Ancestors

Written by Wonder of Science on 2025-01-23 at 11:05

This is how geologists collect lava samples from an active volcano.

Chemical analysis of lava provides important information about activity deep inside a volcano's magma chambers.

Video credit: USGS

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Written by Frank 🛩️🪂⛵🛵🎿🔭 on 2025-01-23 at 11:35

@wonderofscience I wonder: Is there any #art done with lava? Like scooping it into a mold?

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Written by brawnybunkbedbuddy on 2025-01-23 at 12:06

@frank @wonderofscience you made me curious so i dug around and found this https://old.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/h41o7

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Toot

Written by Frank 🛩️🪂⛵🛵🎿🔭 on 2025-01-23 at 12:14

@brawnybunkbedbuddy @wonderofscience When I see (on video) houses that are threatened by lava I imagin... what if the owner would have prepared big "moulds" around the property for afterwards having lava walls and lava stairs! 😄

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Descendants

Written by brawnybunkbedbuddy on 2025-01-23 at 13:23

@frank @wonderofscience i saw some articles pondering if in future we'll be using lava for building houses, skyscrapers

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