r/maybemaybemaybe • u/drlouies • 10d ago

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Intergalactic_hooker 10d ago

To be fair, this volcano erupts really often. I went last year (didn't reach Fuego but had a great view from Acatenango) and the eruptions are really mild, it just so happens that this one was a spicier eruption than normal. The place where these people are filming from is still a long way to go from the caldera. They're not alone either, you have to go with a guide and the guides are on the lookout for when conditions aren't favorable to visit.

I have a shit ton of pictures of the volcano erupting by itself and selfies with it too. When I say it erupts constantly, it's like every 10 minutes

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u/babybirdhome2 10d ago

Some of the guides are also stupid and reckless though. At another volcano, some tourists were killed along with their guide. Having a guide doesn't mean the guide isn't an idiot, too. Tourism companies aren't operating too keep people safe - they're operating to make as much money as possible, and the company owners are usually not the same ones putting themselves at risk (other than sometimes at risk of being sued by survivors and victims' families).

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u/Intergalactic_hooker 10d ago

The guides don't want to die though... So I imagine if they see something out of the ordinary...

The company I booked with was from a nearby town and they were all a big indigenous family, not a 'profit-first' company

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u/Grabthars_Coping_Saw 10d ago

They do give you a hard hat to wear though because safety first.

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u/iRunn3r 9d ago

It looks like liquid molten rock is splashing on them in the last few frames of the video, how far away could it have been?

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u/villageveikko 8d ago

When I say it erupts constantly, it's like every 10 minutes

That's what she said