Water thrown into lava lake creates explosive results

Attempting to make obsidian by throwing water into lava...
Geoff Mackley throws a jerry can full of water into the lava lake at Erta Ale to test what happens.
Filmed by Bradley White (Ambrose) with clip by Geoff Mackley
Edited by Bradley White (Ambrose)
© Bradley White and Geoff Mackley

[@peterstepanov8062]

0:33 When you put something even remotely wet on the frying pan

[@jazzram_]

and add oil lmao

[@bleuland8846]

you mean 0:44

[@jazzram_]

Bleu Land 0:33 is good

[@bleuland8846]

yeah but 0:44 is better

[@user-hz9uk7yx1u]

@@jazzram_ 0:44 is better

[@eb3yr]

For anyone wondering, steam at 100*C at 1 atmosphere of pressure is 1600x less dense than water, so when water boils into steam and gets heated much further it can give pretty explosive results.

[@levilang1997]

Thanks for that information! That's neat. This is one of them random things I'll remember 🤣

[@malcolmabram2957]

Depends on how rapidly the heat is put into the water, The latent heat of vapourisation needs to be overcome first. Saying that water on contact with a medium of above ca 380 degrees celsius can be explosive. Boiling kettles do not explode.

[@bengonzales1182]

I was just thinking it was probably the steam that caused all that.

[@aquarius5264]

i mean, it was also a lot of water in a pretty decent size container so it probably plunged pretty deep in there before finally turning all that water into vapor

[@Ryfinius]

I wasn't.

[@hundragant]

My brain: I wonder what it'd be like to jump into it

[@harefgaming8174]

🪦 😂

[@SolitaryLark]

Worse and better then getting lit on fire.

[@m4ilm4n]

Would look similar

[@marsregulator-1748]

Golum

[@rewrite4618]

My brain : I wanna see the end of this guy.

[@Nikolai_The_Crazed]

Imagine throwing water into the volcano, and then having to walk back into town and explain why their houses are gone.

[@jgrado3]

“That seems to have invigorated the activity.” When a geologist says it, run!

[@Cenentury0941]

Meh, could be talking about Viagra.

[@jgrado3]

@@Cenentury0941 Vesuvius Viagra

[@DaDunge]

... No, this is just some trapped gas (steam) in the surface layers of the lake.

[@mix3k818]

As soon as you do _any_ experiments with lava, you should run.

[@akam9919]

@@DaDunge so basically a nano fart - "the stink"

[@Bitzy]

Breaking news: Yellowstone volcano erupts after man takes a piss in the caldera

[@justsomeguy4260]

Your mom is bigger than Yellowstone

[@hellothere1206]

@@justsomeguy4260 LMAO SO FUNNI HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH😇😂☺😍😊😛😊☺🙂☺😀😇😀😅😀😅🙂😆🙂😁😊🙂😊😃😅😂🥰😂🥰😍😝😝😛😝😛😝😜🤑🤑🤪🤑😛😝😛😝😍😚😇😀😀😀😀😂😂😂😂

[@justsomeguy4260]

@@hellothere1206 😐

[@horseman2938]

@@hellothere1206 😐

[@robedmund9948]

That explains the man's 'burning feeling' when he pees.

[@MichaelJones-dm4mw]

Drinking milk while you have food poisoning Geologists: it seems to have invigorated the activity

[@psyche4722]

mount doom in a nutshell

[@gabrielsasala1875]

what happens if you put baking soda and vinegar in a volcano?

[@gyneve]

The volcano equivalent of dividing by zero.

[@busTedOaS]

Have you seen "Armageddon"?

[@5secondstravel584]

Will clean the lava.

[@Mark-vn7my]

You get sour dough bread.

[@MariaMadalena-ix3lv]

The first@@gyneve

[@jandominicpamularco9529]

When you just thrown a water then suddenly the volcano erupts

[@4.5kviews68]

🙄😘

[@rainthevaporeon7852]

volcano itself is very unstable..

[@Defender78]

I was hoping his sleeve wouldn’t get caught on the container as he hurled it... that would of sucked if he... omg

[@iterchete8930]

a water

[@user-lc5uh4ic1z]

Yup, that's what happened ?

