Mount Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea is quite an active volcano. In 1937, an eruption killed 507 people. Another in 1994 flattened a nearby town. In 2006, it erupted again. The latest eruption was on August 29th, and Phil McNamara captured it on video from a boat. Note the delay between the visual eruption and the shock wave, which tells us the camera operator is rather far from the eruption. That’s good to know. -via Viral Viral Videos
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Assuming the speed of sound is 340 m/s at sea level, the camera is approximately 4.2 km away from the explosion, or 2.75 miles.
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Full marks for self-control in the swearing department.
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