ScienceWatch What Happens When Lava Is Poured On IceThis is the ultimate Earth porn experience.By by Natasha UmerBuzzFeed StaffPosted on April 2, 2015, 5:33 pmTwitterFacebookLink Amazingly, there are over 200 ice-covered volcanoes on Earth like this majestic one in Iceland: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Syracuse University scientists wanted to study the odd combination of ice and lava up-close. So they poured over 600 pounds of molten lava on this ice bed: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF What they discovered may surprise you. The lava didn't melt the ice. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Watch the full video below: View this video on Vimeo vimeo.com