[@Watiki8908]

*watches to verify the reaction water had in Mount Doom in Rings of Power*

[@bradleywoods3742]

still doesn't make sense to me

[@le_gus001]

Rings of power, anyone? :D

[@Dredd5000]

That's why I'm here haha

[@DoTheBarrelroll]

- Hey, wanna go throw this jar of water in the volcano? - That sounds dangerous. - Lol what, it's just water. ..... Pompeii, 79 AD

[@SweetTikTokLife]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Smolotov]

Underrated comment

[@meruem6995ujjoooo]

Historical comment 2020

[@bokmarken6326]

Too soon :(

[@meruem6995ujjoooo]

Bok Marken i am sry man. Wait its like 2000 years ago

[@kaseymathew1893]

"It seems to have invigorated the activity." Science - speak for "You pissed it off!"

[@pinkysilades5189]

Where place 😭😭😱

[@freeman2399]

Just like Steve Irwin sticking his thumb in animal's bung holes.

[@Bluzigo]

*Throws in propane Volcano: I sleep *throws in watër Volcano: R E A L S H I T

[@lspoulin]

who else comes here to see if rings of power make sense?

[@markgray8707]

Dropping a Giant Rock 467 ft.-->. A pound of sodium metal in the river. --> Sodium and water (Pond) --> Here

[@harleyserafini51]

yes

[@Multi18only]

You scarin' me bruv

[@alejolara8444]

facts

[@xavierszigethy9952]

how far will the rabbit hole go

[@jarleivor5866]

Same here haha

[@rabidfish02]

"It seems to have invigorated the activity" I'm going to say that the next time my girlfriend puts her hand on my leg.

[@DarthTurducken]

"Baby you really know how to invigorate my activity!"

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

rabidfish02 That comment is absolutely BRILLIANT

[@vitaminprotein.4036]

Haha

[@ilovemesomechickenbutimave7052]

Buhaaahaa that was funny

[@vitaminprotein.4036]

0:37

[@HiAdrian]

0:37 _“It seems to have invigorated the activity”_ Such a great line.

[@marcognudi664]

Who is here watching this after Ep 6 Rings of Power?

[@ms_enj]

"Oh no! Our offering of water has angered the gods of the Volcano!" "Quick, throw in a virgin as a sacrifice!"

[@asaluja59]

Jumps in willingly

[@mualpharhokappa6393]

Those really were the ancient times tho PepegaClap

[@pointythecactus5469]

Throwing virgins actually works! I was thrown in lava as a virgin and lava fucked me up. I went as a boy, and came back as a black man

[@AVGyerra22]

@@pointythecactus5469 Sir, please follow as advised: Take 50 steps northbound of your current location, a sharp turn to the right will have you going eastward, which will then lead you to our nearest exist.

[@linus6718]

What if we throw in a depressed giraffe instead?

[@peterj6802]

So basically natures equivalent to Taco Bell and a 6 pack.

[@butgodfusiongokuisabovefic5396]

First reply

[@MrEdIsTheSource]

More specifically a 6 pack of PBR.

[@rondunlop985]

@@MrEdIsTheSource Milwaukee's Beast and Cheetos will produce the same result.

[@mostills4017]

And a bottle of Evan Williams

[@j.wildoutdoors8483]

Haha

[@tytoguardian]

Who’s here after watching episode 6 of Rings of Power? Mount Doom is created!

[@AdZxCA]

my friend and i argued if it were nonsense throwing water causing a volcano to erupt, i stood up with that must be same effect when you pour water into boiling oil

[@kevinp2249]

I love how this stirred it up more than the propane tank

[@mysticaurora3722]

you made a volcano throw up

[@Desasteroid]

"You fool. You gave cheese to a lactose intolerant volcano god." Do you know where that's from?

[@jasongaming-gaminganimatio5660]

Sven Krämer from the guy who throws the person (garbage)to lava :P

[@equimosis1]

@@Desasteroid One year later, but yeah, I got that reference.

[@Drakey_Fenix]

There needs to be a youtube channel focused just on throwing random stuff into lava lakes.

