Lava is molten rock that erupts from a volcano during an eruption. With temperatures ranging from 700 to 1,200 degrees, the destructive power of lava is truly terrifying. On its path, lava destroys nearly all forms of life, melting most things that get in its way.
If you were to fall into the mouth of a volcano, just seconds after falling, you would quickly become a living torch in free fall. This is because the radiant heat heats the air around the volcano’s mouth, causing temperatures to rise to the point where human flesh ignites instantly. If you don’t catch fire while falling, at a temperature of up to 1200 degrees Celsius, you would immediately turn to ash within seconds upon touching the lava. Witnessing lava can easily make everything evaporate quickly within seconds, many people immediately come up with a very… interesting idea: Why not utilize volcanoes to dispose of waste?
In fact, to manage waste, countries around the world often build incinerators. If a volcano can burn everything, isn’t it a natural trash incinerator? What would happen if we dumped trash into the mouth of a volcano? To answer this question, the famous YouTube channel What If created a video explaining what would happen if we used a volcano as a trash incinerator.