掉進火山後，你的身體會發生什麼事？：英語精讀講義

We've all heard stories of far off primitive tribes hurling virgins into the mouth of a fiery volcano in their attempt to appease some particularly capricious god. 講解

我們都聽過這樣的故事：偏遠的原始部落為了安撫某個反覆無常的神明，將處女投入火紅的火山口。

What is that unfortunate girl's fate though as she falls to her fiery death?

然而，那個不幸的女孩墜入火海時，命運究竟會如何呢？

What's it like to die inside of a burning pit of lava and sulfur? 文法

死在燃燒的岩漿與硫磺坑裡會是什麼感覺？

Hello and welcome to another episode of The Infographics Show.

大家好，歡迎收看新一期的《The Infographics Show》。

Today we're taking a look at what happens to your body when you fall into a volcano. 片語搭配

今天我們就來看看，當你掉進火山時身體會發生什麼變化。

Falling into a volcano is not going to be a pleasant fate for anyone.

對任何人來說，掉進火山都不會有什麼好下場。

Yet in 2007 a Maasai porter fell into the rim of an active volcano

然而在2007年，一位馬賽挑夫跌入了一座活火山的邊緣，

and managed to survive albeit with some burns. 講解

卻奇蹟般地生還了，儘管受了些燒傷。

Fortunately for that porter

對這位挑夫來說幸運的是，

the reason he survived is that the particular volcano he fell into 文法

他之所以能活下來，是因為他掉進的那座特定火山，

has what's known as natural carbonatite lava 片語搭配

擁有所謂的天然碳酸鹽岩漿，

which is rich in sodium and potassium carbonate minerals and nyerereite 片語搭配

這種岩漿富含碳酸鈉、碳酸鉀礦物以及尼雷爾石，

which is a unique combination that makes the lava cool very quickly when coming in contact with the air. 片語搭配

這種獨特的組合使得岩漿在接觸空氣時能迅速冷卻。

This lava burns at around 510 degrees Celsius

這種岩漿燃燒時的溫度約在510攝氏度左右，

or half the temperature of normal lava 文法

僅為普通岩漿溫度的一半，

and because the porter fell near the lava and not directly on it

並且由於這位挑夫是掉在岩漿附近而不是直接掉進去，

he was able to survive.

他才得以生還。

But what happens to our sacrificed virgin as she's hurled into a fiery mouth of doom

但是，當我們獻祭的處女被扔進末日烈焰的火口時，會發生什麼事呢，

like an unwitting Gollum trying to save his Precious. 文化背景

就像不知情的咕嚕為了拯救他的「寶貝」那樣。

First it's likely that as she falls through the air 表達脈絡

首先，當她從空中墜落時，

she'll quickly suffocate from the noxious gases produced by the volcano. 片語搭配

很可能會因火山產生的有毒氣體而迅速窒息。

If not immediately suffocated however 文法

即使沒有立刻窒息，

she'll likely completely sear her lungs as she inhales the superheated gas amidst the desperate screaming. 用詞

隨著她在絕望的尖叫聲中吸入超高溫氣體，她的肺部也會完全被灼傷。

With lungs burnt to a crisp and noxious gas coursing through her bloodstream 講解

肺部被燒得焦脆，毒氣在血液中竄流，

our sacrificed virgin will be near death already before even hitting the lava below. 文法

我們獻祭的處女甚至還沒接觸到底部的岩漿，就已瀕臨死亡。

Depending on the type of volcano and the shape of the rim she's hurled into 文法

根據火山的類型與她被扔進的火山口形狀，

her body will next likely burst into flames as she approaches the lava 片語搭配

隨著她不斷靠近岩漿，她的身體接下來很可能會起火，

but before she physically hits it.

