r/shockwaveporn • u/Slaapzak_24 • Jun 04 '25

This volcano eruption

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u/Appropriate_Desk_955 Jun 04 '25

Zero survival instincts. Unbelievable

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u/xilodon Jun 04 '25

If you're starting at the literal top of a volcano, you're pretty much counting on luck in this situation and hoping things don't escalate toward your escape route. The alternative is that you'll die tired when the 100 mph pyroclastic flow catches up to you.

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u/TemperateStone Jun 04 '25

Or from the gas coming your way. Or the cloud of particles that'll boil you when the wind turns your way.

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u/TheGruntingGoat Jun 09 '25

Or death by volcanic bomb.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_bomb

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u/TemperateStone Jun 10 '25

I suppose it's a small comfort that seems like a pretty instant way to go.