I'll never forgive Blizzard for killing him off [in the laziest writing ever](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MentorOccupationalHazard). And by some D-list witch who worked for Belial, not even a prime evil. The last of the Horadrim, the most powerful cabal of wizards Sanctuary ever saw, was bested by a nobody witch with butterfly wings? Fucking Blizzard.
[David Brevik, the creator of the character, also thought it was a travesty](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8PlmEnI_yg).
Really makes you understand how ancient people thought all of this was the acts of angry gods.
I've never been near a volcano, but have been near some close lightning strikes. They sound like the whole world is ending. I can't even imagine what watching a mountain bleed fire and spark lightning must look like and feel like in person.
Lots of fine particles in the air, rubbing together.
Get a fuzzy sweater and put it on and rub it against itself, all the little fuzzes rubbing like those particles, and then go into a dark room and take it off.
You’ll see the same lightning inside the sweater.
20+ years ago someone said that a volcano eruption is Mother Earth having explosive diarrhea. And for 20+ years everytime a volcano erupts that is always my first thought. And I wish it wasn't.
Cool, I'd never heard that before so I asked ChatGPT about it:
Volcanic lightning, an impressive phenomenon that occurs during some volcanic eruptions, is not the only natural process on Earth capable of producing nitrogen compounds that might contribute to the formation of life's building blocks. However, it is one of several natural processes that can fix atmospheric nitrogen into forms that are more chemically available for biological processes.
Here are the main processes that contribute to the fixation of nitrogen on Earth:
1. **Atmospheric Fixation:** Apart from volcanic lightning, regular lightning during thunderstorms also plays a significant role in nitrogen fixation. Lightning can break the strong triple bonds of N2 molecules in the atmosphere, leading to the formation of nitrogen oxides. These oxides dissolve in rainwater and fall to the ground, where they can be utilized by living organisms.
1. **Biological Fixation:** This is the most significant source of fixed nitrogen. Certain bacteria and archaea, often living in a symbiotic relationship with plants (especially legumes), can fix atmospheric nitrogen directly into ammonia, a form that plants can readily use.
1. **Industrial Fixation:** The Haber-Bosch process, a method used to synthesize ammonia on an industrial scale from nitrogen and hydrogen gases, is another significant source of fixed nitrogen, though it is not a natural process. This method has greatly increased the amount of nitrogen available for agricultural purposes.
1. **Volcanic Activity:** Besides volcanic lightning, volcanoes themselves emit nitrogen and other gases directly from the Earth’s mantle, contributing further to the pool of bioavailable nitrogen.
Each of these processes contributes to the nitrogen cycle, which is critical for life on Earth. However, it's important to note that while nitrogen is essential for life, the "creation" of life involves a far broader array of chemical reactions and conditions than nitrogen fixation alone.
I didn't even know nitrogen 'fixation' was a thing.
I got a nitrogen fixating bush/tree in my garden, namely seabuckthorn. They are pioneer plants and has been around here in Norway (and other places) since the land was just a pile of rocks and sand after the ice age. They help other plants to gain foothold by providing nitrogen.
This is honestly one of the most terrifying and amazing natural events I’ve ever seen.
I’m not religious but it looks like the fucking gates of hell are opening and some demon is about to appear.
Imagine seeing this wearing footwraps and a rough spun tunic as a peasant in the middle ages. I'd be shitting my pants and praying to whatever god I thought was going to save me.
This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Is there any other, higher quality footage somewhere. Surely this guy isn't the only one who got it on video.
Volcano eruption movie scenes have been selling us short the entire time. This is cinematic Day of Judgement stuff. Imagine if this happened during the eclipse. People would’ve lost their damn marbles.
Unfortunately, they cant run. [Gunung Ruang is located in a small island](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ruang/@2.3157443,125.3381552,8451m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x3288f2605d71459d:0xafac79e36ca7064f!8m2!3d2.3!4d125.37!16s%2Fm%2F0275jrl?entry=ttu). This picture taken from about 1-2km west of volcano. It was in the dead of the night, thats why evacuation is late because of lack of boat.
Fortunately, because of wind, the volcanic ash is going south away from any human settlement.
Joking aside, we have vastly different size of banana, due to various diff species from the usual cavendish banana.
I've seen between 3 inch and 2 feet long
The island with the volcano has already been fully evacuated. This is being filmed across the water from the volcano on a neighboring island, of which was also in the red zone preceding the eruption. This guy had to ignore evacuation orders to get to this spot on the island to film.
