Things not to do

[mattlistener]

Remember those volcano pictures we posted last year from our Hawaii trip? Did we mention the lengths the park service went to convince tourists wanting to see lava entering the ocean NOT to walk out on the "new land"?

Here's why.

(Timelapse duration: 1030-1600 on 11/28/05.)

Comments

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

The link won't work for me. What is it?

[docorion.livejournal.com]

Well, from about 1305 onwards all of the nice new land falls into the ocean. If you happen to be standing on it at the time, you fall in as well. In, I might add, to the very surging ocean which has just had a bunch of sharp rocks dropped in it. The word "meat grinder" is, I think, appropriate in this context.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

DO NOT WANT!

[docorion.livejournal.com]

Well, then, we can expect you to be a good little bunny and listen to Mister Ranger when he tells you (as he told us) that only the crazy people go out on the shelf. The normal people go over *here* where the rangers have set up a nice observation post, which is on land which has been there almost forever (say, oh, since the 1970's), and is almost sure not to fall in the water :-)

Have fun at the nice volcano, kids!

[mattlistener.livejournal.com]

Actually if you position your cursor just above the left-most bit of land, it's clear the collapse starts with some smaller subsidences at around 1120.

Whee!

[mattlistener.livejournal.com]

:-) Thanks!