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Eesh.
Pyroclastic flow = when a volcano sends a 450 mph, 1800°F ground-hugging blanket of hot gasses (and stuff) down the mountain. Lobster, anyone everyone?
I knew a volcano could choke, bury, or burn you with ash, landslides and lava. This explanation is new to me.
1902 Mount Pelée, Martinique eruption
Compère-Léandre (a survivor from near the ( Read more... ) -
PSA: Sneaky homophone
I've been seeing a lot of this one lately:
Main Entry: faze
Pronunciation: \ˈfāz\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): fazed; faz·ing
Etymology: alteration of feeze to drive away, frighten, from Middle English fesen, from Old English fēsian to drive away
Date: 1830
: to disturb the composure of : disconcert, daunt
Main Entry: phase ( Read more... )
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