What is 'wet or wetness' ? let's start there... It's a human sensation. Further defining the question we may then ask ourself: "Are all liquids considered to give a 'wet' sensation to humans." In that case, lava is not wet ;) #JustMy2Cents PL
Things can be soaked with oil, so oil is wet at least, but as you look at thicker and thicker oils you eventually get solid tar, which is definitely not wet. It seems we have a wet/dry continuum that is related to the thickness of the liquid. Lava is usually dummy thicc, so not wet, but when it is super hot and runny then maybe wet?
Watching the folks sitting around a very active volcano eruption going on like they are at a park music concert is very surreal to see. Although when we have flooding of our big rivers where i live, i would go to where the water was backed up into places it doesnt normally get to and watch the water washing through woodlands and around structures at fast speed, so i guess kinda the same fascination. If i lived over there i would probably go out there and watch it too. One doesnt get the chance to see this very often in a life.
The sped up video makes this look a bit more dangerous than it is. When watching normal speed video or the lava, it rarely moves faster than a brisk walking pace. It's only when some part of a channel wall breaks that the lava moves fast. I can understand you wanting to watch the flood water. I grew up in San Diego, California and it was very exciting to go to the sea wall when a storm hit it. It was hard to believe it was the same place where I had enjoyed many peaceful beach parties. I'm (slightly) tempted to fly to Iceland just to watch this eruption in person. Not tempted enough to actually check ticket prices for a flight to Iceland but tempted enough to think about it every so often. The video I've seen of this eruption sure looks amazing.
Sorry to be a pedantic killjoy (no, I'm not really sorry!) but this lava is not Wet, it is molten, in a liquid state. It would be wet if it had had a liquid poured over it. So the underlying ground could be considered wet, as it has been wetted by the molten lava on top. So now I've argued myself into agreeing with the title -- this part of Iceland IS wet! Now I'm a confused pedantic killjoy!
I think there are several New Zealand families that are just screaming at this web cast for the Icelanders to move back. We should give nature more respect and stay further back.
This type of magma doesn't form explosive eruptions because it doesn't contain volatile materials (such as water). It's incredibly unlikely to change because the magma is coming from the mantle (underneath the earth's crust).
@@steamvyrus6249 Would be good to see a geothermal graph of where the magma is underground! Then you could tell people where they shouldn't go, in case of land collapse!
Because it is not hot enough anymore. The rocks would need higher temperature and higher pressure to melt. So why is lava still liquid? It takes some extra energy to melt something. Liquid lava does not have this amount of energy. It has barely enough to stay liquid,
@@oskha1815 Yes, but it is not really melting as a whole. The rock does not get all liquid like lava. It depends on the minerals it consists of. Some of them may be softened or restructured, for others the temperature and pressure simply is not high enough.
Haven't you ever enjoyed watching a fire, or a storm or some powerful natural phenomenon? Or are you too busy with all the adverts and quality programming on offer in the US?
@@charcolew I am neither from the US, nor do I enjoy fires and storms, however it seems that the opinions of others are not permitted? Try watching paint dry.
@@obsoleteoptics Good point but walking a couple of hours in the cold to watch? You can, as I do, watch it on TV, with a glass of something. However, each to his own, and his or her opinion also?
Surely you must know that the debate over whether lava is wet has not been resolved yet.
pinning this so we can resolve it once and for all. is lava wet?
@@-.-. Lava is the opposite of water (at least in minecraft it is) If water is not wet, that means lava is wet.
What is 'wet or wetness' ? let's start there... It's a human sensation.
Further defining the question we may then ask ourself:
"Are all liquids considered to give a 'wet' sensation to humans."
In that case, lava is not wet ;)
#JustMy2Cents
PL
@@-.-. OK is oil wet?
Things can be soaked with oil, so oil is wet at least, but as you look at thicker and thicker oils you eventually get solid tar, which is definitely not wet. It seems we have a wet/dry continuum that is related to the thickness of the liquid. Lava is usually dummy thicc, so not wet, but when it is super hot and runny then maybe wet?
