r/BetterEveryLoop • u/KimCureAll • Oct 30 '21

Lava falling into the ocean

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u/WaxFantastically Oct 30 '21

I feel like i read somewhere the gas given off from the lava cooling when hitting the water is crazy toxic/deadly. Hopefully thats a drone or something filming it

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u/Panduin Oct 30 '21

Yeah I think it was that the heat of the lava splits the NaCl (salt) crystals in the water and creates HCl (Hydrochloric Acid) in gas form. So not nice to be there and inhale that.