He came out of the pan of nature and entered the fire of social networks.
Despite multiple stern warnings from experts, tourists chasing influence continue to risk their lives for spectacular volcano shots and selfies in Iceland. The most recent instance saw several bozos roasting food in still molten magma and washing it with soda, Newsflash reported.
The wildly stupid stunt comes amid a scandal last month, in which a volcano-monitoring webcam recorded a man standing in front of a river of lava advancing into an active crater in the Geldingadalur Valley. The eruption, triggered after a series of earthquakes in the area, was the eruption of the peninsula. first volcanic explosion after 781 years of inactivity, according to the Associated Press.
The laughing daredevil, named Vincent Van Reynolds, has since announced his identity on a Facebook group called Volcanoes, the Reykjavik vine reported.
"Hi everyone. I'm that freak from the Icelandic news who climbed up the cone, only to run down when a torrent of lava was unleashed. Pile up the hate!"
Unfortunately, the reckless feat was not unique. Reynolds, who hails from Denver, Colorado, has uploaded several POV videos on Facebook of himself yelling blasphemies as molten magma cascades down the caldera toward him in "Lord of the Rings" style. The thrill seeker too posted selfies of himself posing before the wall of lava.
Suffice to say, people weren't too happy about the daredevil's fiery photoshoot.
"The rescuers told me not to do this," Reynolds said. local media Vizier. Meanwhile, critics on social media called his antics dangerous and "disrespectful."
"Some people say that I wish I was dead or that I am the biggest fool in the world," said the volcano voyeur, adding that some detractors had told him to leave the country and never return.
However, Reynolds, who has a degree in geology, claims that his stunt was not as dangerous as it might have seemed.
"I have a lot of experience in this field and it suited me where I step and where the lava would flow," he said. โActually, I was in pretty little danger. I know what it looks like. "
Unfortunately, visible magma is not the only danger. Experts have warned that despite the formation of a crust, molten lava, which can reach more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, continues to flow underneath, posing a significant risk to anyone walking on the surface.
