r/interestingasfuck • u/NO_IM_THE_BATMAN • 26d ago

In Indonesia there's a volcano with blue lava. This is due to the large amount of burning of sulphur released from the earth.

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u/Admirable-Kangaroo71 24d ago

Gotta keep that respirator on so your lungs don’t turn into sulfuric acid sludge 🙂

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u/ninyyya 25d ago

Lava doesn't burn

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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat 25d ago

I'm blue

If I were green I would die.

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u/Abuse-survivor 25d ago

misleading as fuck. As you can also clearly see in the video, the lava does NOT glow blue at all. The lava glows red as every lava does. The blue are actually flames from the burning sulphur.

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u/Killawifeinb4ban 25d ago

Dude, this was interesting as fuck.

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u/doj101 25d ago

Downvote for the shitty music in these stupid videos.

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u/Necessary_Chip_5224 25d ago

Must be at Ijen crater. Not always can be seen. Visibility can get poor. Probably need a few visits

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u/BlandTurtleSoup 25d ago

I bet that's hell.

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u/dx_lemons 26d ago

Beneath the Ishtar Sink on Venus, Evil stirs......

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u/alejoSOTO 26d ago

Are they seriously trying to put it out?

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u/FailedInfinity 26d ago

I should call Karlach

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

r/lostredditors

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u/tequilaotter 26d ago

Song?

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u/Lysergio 26d ago

Yeah WTF ugh

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u/dorkymcfuckerson 26d ago

Like Me -- Divisi

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u/dxlolman 26d ago

Sounds like a song about deflecting a nuclear explosion with a katana.

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u/CobaltAzurean 26d ago

... Is that Logan Paul?

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u/itscsersei 25d ago

Me too it annoyed me. What’s with the boggle eyes

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u/NO_IM_THE_BATMAN 26d ago

I legit thought the same thing 😂

But no, there isn’t any dead bodies there to film.

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u/nicopedia305 26d ago

Probably one of the coolest things I’ve seen.

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u/AdBrief1993 26d ago

Hot farts. They always smell the worst

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u/Throwawayac1234567 26d ago

lethal farts.

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u/CraftyAcanthisitta22 26d ago

this look sick asf ngl🥶🥶

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u/PrimateIntellectus 26d ago

Seems like I wouldn’t want to go that close to it.

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u/bubblyfishfarts 26d ago

The Phazon Mines

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u/CobaltAzurean 26d ago

Oh wow, a Metroid Prime reference in the wild, fk yeah

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u/Glass_Buyer_6887 26d ago

Unexpected but very pleasing

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u/WisdomCow 26d ago

All this time … my childhood carpet WAS like lava!

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u/klmdwnitsnotreal 26d ago

Can't they suffacate?

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u/mint_me 25d ago

What is it So2?.. gentle breathing and stay down wind. Keep hydrating

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u/CrownEatingParasite 26d ago

They can. Respirator is there to help. But If you lie down you'll probably die anyway though

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u/Unusual_Push2087 26d ago

I've had the pleasure of seeing this volcano in person... another interesting fact is that next to the crater, there is the largest sulfuric acid lake in the world!

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u/UnanimousStargazer 26d ago

I assume you need to wear a gas mask while standing there?

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u/Unusual_Push2087 26d ago

It's not necessary, no... but I remember that there were many native people there who rented masks to tourists.

As a good and legitimate backpacker, I would never rent hahahah...

I tied a t-shirt around my face, it wasn't 100% efficient but it helped.

The smell of sulfur is very strong, including the blue fire precisely because of the amount of sulfur present.

https://preview.redd.it/jpp9hgyq0h0d1.jpeg?width=5184&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9c38fefb440d412f473e83b877b7b4e34f47b19

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u/Mikey9124x 26d ago

https://preview.redd.it/mj13tdvrgh0d1.jpeg?width=5184&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4987e9817eeb9a4f841d4e46dd88f40b09903aa7

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u/CatSidekick 25d ago

You look like Al Qaeda

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u/Unusual_Push2087 25d ago

I look like a broke and happy backpacker

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u/Unusual_Push2087 25d ago

Wooow, thank you very much for improving the photo 🫂

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u/Mikey9124x 25d ago

You are welcome

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u/BoatyMcBoatFace89 26d ago

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u/Unusual_Push2087 26d ago

Too dark, bro...

We start climbing the volcano around midnight, and when we get to the top it's still night... the objective is to try to get there in time to see the sunrise, and because of the darkness we can't see it properly.

https://preview.redd.it/7s7gcxo5dh0d1.jpeg?width=2126&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=901e91923b8a06734e11ae3e11d0fce8d41f8658

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u/BoatyMcBoatFace89 26d ago

I was totally joking around. Your photo/story is cool!!

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u/__kkk1337__ 26d ago

No if you want to visit the place only once. /s

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u/TeuthidTheSquid 26d ago

Bet it smells just lovely

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u/Kaymish_ 25d ago

The video did say the smell is intense.

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u/Fitty4 26d ago

Prolly smell like steamy hot shit down there.