Last night random insomnia thought

[Nathan60]

Who wins Volcano or Glacier? Yeah that was an awesome thought to have while not being able to sleep.

[Devil 505]

Volcano FTW. Just look at Iceland.

[Nathan60]

I think volcanos would get the advantage early on but glaciers I think would wear them down in the end.

[bagrat]

depends on the size of the hot load the volcano shoots all over them perky peaks.

[smoe]

I believe volcanos (and super volcanos) pretty much trump everything except maybe planet-to-planet collisions and Big Bangs.

[100Coogn]

depends on the size of the hot load the volcano shoots all over them perky peaks.

  

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[DaveBB]

Volcanos by far.  They have released more energy than all the atomic bombs in the world.  The super volcano in Yellowstone national park will probably be the cause of extinction of mankind.

[Shifty]

Volcanos by far.  They have released more energy than all the atomic bombs in the world.  The super volcano in Yellowstone national park will probably be the cause of extinction of mankind.

True but this would also cause global temperatures to plummet giving the edge to glacier. Volcano trumps itself.

[Karnak]

Volcanos by far.  They have released more energy than all the atomic bombs in the world.  The super volcano in Yellowstone national park will probably be the cause of extinction of mankind.

Human misery, sure, extinction?  Why?  We survived the last time it went off and our tech at that time consisted of chipped stone knives and, maybe, fire.


As to the OP, there is a glacier that runs over a volcano in Patagonia.  It moves much faster than other glaciers due to the volcano's heat, but the glacier is still there.  That being the case, it seems to be an issue of which is bigger, the volcano or the glacier.

[DaveBB]

We have evolved.  Our ability to survive in the wild has diminished. 

[Karnak]

We have evolved.  Our ability to survive in the wild has diminished. 

No it hasn't.  We are very, very much better at surviving adverse environments than we were.  Not only have we not changed that much, naked survivalwise, but our tools are nearly incomprehensibly superior.

Would some people die?  Of course, but human extinction isn't even remotely on the table from that.

[bagrat]

No it hasn't.  We are very, very much better at surviving adverse environments than we were.  Not only have we not changed that much, naked survivalwise, but our tools are nearly incomprehensibly superior.

Would some people die?  Of course, but human extinction isn't even remotely on the table from that.

people would be killed by the same people who shop on black Friday and feel its alright to trample little kids for a ps3 or any other types of who'd rather fly off the chain for self serving.  except they'll be goin apeshit for a  banana...I still think glaciers are sexy.

[pembquist]

Mt. Saint Helens. Volcano 1 Glacier 0.

[Cthulhu]

Not a clue, but I guarantee you if they ever make it into a movie...  Dean Cain will be in it.   

[guncrasher]

glaciers win at the end always.  volcanoes erupt, sky goes dark, it gets really cold glaciers increase.  volcanoes at the end will die just like all fire it loses its heat source but glaciers will live forever.

eventually all the galaxies will lose their heat source and there will be nothing left but the cold.


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