Why It Is Possible to Walk on a Lava Flow (But You Still Shouldn't)

Walking on lava: not a great idea, but not as deadly as it seems. Image: video capture / YouTube. So, there has been some buzz about a video of a fellow "running up a lava flow." Now, normally I try to ignore videos of people doing things that are generally perceived as idiotic -- and running up a lava flow fits nicely into that category. However, upon watching the video, I realized that although he sure did run up the lava flow, it actually wasn't as crazy as it seems. DISCLAIMER: This isn't to say you should ever do what this guy did. Don't. There are many things you could do and survive but shouldn't because there are very high probabilities that you'll get hurt. This guy beat the odds. Anyway, here is the video: I've tackled the issue of someone falling into a lava lake before -- you wouldn't ...