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Old 12-05-2009, 09:42 PM   #17
The Benj
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Platform Zero, Sydney, Australia
Default Re: That wonderful stuff: Lava

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Originally Posted by lwcamp View Post
And as long as I am grouching, gold is denser than lava - the ring would have sunk. Flesh is less dense than lava - Gollum would have floated (while burning to a crisp, of course).
There are three issues in play here:
1. It's magic, in the same way that it's still cold after it gets snatched out of the fire. It doesn't have to abide by regular physical laws
2. Steel is denser than noodle soup, but my spoon still stands up in my soup.
3. Narrative awesomeness
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