Is that an OSHA approved hand over the face to keep from breathing the poisonous gas?

I’m kind of surprised it’s not hot enough to boil off all the water in that little bucket pretty quickly, bit obviously it isn’t.

I’m no lavatorial expert, but I’d guess the thermal conductivity of lava is relatively low. The high temp and high mass will keep it warm for a while, but water has a pretty high conductivity and capacity on its own. The agitation is distributing the heat too, well beyond the regular convection rate.

I would guess.

I’m not thinking that “lavatorial” is the correct word.

That conjures “lavatory”, which is something different.

For the science, yeah, more than enough water to cool the lava.

That’s just my experience. If someone does the math, I’ll love them.