Why don’t we dump our trash in volcanos?
1) It is prohibitively expensive to move all of the world's trash to the top of volcanoes. 2) Burning trash produces pollutants. No, volcanoes don't get hot enough to kill pollutants.
The Short Answer
1) It is prohibitively expensive to move all of the world's trash to the top of volcanoes. 2) Burning trash produces pollutants. No, volcanoes don't get hot enough to kill pollutants. That's like saying you can kill gasoline or bleach. * 3) The volcano gods would be really pissed. *So, the temperature lava is typically at is hot enough to break down pollutants to less harmful components (credit to /u/FosteredWill). Serious scientific experimentation is needed to see if tossing large quantities of garbage into lava will burn it all up quickly, or just start a garbage fire in the lava pit (which could release harmful toxins).
Analysis
Key Concepts: Pollutants, lava, trash
This explanation focuses on pollutants, lava, trash and spans 103 words across 7 sentences. At 45% above the average Nature explanation (71 words), this is one of the more thorough answers in this category, reflecting the complexity of the underlying question.
What This Answer Covers
The explanation opens with: “1) It is prohibitively expensive to move all of the world's trash to the top of volcanoes.” It then elaboratesultimately building toward a complete picture across 7 connected points.
How This Compares in Nature
Ranked #110 of 500 Nature questions by answer depth (top 23%). This places it in the comprehensive tier — the top quarter of most thoroughly answered questions. Questions at this depth typically involve multi-faceted topics requiring nuanced explanation.
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Is there a simple explanation for why we dump our trash in volcanos?
1) It is prohibitively expensive to move all of the world's trash to the top of volcanoes. 2) Burning trash produces pollutants. No, volcanoes don't get hot enough to kill pollutants. That's like saying you can kill gasoline or bleach. * 3) The…
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This is one of the most thorough answer at 103 words, ranked #110 of 500 Nature questions by depth. The key concepts covered are pollutants, lava, trash.
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