Strands of Volcanic Glass, Called Pele’s Hair, Are Falling From The Skies In Hawaii I’m sure you’ve read about the large eruption of Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island by now. There’s all the usual stuff you’d expect with a volcano like smoke, ash, lava, cracks in the Earth swallowing up cars and houses, etc. One thing I bet you’ve never heard of is Pele’s Hair, or fine strands of volcanic glass that are falling from […] Brains Mike Lavery | June 1, 2018 0 Comments
Friday Fun: Hot Lava VS. Coke Can VIDEO: Liquid hot magma (hot lava) can range in temperature from 700-1200 °C (1,300-2,200 °F). Hot lava can pretty much do anything it wants and no one has yet attempted to create ‘lava containment systems’ per se. At least, Coca Cola hasn’t yet. Photographer Bryan Lowry decided to see what would happen when a Coke met lava in Hawaii. The first can has a hole in it to keep it from exploding. The second can is au natural. […] SnowBrains | January 31, 2014 0 Comments
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