[@TECHnoman753]

There is I just came remember the name XD Also cute fursona

[@redskull8354]

@@TECHnoman753 "Also cute fursona" thats the least id expect on such an answer wow ok

[@whathehellisthis]

Dude volcano is unstable it could erupt anytime, and also the nearby temperature is hot. If someone focusing on throwing stuff on volcano that means you risk your life for that. Im just saying

[@mrnobody8316]

@@whathehellisthis Anything for internet points

[@negan3843]

oh i will subscribe it

[@kyjo72682]

I think this is similar to what is happening in the subduction zones. An oceanic tectonic plate drags water from the ocean and traps it underneath a continental plate. Once it gets heated the resulting pressure causes magma to rise and create volcanoes..

[@jeffnix3307]

That is how a Taco Bell burrito feels like.

[@IScottTheScotch]

Now that's an allergic reaction if ever I saw one.

[@ryanwilkins5771]

David Potts lol I agree

[@JasonMasters]

Next, they should try a magic ring, because all volcanoes are allergic to magic rings. ;) ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1706

[@savannahnishigama1351]

David Potts XD

[@chrismartinez5711]

I think this is a pretty good demonstration of how violent a reaction even a small amount of water produces. Watching this, one can imagine our current situation in Hawaii as the threat of the underground water colliding with the magma could produce.

[@wesleyhempoli5548]

you 2nd sentence was worded terribly.

[@afonsomiguel3832]

@@wesleyhempoli5548 Your*

[@NikkiKNuvo]

@@wesleyhempoli5548 effective communication only requires that the other party understands your message as you intended. Chris accomplished that. All you contributed was arrogance and a lack of manners.

[@massinakmin8340]

@@NikkiKNuvo yes wesley is a bad person.

[@mexrell]

@@massinakmin8340 lets all point at him and yell "shame"

[@jackjones298]

Another "hold my beer" moment brought to you by a couple Kiwis.

[@jgon015]

That's quite explosive. Remind me of him... Imma call him 😂😂😂

[@marnotto8269]

Do you know you can drink lava? But only once.

[@silusjackson7244]

+Lhance Himor -_- there's always one.

[@alexapopz1814]

+Lhance Himor way to kill the joke.

[@AnonymousUser-sp6ez]

if you drink lava, your intestines will burn and fail, and you will die.

[@tgozaer6248]

+Anonymous User wow. really i though i would gain super power.

[@Remy4300]

+Tg Muhammad Ozaer Tg Baharuddin hahah

[@kansasthunderman1]

For those familiar with the physics of volcanoes, this is not a surprise. Water is one of the major "Volatiles" in magma and its thermodynamic characteristics can create very powerful eruptions and severe explosions. In Hawaii, molten lava flows entering the ocean from a distant volcano can create explosions that are sometimes as bad as those at the vent itself.

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

Vent? Sus.

[@blokvader8283]

Still cool looking lmao

[@pingianznxezrielbadongen.1388]

"What if we put our plastic wastes in there🤣🤣🤣

[@koxtheknight7087]

Yea, basically this is how volcano eruptions work. Nice experiment! :D

[@Nyloxmc]

the reason I admire these kids is because they have the guts to approach lava

[@ryelee5163]

Nyloxmc. I do it evryday in minecraft

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

it’s not really that scary. it’s just the fumes and they are still hundred off feet away.

[@joshuaisrael5416]

@@ryelee5163 -_-

[@ryelee5163]

@@joshuaisrael5416 im literally pooping

[@Hahalamankimekatehkinikiliako]

THIS WHOLE TIME MINECRAFT IS BEEN LYING TO US!

[@Pedro-iy9ss]

no, minecraft was right, this video must be fake

[@bruhmoment5916]

fake video

[@ferdinandpasamba8566]

No its just clickbait lol

[@instantinople3796]

@Aniquin tf are you talking about

[@instantinople3796]

@Aniquin oh yeah where's the proof?

[@arvaneret_329]

When you tell a furious person they “need to calm down”.