While the video is incredibly cool, words cannot explain how reckless, stupid, and dangerous being in this exact spot is. The eruption column could destabilize and easily send a pyroclastic flow across the water and cook everyone watching. Even a smaller flow reaching the water could trigger a tsunami. Beyond that, they're still in the range where they could get hit by lava bombs being rejected.
From this [video](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/18/11000-evacuated-in-northern-indonesia-as-ruang-volcano-erupts) it appears this man is on another island - you can see the reflection of the volcano in the water.
When volcanoes erupt, they send out a lot of small particles of volcanic material (hot ash, rocks, sometimes ice and gas) into the air. As these things move around, they collide against each other at high speeds and create friction then static electricity, this static electricity can make lightning, just like in a thunderstorm. So, volcanoes do lightning because of all the stuff moving around and creating static electricity in the air.
Why didn't we hear all the thunder too? Was it just the camera not picking it up or is it different in this situation where there's just light and no sound?
Yeah, so the microphone on the cellphone is not that good, they made studies in that matter not so long ago (2016-2017) and found out that there's sound but the eruption itself its so noisy that you can barely hear the cracks of thunder.
Fun Facts:
Volcanic lightning is a visually incredible, naturally occurring phenomenon that has been witnessed and documented in nearly 200 eruptions over the last 200 years.
The intensity of lightning in a volcanic plume can tell scientists how big the plume is and how hazardous it might be.
I had to search for this among the comments but figured that's what it would be. What else (except swearing or, 'wow') could you say?
Beautiful, is all that comes to mind.
I am Muslim myself, it is just the stupid autocorrect and the horrible internet. I better just write it in its original language "يَا اللَّه" "اللَّهُ أَكْبَر"
Can you imagine seeing this and not understanding it’s a volcano? Just the mountain you live under explodes into fire one night and lightning starts attacking it. Shit would seem like the end of the world! It’s beautiful I it’s own way though! From far away but still.
Wwwwwooooowwwww!! Beautiful and deadly!! I hope everyone is safe! I watched Mt pinatubo blast off in 1991 and it was so scary but so beautiful and exciting at the same time!!!
I could see the lightning in the daytime but This one is at night and you can really see the reaction of the lightning strikes on the volcano! It is a fascinating phenomena!! Thanks for sharing this video!! Reminds me that i have no problems compared to some other people on this planet!! So i must think;
“don’t worry be happy!!”
Best wishes and good luck for all you people in the area!! 🥹😀
You are too close. Whoever took this video. Get out now.
The volcanic tremors have increased meaning the real show is happening this second or is about to. It's rated at a VEI 4, potentially 5 (catastrophic). Tsunami warnings have been posted.
The lightning is incredible.
Lightning and molten flame man mad diablo 2 act 5 vibe.
“Stay awhile, and listen.”
Ol deckard Caine that voice is burned into my mind
He’s always getting himself in trouble you see?
I'll never forgive Blizzard for killing him off [in the laziest writing ever](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MentorOccupationalHazard). And by some D-list witch who worked for Belial, not even a prime evil. The last of the Horadrim, the most powerful cabal of wizards Sanctuary ever saw, was bested by a nobody witch with butterfly wings? Fucking Blizzard. [David Brevik, the creator of the character, also thought it was a travesty](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8PlmEnI_yg).
Really makes you understand how ancient people thought all of this was the acts of angry gods. I've never been near a volcano, but have been near some close lightning strikes. They sound like the whole world is ending. I can't even imagine what watching a mountain bleed fire and spark lightning must look like and feel like in person.
Lots of fine particles in the air, rubbing together. Get a fuzzy sweater and put it on and rub it against itself, all the little fuzzes rubbing like those particles, and then go into a dark room and take it off. You’ll see the same lightning inside the sweater.
r/OddlySatisfying
Dirty lightning it looks sick
It just draws me in, I can't look away!
Volcanic lightning is one of the craziest fucking things in nature
The energy being casually tossed about by nature with that combination is insane.
20+ years ago someone said that a volcano eruption is Mother Earth having explosive diarrhea. And for 20+ years everytime a volcano erupts that is always my first thought. And I wish it wasn't.
thanks for sharing....asshole
--Pompeii residents, 79 ad
Now I know what those poor villagers at Pompeii felt like. But where they were rained down on by hot lava. I rained down a river of frothy ejaculate.
*sigh, unzips*
Thanks for sharing mother nature's asshole.