甚至在物理接觸到岩漿之前就會這樣。

That's because radiant heat can superheat the air above and around the volcano mouth 表達脈絡

這是因為輻射熱能使火山口上方及周圍的空氣達到超高溫，

making it reach temperatures so high that human flesh immediately ignites. 文法

溫度高到讓人體血肉瞬間燃燒。

Just seconds after being hurled into the mouth of the volcano 文法

在被扔進火山口僅僅幾秒鐘後，

our sacrificed virgin has turned into a fiery human comet. 慣用語

我們獻祭的處女就已經變成了一顆燃燒的人形彗星。

Though the worst is unfortunately still to come. 片語搭配

遺憾的是，最糟的情況還在後頭。

Despite what you've seen in the movies 文法

儘管你在電影裡看過那種場景，

most lava is incredibly dense anywhere from two to three times as dense as water. 文法

但大多數岩漿密度極高，大約是水密度的兩到三倍。

This is after all liquid rock we're talking about. 表達脈絡

畢竟我們說的是液態岩石。

That means that a human body is going to float on its surface 表達脈絡

這意味著人體會漂浮在其表面，

and because lava is also anywhere from thousands to millions of times more viscous than water 文法

而且因為岩漿的黏度也是水的成千上萬甚至數百萬倍，

a human body impacting the surface is unlikely to deform it enough to sink beneath the surface. 文法

人體撞擊表面時不太可能使其變形到足以沉入底部的程度。

Our virgin if she's miraculously still alive

如果我們的處女奇蹟般地還活著，

is then going to impact the surface of the lava with so much force 文法

她將以巨大的力量撞擊岩漿表面，

that she'll break most bones in her body

導致全身大部分骨骼斷裂，

and remain stuck on the surface.

並被卡在表面上。

Although variations in lava and temperatures across different volcanoes

雖然不同火山的岩漿和溫度存在差異，

may possibly see her sink a few inches below. 用詞

可能會讓她下沉幾英吋。

If she hadn't burst into flames from the radiant heat during her fall 文法

如果她在下墜過程中沒有因輻射熱而燃燒，

she certainly will now as she rests on the lava itself

現在躺在岩漿上時，她絕對會燃燒起來，

with temperatures reaching up to 2200 degrees Fahrenheit 片語搭配

因為溫度高達華氏2200度（約1200攝氏度），

she will immediately burst into flames

她會瞬間爆燃，

hot enough to reduce her body to ash within seconds. 講解

高溫能在幾秒鐘內將她的身體化為灰燼。

For anyone hoping to recover any remains for a proper burial

任何希望能收殮一點遺骸以便妥善安葬的人，

there'll be nothing left but ash floating in the wind to collect. 片語搭配

除了收集隨風飄散的骨灰外，將一無所獲。

Any metal fillings, jewelry or medical implants will also be incinerated

任何金屬補牙、珠寶首飾或醫療植入物也會被焚毀，

although a titanium medical implant may possibly survive

儘管鈦合金的醫療植入物可能會留存下來，

given titanium's melting point of 3034 degrees Fahrenheit. 表達脈絡

因為鈦的熔點為華氏3034度（約1667攝氏度）。

So if you hurled your aging Aunt May into the mouth of a volcano 文化背景

所以，如果你把年邁的梅姨扔進火山口，

you might have her hip implant left to remember her by. 片語搭配

你可能還能拿回她的髖關節植入物來緬懷她。

It's clear after our investigation that movies like Terminator 2 and Lord of the Rings lied to us. 講解

經過我們的探究，很顯然像《魔鬼終結者2》和《魔戒》這樣的電影對我們撒了謊。

A fall into a fiery volcano won't mean a dramatic emotional goodbye 文法

掉進熾熱的火山並不意味著一場戲劇性的深情告別，

but rather result in an instant fireball

而是會瞬間化為一個火球，

and a smattering of ashes moments later 用詞

片刻之後變成一撮灰燼，

with just your bones burning for a minute or so after that. 片語搭配

只有你的骨頭在那之後還會再燃燒一分鐘左右。

What other places and what they would do to your body would you like to know about?

你還想知道掉進哪些其他地方對你的身體會有什麼影響嗎？

Also be sure to check out our other video called

另外請務必觀看我們的另一個影片，名為

Spend a Billion in 24 Hours or Lose It All Challenge.

《24小時花光10億否則全輸挑戰》。

Thanks for watching and as always don't forget to like, share and subscribe.

感謝觀看，和往常一樣，別忘了按讚、分享和訂閱。

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