[Rockhounds] Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes

[Doug Bank]

If Hollywood filmed that car being destroyed, how many seconds would it have taken before it exploded??

I guess they have pretty good proof that the car was a total loss, assuming their insurance covers "acts of God.”

https://www.dmv.org/articles/acts-of-god-car-insurance-coverage/ <https://www.dmv.org/articles/acts-of-god-car-insurance-coverage/>


> On May 7, 2018, at 2:57 PM, Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Have you seen the lava eating a Ford Mustang?
> https://jalopnik.com/watch-lava-from-the-kilauea-volcano-swallow-a-ford-must-1825822759#iith2iv2rs7c4vp4.1zml5yfhb63h0
> 
> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 3:18 PM, Doug Bank <dougbank at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Axel,
>> 
>> I tried to verify this. It is true that the road to the road that was
>> covered in lava is closed, but I don’t think it is closed because it is
>> covered in lava. The fissures are further to the east. Moreover, there is
>> some confusion because there is *another* road to the road that was covered
>> by lava. However, it is closed too, but not because it is covered in lava
>> either…
>> 
>> This aerial view is impressive!
>> 
>> http://khnl.images.worldnow.com/images/16702244_G.jpg
>> 
>> This next one shows lava sitting on the road (which road?). I visited back
>> in 1993, probably back when the road that was covered in lava was being
>> covered in lava. Back then you could walk right up to it and melt your
>> shoes if you so desired. Probably not a real smart move, but it was pretty
>> cool (but hot ;-)
>> 
>> http://khnl.images.worldnow.com/images/16701860_G.jpg
>> 
>> Doug
>> 
>>> On May 7, 2018, at 9:58 AM, Axel Emmermann <axel.emmermann at telenet.be>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I think the Big Island is trying to connect to the mainland...
>>> Kreigh, do you remember the road in volcano  park where we got lost for
>> a moment, looking for the road that was covered by lava?
>>> Well, it seems that you can't get to the road that was covered in lava
>> anymore because the road that leads to the road that was covered in lava is
>> now covered in lava.
>>> 
>>> Aloha
>>> Axel
>> 
>> 
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