While asked in jest on Twitter about roasting marshmallows over the open lava, USGS Volcanoes officials responded, saying the mixture of sulfuric acid and sugar would lead to a "pretty spectacular reaction."
Erm...we're going to have to say no, that's not safe. (Please don't try!) If the vent is emitting a lot of SO2 or H2S, they would taste BAD. And if you add sulfuric acid (in vog, for example) to sugar, you get a pretty spectacular reaction.
— USGS Volcanoes🌋 (@USGSVolcanoes) May 29, 2018
“We're going to have to say no, that's not safe,” volcano officials said. “Please don't try!”
Not to mention the marshmallows would taste terrible, officials said.
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