious . I's now at the filming of episode 7 at Star Wars .

[@lmaolmao1981]

who else came here from vsauce

[@hereticaldoctor7060]

Me

[@Jaylee0426]

Me lol

[@longstoryshortisurvived]

me THE PHANDOM IS EVERYWHERE

[@megavenusaur7575]

same

[@mahooiob7874]

I did

[@hudsonball4702]

If that's just from one bag, imagine if it was an entire dump truck load's worth.

[@ayeitshart2422]

Who came here from watching vsause?😂

[@geangama]

me!

[@TristanJ2812]

me

[@olivia-iq4iz]

not vsause its vsauce

[@StalkeraBg]

Im here from iflscience

[@shahx9999]

+StalkeraBg same