Playing ‘The Floor is Lava’ in Real Life

Authors

  • Deven Fosberry The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Leicester
  • Pratik Lakhotia The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Leicester

Keywords:

Childhood game, Biology, Physics, Thermodynamics, Respiratory issues, The Floor is Lava

Abstract

The popular children’s game ‘the floor is lava’ seems entertaining when played using only the imagination, but it is not widely known what the effects would be if this game were to be played using real lava. This paper investigates whether playing this game in real life would be possible and what effect that would have on the human body. 

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Fosberry, D., & Lakhotia, P. (2017). Playing ‘The Floor is Lava’ in Real Life. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 3. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/747

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Vol. 3 (2014)

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