Posted on 12/19/2006 1:46:04 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Thought it was the summit of Mauna Loa swelling, but could be wrong. Kilauea is technically part of ML after all.
You could put it in a McDonald's coffee cup.
What? And cool the coffee off??
Quick search did not turn up anything, could be wrong about it being on NG channel. Recall two different lava shapers, one who stuck a pole into it and did things to shape it, and another that made impressions of faces. I am not liking the idea of graffiti on Pele's work. Bad juju, besides being tacky.
Lava on the surface tends to forma soft, useless rock that isn't all that useful for contruction. Concrete poured in that same mold would work better. Harder granitic rocks have to be formed under incredible pressure, and almost exclusively form deep under ground.
Hey, hold my bucket of lava for a minute, would ya?
But concrete would not have the provenance...People would pay for this, I think.
It was a fun hike until we saw a 3m glowing red crack in the rocks about 100 from us. Then we got nervous as to how stable (or not) the hardened lava was underfoot, so we headed back!
"Hot Pockets"!!!
I hiked out there this past summer. We got a lesson in geology and sociology.
The best time to see the lava flowing in the ocean is at dusk. The red pieces of lava float on the waves and shoot up impressive flames and smoke. Pieces of lava break off the cliff wall, causing explosive reactions. From the top of the cliff, it was a safe show.
The sociological part came when it was time to hike back. Imagine a three hour hike in the dark over uneven lava with crevices and ups and downs and all kinds of tripping hazards. Furthermore, if you fall, it will cut you like glass.
No trail exists. The park does put out beacons so you don't fall off any cliffs.
My wife and I had hiked out alone, but about 40 or so people were there. We found a family of four and hiked back with them. We called out obstacles as we reached them, and then had each person repeat the warning as they passed. "Crevice!" the first person would shout, followed by the second person, and so forth. I consider this a common-sense approach when doing such risky hiking. We got everyone back home without injury.
None of the other groups followed our example. Two other groups had injuries from falls. One woman who was in our group set out on her own, which was truly insane. We saw people walking in flip-flops, or carrying one flashlight for two people. People really need to understand outdoor dangers before doing this kind of thing.
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www.avikiriaty.com/bio.html
Yeah. And I'd like to see a pic of the new DemoRat leadership singing some "Winter Holiday" songs on that as well!
Maybe someone could like, you know, forge some rings and then make one ring to bind them all.
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