[@nisargvaghela7311]

This might be the beginning of making of a new mountain range

[@polandot]

I came from dropping a giant rock at 467m, to throwing sodium metal on a lake, to another video throwing sodium to a lake. Now we're all here

[@calleeriksson9792]

wtf haha same lol

[@rohanghoshdastidar1047]

I feel like my internet history is being monitored

[@krittikabiswas8500]

Wow same here

[@nani8308]

Journey is not yet complete good sir. Throwing molotov in an abandoned mine in Mexico is next.

[@rahulb.329]

All videos on youtube eventually lead here.

[@TexasGTO]

Have a helicopter drop 50 gallons into it

[@nikolaiorr8383]

Nah mate have it drop 1000 gallons into it

[@Programm4r]

That may be the equivalent to dividing by zero

[@coltendavison2717]

Ho about 50,000,000,000,000,000,000, gallons

[@golaylay3996]

@@coltendavison2717 volcano will explode bigger than taser bomb

[@lauderdalesosaofficial1469]

You fool ❗️the earth shall be destroyed 😭

[@joo.n]

People: Throwing water into lava Lava: "And I took that personally"

[@mrcheesesmith]

A visual representation of how your mouth feels when you make the mistake of drinking water after eating some crazy hot chili.

[@semi-c2054]

Note to self, i will no longer have “throw water onto lava” as my first thought if lava comes my way.

[@Llano754]

if I had lava coming my way I would use my secret technique: Run like a bitch no jutsu!

[@machina188]

@@Llano754 lmao

[@semi-c2054]

Lmao

[@DaDunge]

There's difference between throwing it into the lava and throwing it unto the lava. The problem here is it's already in the lava when it turns to steam.

[@scrappydoo7887]

A wise choice

[@Kalleosini]

what happens when it rains....

[@JonahLongworth]

it's really gas it's in a gas can right

[@ShitKid1337]

+Jonah Longworth nope it really is water, he's also got a video up, where the guy throws a propane gas tank in the crater

[@JonahLongworth]

+ShitKid1337 oh ok I was curious. I can't believe a video unless I comment or read comments

[@ShitKid1337]

Jonah Longworth which is a good thing i suppose

[@germas369]

The water evaporates as soon as it gets close or on the surface of the lava, this means there is no water evaporating beneath the lava to create pressure caused by steam as shown in the video. The can in the video sunk and the pressure was created by the steam which escapes in an 'explosive' manner.

[@ForbiddenFollyFollower]

Watching it splooge volcanic rock all over the place is strangely satisfying.

[@marjaz2079]

when someone is really pissed and they are told to chill

[@TAWIDY]

"It seems to have invigorated the activity" *Demon of the 9th Circle of Hell awakens*

[@ncc74656m]

"Well great, I pissed off a volcano."

[@skeleton599]

that’s like the most perfect lava i’ve ever seen

[@brianrigsby7900]

How can such a (comparatively) small amount of water create such a massive reaction? That’s wild!

[@katisingh]

It was probably, most likely the chemicals from the plastic can that contributed to this reaction

[@DarkJDL]

Now, what would happen if you threw a jerrycan of lava into the sea?

[@ryanownsu10]

+DarkJDL lol it would turn to rock... just watch a video of Hawaii erupting and flowing into the ocean. its how all the Hawaiian islands were made

[@DarkJDL]

constitutional libertarian I'm pretty sure the jerrycan would melt and you'd burn.

[@ryanownsu10]

DarkJDL not really. steel has a much higher melting point than lava

[@DarkJDL]

The one in this video definitely found a way to give way to the water upon being thrown into the lava. I guess the water was too strong for the can.

[@spiegel9462]

+DarkJDL he is talking about steel jerry cans.

[@jboww2121]

for anyone wondering, this amount of heat combined with the water at ambient temperature create something called “superheated vapor” which is basically water that exceeds the temperature and vapor pressure of water at its normal boiling point at ambient atmospheric pressure. this energy creates a highly pressurized and energetic vapor/gas that is incredibly powerful. :) the almost nonexistent temperature gradient (going from cool to incredibly hot almost instantly) adds to this effect and the energy is released much quicker and more erratically

[@melvinho77]

So this where Adar learnt how to create Modor! #RingsOfPower

[@lodewykk]

Whoa. This is much more intense than the propane tank.

