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Does it float on magma? Do houses in Iceland really do that?
by luisramalho 11y ago
Does it float on magma?
Do houses in Iceland really do that?
- david-given 11y agoOnly briefly.
- logfromblammo 11y agoIf you built a boat from SiC attached to enormous heat sinks radiating into empty space, it would float for longer.
- DrScump 11y agoBut air-conditioning expense makes it cost-prohibitive.
- adrianN 11y agoMagma is pretty dense (it's molten rocks, after all), so many things float on magma.
- iofj 11y agoVery interesting discussion on the subject : http://www.wired.com/2012/01/can-you-walk-on-lava-falling-into-lava-revisited/ http://www.wired.com/2012/01/can-you-walk-on-lava-falling-in...