Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
Just curious because I have witnessed a helmet destroyed by a fist sized rock falling all of 70 feet, although it did save the life of its wearer. Rocks ejected by an eruption will have serious velocity.
Note that the death toll is at least 36 - probably will go higher.
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