[@deadstars3438]

Due to playing MC for a while this isn't what was supposed to happen, these men were gonna have a nether portal and enchantment table but I guess not.

[@TheCottonCandy707]

-_-

[@RICKY123335]

LMFAOOOOOOOO

[@e.r.1514]

+ReignASAP Nah bro, at least 2 portals and a table at least

[@AJman14]

+ReignASAP They need a diamond pickaxe to get the table. Water+Lava=PLACED obsidian. They could have a couple portals, though.

[@shrekisloveshrekislife60]

Fuck minecraft.

[@herculean616]

That's also how volcanoes erupt. The tectonics plates under the volcano brings water from the ocean as it moves.

[@TCGRichard]

Kudos to these brave geologists!

[@robdom91]

Water turns to steam and expands when heated. The payload submerged in the lava because of the time it took to melt the container, so the steam had a layer of material above it to fling away as it expanded. Also, water is part hydrogen and oxygen which both could act as fuel for the heat induced chemical reactions in the lava. Some of it must have infused and mixed in with the molten rock, temporarily lightening its texture. This must be why the lava pool got "invigorated". You fed it fuel.

[@thecauldron2212]

And that's kids is how you start a volcano eruption.

[@Brian-hf2oq]

There is no way that such a small volume of water could produce such a massive result. There is only one explanation: *Aliens*.

[@TuberoseKisser]

55fragger ha

[@BillyDrakePianoMan]

55fragger Darude - Sandstorm right?

[@baymaxhiro4667]

sci-fi music...ooooooooweeeeeeeeeeeeeooooooooo

[@kansasthunderman1]

55fragger This can be easily explained by thermodynamics. Lava has a high temperature and when it mixes with water, the product has a very sudden increase in "enthalpy" or explosive capability. The worst volcanic explosions have been caused by water intrusion into the magma column or a lava "sill" that has intruded into ground water.

[@Ayxris]

lava: doesn’t turn into obsidian. me: my disappointment is immeasurable and my day has been ruined.

[@quietkid-aashish3209]

Nais one

[@itsashley3869]

legend has it : cameraman is still alive these days.

[@E85_STI]

It’s like when I was 16 working in fast food and someone throws a piece of ice in the fryer.

[@travissantiago5646]

went from woahhh to WAIT IT ISNT STOPPING WHAT HAVE YOU DONE-

[@TheJerbol]

Damn, the way that kept getting more and more intense I was half expecting a full eruption lol

[@saulstearns7726]

“That seems to have invigorated the activity.” Yeah...No Shit... LOL 😂

[@MCD539]

FINALLY I HAVE BEEN FINDING THIS VIDEO FOR 5 YEARS AND I HAVE FOUND IT

[@vanessafernandes8673]

Before clicking on this video I expected a lot of Minecraft obsidian jokes... You guys did not disappoint.

[@anonymous-vr1wx]

U knew so why did u clicked on the video

[@clickity0525]

Nobody: My stomach after eating anything spicy:

[@arijit276]

Thanks to youtube today I learnt something. And now I will never throw a water can into a volcano.

[@dd-nv6sw]

Gotta give props to Sauron for forging the rings of power in one of those!

[@david4807]

It wasn't just water. The fking can too

[@joecausey8508]

Yeah, the can is probably what made the disruption, not the water.

[@NoOne-Belongs]

@@longnoseboi that and the fact the water is trapped in the can so all that pressure from the increasing temperature would cause the can to explode and cause the lava to "explode"

[@ToTeMVG]

@@joecausey8508 its the water trapped in the can, because it ends deep in the lava it all evaporates and expands at insane and "explosive rates" creating a lot of activity in lava, if you'd be pouring a bucket ontop it'd be explosive as well but much less so in the activity of the lava itself but just the instant evaporation of the water

[@nell711]

@@ToTeMVG I really doubt the water was trapped in the can for very long

[@cheez4me333]

LAST ONE IN IS A ROTTEN EGG :D

[@blaixe4273]

Then I'm a rotten egg cause I'm not going. XD

[@g1android11]

+Troll True 😂😂😂😂

[@vSilverXXProduction]

+Troll True ba-dum-tsssss

[@firecake1354]

fucking dumbus god damnit

[@Cretaal]

Last one in: "why does the volcano smell like rotten eggs?"

