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Two Explorers Descend Into An Active Volcano, and Live to Tell About It

Posted by timothy on from the you-literally-cannot-try-this-at-home dept.

Discover reports on the unlikely adventure of explorers and daredevils Sam Cossman and George Kourounis, who (with caution employed at least in their choice of gear) "rappelled down the crater inside Mount Marum, which is situated on one of 80 islands that make up the Pacific Republic of Vanautu. And they’ve just uploaded video of this up-close encounter with one of the world’s most volcanically active locations." Warning: the linked video may inspire envy and wanderlust, even if it doesn't expose any deep new science.

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  1. They descended by phantomfive · · Score: 3, Interesting

    They descended.......and shot a movie with a telephoto lens that made it look like they were closer than they actually were. It's not like they were lava diving or anything.......that would be a story. Build a submarine that can enter lava.

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  2. Re:We're worried about CO2 and global warming? by DamnOregonian · · Score: 4, Interesting

    $10 - $15 a day for $400- $900 of sulfur.

    God I love capitalism.

  3. prior art by ihtoit · · Score: 4, Interesting

    National Geographic, "Man Vs. Volcano", part of the Explorer series which aired in 2010. A team of explorers descended three steppes into the mouth of Nyiragongo and took a virgin sample from the world's largest lava lake. When you've seen that show... this is kinda tame.

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