Watching the folks sitting around a very active volcano eruption going on like they are at a park music concert is very surreal to see. Although when we have flooding of our big rivers where i live, i would go to where the water was backed up into places it doesnt normally get to and watch the water washing through woodlands and around structures at fast speed, so i guess kinda the same fascination.
If i lived over there i would probably go out there and watch it too. One doesnt get the chance to see this very often in a life.
The sped up video makes this look a bit more dangerous than it is. When watching normal speed video or the lava, it rarely moves faster than a brisk walking pace. It's only when some part of a channel wall breaks that the lava moves fast.
I can understand you wanting to watch the flood water. I grew up in San Diego, California and it was very exciting to go to the sea wall when a storm hit it. It was hard to believe it was the same place where I had enjoyed many peaceful beach parties.
I'm (slightly) tempted to fly to Iceland just to watch this eruption in person. Not tempted enough to actually check ticket prices for a flight to Iceland but tempted enough to think about it every so often. The video I've seen of this eruption sure looks amazing.
After “watching grass grow” and “watching paint dry” there’s now “ watching rock dry”.
That hillside people are sitting on no longer exists! Its all under lava now!
Correct. Allow the rock to dry, and then wait two years before touching it.
Dry or solidify??
ماندري الونه آخر خميس
Sorry to be a pedantic killjoy (no, I'm not really sorry!) but this lava is not Wet, it is molten, in a liquid state. It would be wet if it had had a liquid poured over it. So the underlying ground could be considered wet, as it has been wetted by the molten lava on top. So now I've argued myself into agreeing with the title -- this part of Iceland IS wet!
Now I'm a confused pedantic killjoy!
The rock IS a liquid, so by your logic its wet. If you have a lake of water, do you need to add another liquid to make it wetter?
Earth and her magnificent beauty
I think there are several New Zealand families that are just screaming at this web cast for the Icelanders to move back. We should give nature more respect and stay further back.
Different type of eruption, this one won't explode violently.
@@Bartimayus Nothing in nature conforms to the norm. Let's just say that it would be nice if no one get's too close.
This type of magma doesn't form explosive eruptions because it doesn't contain volatile materials (such as water). It's incredibly unlikely to change because the magma is coming from the mantle (underneath the earth's crust).
@@steamvyrus6249 Would be good to see a geothermal graph of where the magma is underground! Then you could tell people where they shouldn't go, in case of land collapse!
warning: may eat your aluminum pan while carbonizing your breakfast
That's incredible
WOW...I would sit there all day long watching that lava flow!!!!! AMAZING!
I love the title.
what? what wet rock?
why doesnt the lava melt the rocks it touches?
Because it is not hot enough anymore. The rocks would need higher temperature and higher pressure to melt. So why is lava still liquid? It takes some extra energy to melt something. Liquid lava does not have this amount of energy. It has barely enough to stay liquid,
It is actually melting. We call this type of rock metamorphic rock. The process is called contact metamorphism.
@@oskha1815 Yes, but it is not really melting as a whole. The rock does not get all liquid like lava. It depends on the minerals it consists of. Some of them may be softened or restructured, for others the temperature and pressure simply is not high enough.
La Tierra se desangra
After COVID, Iceland will be the place to go
Party time.
Not if but when...
Do the locals not have Television?
Who needs telescreens when you have an active volcano on your island 🌋🏝
Haven't you ever enjoyed watching a fire, or a storm or some powerful natural phenomenon? Or are you too busy with all the adverts and quality programming on offer in the US?
the livestream died for a moment, these were just the people too impatient to wait for it to get back up
@@charcolew I am neither from the US, nor do I enjoy fires and storms, however it seems that the opinions of others are not permitted? Try watching paint dry.
@@obsoleteoptics Good point but walking a couple of hours in the cold to watch? You can, as I do, watch it on TV, with a glass of something. However, each to his own, and his or her opinion also?