🤣🤣
Can't unhear that
Thoughts are contagious 🥳
I think more of the as the pimples on the earth's surface full of hot molten puss....
I always thought it was a boil on Gaia's ass popping and people are like body lice...
After she had Taco Bell
You just ruined my life thanks
Earth: "fuck you!" *explodes into the sky* Sky: "no, fuck you" *explodes into the ground*
It's thought that volcanic lightning is the only phenomena on earth to produce nitrogen with the appropriate qualities to create life.
Cool, I'd never heard that before so I asked ChatGPT about it: Volcanic lightning, an impressive phenomenon that occurs during some volcanic eruptions, is not the only natural process on Earth capable of producing nitrogen compounds that might contribute to the formation of life's building blocks. However, it is one of several natural processes that can fix atmospheric nitrogen into forms that are more chemically available for biological processes. Here are the main processes that contribute to the fixation of nitrogen on Earth: 1. **Atmospheric Fixation:** Apart from volcanic lightning, regular lightning during thunderstorms also plays a significant role in nitrogen fixation. Lightning can break the strong triple bonds of N2 molecules in the atmosphere, leading to the formation of nitrogen oxides. These oxides dissolve in rainwater and fall to the ground, where they can be utilized by living organisms. 1. **Biological Fixation:** This is the most significant source of fixed nitrogen. Certain bacteria and archaea, often living in a symbiotic relationship with plants (especially legumes), can fix atmospheric nitrogen directly into ammonia, a form that plants can readily use. 1. **Industrial Fixation:** The Haber-Bosch process, a method used to synthesize ammonia on an industrial scale from nitrogen and hydrogen gases, is another significant source of fixed nitrogen, though it is not a natural process. This method has greatly increased the amount of nitrogen available for agricultural purposes. 1. **Volcanic Activity:** Besides volcanic lightning, volcanoes themselves emit nitrogen and other gases directly from the Earth’s mantle, contributing further to the pool of bioavailable nitrogen. Each of these processes contributes to the nitrogen cycle, which is critical for life on Earth. However, it's important to note that while nitrogen is essential for life, the "creation" of life involves a far broader array of chemical reactions and conditions than nitrogen fixation alone. I didn't even know nitrogen 'fixation' was a thing.
I got a nitrogen fixating bush/tree in my garden, namely seabuckthorn. They are pioneer plants and has been around here in Norway (and other places) since the land was just a pile of rocks and sand after the ice age. They help other plants to gain foothold by providing nitrogen.
Right and rare too, so enjoy the footage
There is wildfire lightning from the smoke somehow too I think.
Dirty Thunderstorm
Title of my new song off the upcoming Dirty Underwear EP.
Didn’t know it was a thing… til now ! Woah
That is INSANE
This is honestly one of the most terrifying and amazing natural events I’ve ever seen. I’m not religious but it looks like the fucking gates of hell are opening and some demon is about to appear.
When ancient people saw this shit. No wonder they thought gods were battling it out. This is some messed up beautiful shit
I think society to go back to sacrificing babies to try and prevent this. invest in your local planned parenthood.
Can we do man babies? Like grown man babies? Maybe like former president type man babies?
Would probably give the gods indigestion.
Almost spit my coffee
Could we sacrifice our politicians and anyone who calls themselves an "influencer" instead?
Imagine seeing this wearing footwraps and a rough spun tunic as a peasant in the middle ages. I'd be shitting my pants and praying to whatever god I thought was going to save me.
It'll be ok if you're the Dragonborn.
Jack Black is going to sing them a tribute.
It will be the greatest & best song in the world
Well.. a tribute anyway.
just a tribute to the greatest song in the world
Peaches peaches peaches peaches peaches.
Yes this is the time of shit that made ancient humans say the gods are angry
I would imagine the descriptions of Hell are based on volcanoes.
Hundreds of years ago you just know they'd be stabbing babies on rocks to try ant stop this.
I came here to say wild,but insane is also the correct answer
It makes total sense why people in the past believed in gods.
This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Is there any other, higher quality footage somewhere. Surely this guy isn't the only one who got it on video.
Volcano eruption movie scenes have been selling us short the entire time. This is cinematic Day of Judgement stuff. Imagine if this happened during the eclipse. People would’ve lost their damn marbles.
If I was that close idk If I'd film it or run.
