Let’s say you wanted to get up close and personal with an active volcano, in the same way you might stand next to a raging, spewing waterfall. If you are three Brits, you’d battle weather conditions for 35 days and then perch yourself at the rim of the Marum Volcano’s lava lake on Ambrym Island in the South Pacific. Next, you’d don a sophisticated heat-proof suit and strap on a turbo-charged breathing apparatus.
What would happen if you were to fall into this lava lake?
Watch a scientist flee from the hot stuff.
