#2980: Lava Lakes

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[Megan and Black Hat are talking, with Megan holding up one hand towards Black Hat]

Megan: People think volcano craters are full of lava, but that’s rare. There are only five or so lava lakes in the world right now.

[Black Hat puts one hand up to his chin]

Black Hat: Interesting.

[Black Hat walks out of frame off to the right]

[Megan stands while three distinct off-panel sound effects come from the right]

Rumble

Crash

BOOOOM

[Black Hat walks back into frame]

Megan: What did you—

Black Hat: There are six now.

Off-panel voice to the right: Why is the golf course erupting!?

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:Hey, golf balls float on lava, so this should make recovering them from the hazards easier.


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