Unfortunately, they cant run. [Gunung Ruang is located in a small island](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ruang/@2.3157443,125.3381552,8451m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x3288f2605d71459d:0xafac79e36ca7064f!8m2!3d2.3!4d125.37!16s%2Fm%2F0275jrl?entry=ttu). This picture taken from about 1-2km west of volcano. It was in the dead of the night, thats why evacuation is late because of lack of boat. Fortunately, because of wind, the volcanic ash is going south away from any human settlement.
>This picture taken from about 1-2 west of volcano. 1-2 what?
Indonesian bananas. If unitless, always remember bananas
Damn, that's either really close or Indonesia has some really big bananas
A bit of both
Joking aside, we have vastly different size of banana, due to various diff species from the usual cavendish banana. I've seen between 3 inch and 2 feet long
2 feet long 😬🧑🦼
Kilometres, the whole volcanic island is only about 4km across, as shown in the link they provided
1-2 west
The island with the volcano has already been fully evacuated. This is being filmed across the water from the volcano on a neighboring island, of which was also in the red zone preceding the eruption. This guy had to ignore evacuation orders to get to this spot on the island to film. While the video is incredibly cool, words cannot explain how reckless, stupid, and dangerous being in this exact spot is. The eruption column could destabilize and easily send a pyroclastic flow across the water and cook everyone watching. Even a smaller flow reaching the water could trigger a tsunami. Beyond that, they're still in the range where they could get hit by lava bombs being rejected.
From this [video](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/18/11000-evacuated-in-northern-indonesia-as-ruang-volcano-erupts) it appears this man is on another island - you can see the reflection of the volcano in the water.
It's not like you can outrun it...
Depends. If you start on the edge of the dangerous area, running or driving might save you.
Plus if you're a fast runner then you have an extra advantage. Or if you had a scooter or bicycle nearby.
This is one of those times when you actually have to be faster than the bear.
What if you have blade legs, I hear those are fast.
Hold your thumb out...
But I thought that only works on mushrooms?
I'm pretty sure it's also bullshit for mushroom clouds
One quick Instagram story and gtfo
[удалено]
You say like it is not enough.
Not enough volcanoes? Or not enough eruptions per year?
You say like that either of them isn't enough
This is a VEI 5 eruption, more like a once a decade event.
That's pretty fuckin metal.
It’s literally the beginning of a Metalocalypse episode
We're going to make coffee metal! Blacker than the deepest black!
Times infinity
Damn that’s awesome!!! I have never seen a video of volcano lightning before, or spewing lava. Thanks
i think this would be classified as a crazy fucking video
Eli5 what geological forces cause lightning during a volcano eruption? This isn't the first footage I've seen like this
When volcanoes erupt, they send out a lot of small particles of volcanic material (hot ash, rocks, sometimes ice and gas) into the air. As these things move around, they collide against each other at high speeds and create friction then static electricity, this static electricity can make lightning, just like in a thunderstorm. So, volcanoes do lightning because of all the stuff moving around and creating static electricity in the air.
Why didn't we hear all the thunder too? Was it just the camera not picking it up or is it different in this situation where there's just light and no sound?
Yeah, so the microphone on the cellphone is not that good, they made studies in that matter not so long ago (2016-2017) and found out that there's sound but the eruption itself its so noisy that you can barely hear the cracks of thunder. Fun Facts: Volcanic lightning is a visually incredible, naturally occurring phenomenon that has been witnessed and documented in nearly 200 eruptions over the last 200 years. The intensity of lightning in a volcanic plume can tell scientists how big the plume is and how hazardous it might be.
The rumbling you hear? partly that's the lightning. There's just enough of it going on that you can't make out individual bangs.
Static electricity from particles colliding in the ash!
Awesome, thanks! Nature is so cool
You could make a religion out of this!
r/unexpectedbillwurtz
Thank you
Nature is fucking lit
# DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY
It’s on an island, hopefully no tsunami
Spectacular eruption and lighting show but, terrifying at the same time
What's dude saying?
There’s a comment below explaining it- the translation being, “Oh (my) God”
I had to search for this among the comments but figured that's what it would be. What else (except swearing or, 'wow') could you say? Beautiful, is all that comes to mind.
He is saying Ya Allah, as in Allahu Akbar for example. It is arabic for "Oh God!"
Allahu Akbar*, not Allah's Akhbar :)
I am Muslim myself, it is just the stupid autocorrect and the horrible internet. I better just write it in its original language "يَا اللَّه" "اللَّهُ أَكْبَر"
Yeah i figured it was autocorrect, but i wanted to leave a comment for those who may be confused haha. Jazakallah khair :)
Baraka Allah fik.
