Hmm. Temperature of 700 to 1200 degrees C.

That’s not too bad, some thermal insulators can handle that easily.

Separate air supply with rebreather, until friends drag me out with a crane.

Shock resistant padding.

I might survive at that.

mollwollfumble said:

Hmm. Temperature of 700 to 1200 degrees C.

That’s not too bad, some thermal insulators can handle that easily.

Separate air supply with rebreather, until friends drag me out with a crane.

Shock resistant padding.

I might survive at that.

Sort of reminds me of going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Some people did it and survived.

If I was to have a thick outer layer made of silica aerogel then I’d float. Silica has a melting point of 1710 degrees C. No problem there. Floating would help both with the temperature and help with being pulled out by a crane.

And it would act as a bit of a shock absorber. But it would have to be reinforced to stop it falling apart and it would have to have an extra reflective layer to stop radiant heat.

A rebreather with a small oxygen tank can last from 1 to 6 hours. One hour immersed in lava is plenty long enough, too long if you ask me.

One volcanologist said he wanted to die by surfing down a lava flow. He wasn’t thinking of much in the way of protection. It is almost possible to do without protection, surfing on a raft of solidified lava.

You could have an olympic event. The person to float the longest distance (protected) on a lava flow is the winner.

As a sport, jumping into a live volcano would be like mountain climbing or extreme skiing.

Start with an easy volcano, say a Hawaiian lava flow.

Then work up to harder versions, Stromboli with its occasional volcanic bombs.

Working your way up to a pyroclastic flow, making damn sure you have a cable tied to your capsule strong enough to survive the forces and temperatures, so they can dig you out.

Yes, why not?

I dunno, man … have you specked this out? What kind of cooling system are you going to use?