[@j.wildoutdoors8483]

Man imagine how intense this was when sacrifice was a thing.

[@chr0min0id]

Water: **exists** Lava: *”We don’t do that here...”*

[@TwinShards]

Basically an alternative demonstration to what happen when you throw water on a burning oil pan.

[@imkindaretarded8513]

Lava: does not turn to obsidian Every minecraft player ever: impossible

[@alfredofriasrumbos]

I just came here to see if what happens in The Rings of Power is actually possible. Didn't expect it to be.

[@metalmax78]

What shall we do today? Go fishing? Take a walk? No, lets go to the lava lake around the corner and throw a jerrycan with water in...

[@v1_Slime]

Man: "It seems to invigorated the activity?" NO SH'T!

[@lucafruttarol287]

this is how my burnt souffle looks like

[@pacific202dk]

Well, I can see you guys actually were so lucky that moment because it didn't start to rain heavily.

[@CapCreeperGR_Main]

Water: Ello there Lava: RUN

[@potanamuokay3418]

I cant help but think about someone falling into the lava.....

[@heidiholiday1879]

Obummer and Shillery.

[@bronzeoof4395]

If there's a save point in real life I will jump in there

[@CRUSH40RULES]

Aw man that's beautiful

[@longwildernesswalks]

The expansion of water to steam is 1:1700. The velocity of the jug isn't terminal, but let's say 45 to 55 mph upon impact. The high viscosity of the lava allows the jug to penetrate 30-50' and the outside carbonizes giving it time to sink further. Once the inside of the jug reaches a flash boil the outside pressure collapses upon the water, instantly flashing the water to steam. Creating a very real explosion that causes the water and steam to scatter, causing more flash expansions, cascading into the release of the steam at the surface. Goes to show you what superheated steam is capable of. Great video!

[@Business_Goose]

SCIENCE

[@cleverusername421]

Me on the science team: "But, how about gasoline?

[@ianhosier4042]

I always wondered what I would do if I lived next door to an active volcano. I would probably end up throwing things into it just to see what would happen like these guys

[@ftc2450]

I totally didn't search up "pouring water in lava" so I could see if it actually turned into obsidian.

[@rieki3163]

Netflix: Are you still watching Someones daughter: 0:34

[@magentuspriest]

💀 "it seems to have invigorated the activity"

[@smartart6378]

What??

[@Dilly137]

She squirt and fart at the same time

[@jabaghosh3392]

Hey man can you explain the joke

[@technovation1168]

Why Netflix always ask this question??

[@CanadianPrepper]

Crazy to think we came from that

[@isaiahreynolds7411]

almost like it's not possible

[@eyeofthepyramid2596]

Nope I don't believe.

[@spekcz]

We didn’t come from lava

[@HeisenbergTrazyn]

We from calcium :v

[@DeNFlix...]

@@HeisenbergTrazyn we were yoghurt ?

[@Rekaert]

Humans: "Oh hey, lava! Let's fuck with it." Earth: "What goes around comes around ..."

[@riiddisbuk2496]

"It seem to have invigorated the activity." Don't we when we drink water? xD

[@jamminfool2002]

Man, I wish I had a lava lake I could toss random stuff into to see what makes it the most angry.

[@thomthumbe]

Good example of what steam can do. For example, Chernobyl was one large steam explosion, but somehow many people believe it was some kind of a nuclear (imploding???) explosion. It was a huge steam explosion that scattered already melting nuclear particles all the way to hell and back. Steam power is quite incredible considering what it can do if it gets out of control.

[@pacific202dk]

A steam locomotive can carry incredible weight using just the steam pressure of boiled water.

[@sasquatch2011]

Lucifer would probably consider diving into a Lava Pit a jacuzzi

[@Seabee156]

The lava: *And I took that personally*

[@bonbonbonniehandpuppet4309]

this is awesome!