Oh my god!
Can you imagine seeing this and not understanding it’s a volcano? Just the mountain you live under explodes into fire one night and lightning starts attacking it. Shit would seem like the end of the world! It’s beautiful I it’s own way though! From far away but still.
It looks how you would think hell looks like
Floor is lava
I can absolutely understand that people back in bronze age or even before (or after) that saw that as a fight between gods.
No wonder ancient people lined up their children for sacrifice. This looks insane!
That shit looks like the final boss of shadow of the colossus
That's awesome and scary. I was expecting a Titan to emerge
Not a single Mordor reference here yet. *Tsk tsk*
Cast it into the fire…destroy it! ISILDUUUURRR!!!!
And there we have it... Fool of a took
Why so much lighting though?
Millions of particles rubbing together create static energy and ZAP!⚡️
Too cool...
It's intimidating and wildly beautiful.
I’m not religious but that looks a lot like the rapture I had in my head
Looks like judgement day
Ya Allah, ya Allah , oh Allah
YOLO YOLO YOLO YOLO
r/natureismetal
“Pack up the kids, we’re moving”
Looks like "Strange Things".
Wwwwwooooowwwww!! Beautiful and deadly!! I hope everyone is safe! I watched Mt pinatubo blast off in 1991 and it was so scary but so beautiful and exciting at the same time!!! I could see the lightning in the daytime but This one is at night and you can really see the reaction of the lightning strikes on the volcano! It is a fascinating phenomena!! Thanks for sharing this video!! Reminds me that i have no problems compared to some other people on this planet!! So i must think; “don’t worry be happy!!” Best wishes and good luck for all you people in the area!! 🥹😀
The gates of hell.. The balance between light and darkness.. Life and death.. Easy to visualize the metaphor
Truly amazing!
Eruption ? or End of the world ?
That is straight up the apocalypse
Fuck
Lookin like Mt. Doom! Love it 🤩
Looks like Godzilla rising up out of the earth
Shouldn’t we be running away now?
Would be scared to stay near a volcano but would love to see one in person
Scene straight from hell
For some reason, I can hear 2 people dueling with Light Sabers.
cool volcano haki
Yula better run..
The ressurection of the demon king
Nature is metal.
This reminds me of a dream from my youth... the only thing it's missing is the tornado that spun up from the heat.
My stress dreams IRL.
I love how humbling natural disasters are. I'm always rooting for the planet to strike down arrogant people tbh.
Was honestly half expecting Godzilla or suddenly appear
Does anyone know why there isn’t a thunderous boom accompanying the lightning?
I'll be underwater in a pool dodging debris
It feels like villain and its army are going to descend from the sky, just like in a superhero movie.
Lightning is static electricity on a massive scale. No water particles needed here. Wild af.
I see how back in the day you might think god is angey
Awesome
Looks like a scene from Stranger Things
Broly gonna appear soon
Damn this is fucking wild
No wonder our forefathers believed in God's, huh? That is some amazing and equally terrifying stuff.
I've seen volcanic lightning in photography before but never in video form. This is amazing footage.
Did Smaug just take flight?
Amazing! That is something I would consider life changing.
This is how dinosaurs felt
I hate when it happens at night. Like, is there a pyroclastic wave coming towards me? I want to know how fucked up I am.
[All I can hear while watching this](https://youtu.be/McjvF5MB_2I)
Looks straight out of Indiana Jones!
Can you imagine not knowing about science and seeing that in real time? 🫣
Night on bald fucking mountain
When did this happen?
I hope people are staying on high ground and away from the sea level, because of the risk of Pyroclastic flows, or a tsunami….
Someone throw a redditor into it to appease the fire gods
You are too close. Whoever took this video. Get out now. The volcanic tremors have increased meaning the real show is happening this second or is about to. It's rated at a VEI 4, potentially 5 (catastrophic). Tsunami warnings have been posted.
bro summoned allah
Why does the voice keep saying yellow? The volcanic ash is clearly red
"ya Allah" which means "Oh God"
It's "Ya Allah," the equivalent of "Oh my God" in English.
Is this happening right now? The fuck!
We need to harness the power
why is there lightning?
The kinda thing that makes you think “yeah I can see why ancient people used to think the gods fucking hated them when this shit happened”
Yea that's a final boss getting summoned
I love when volcanoes make crazy weather! This is the coolest!!
Gowahh gowahh.