The question “what would happen if I jumped into molten lava?” doesn't usually come up in normal conversation (not if you're over 10 years old, anyway), but the subject was apparently first and foremost on the minds of the documentary team Photovolcanica. Photo: J.P. Eaton The filmmakers were observing the incineration of trash in the lake of lava produced by the Ethiopian volcano Erta Ale when they began to wonder if a human body would sink into the lava before being consumed by the tremendous heat, or if it would burst into flames on contact. Photo: David Jordan/Associated Press “It is possible to briefly walk on certain types of lava if professional heat-protective clothing is worn,” the team explains on their YouTube channel. “However, the video shows that falling from a height, a person would be able to penetrate the crust of the lake and submerge in it.” (Needless to day,...
- 1/28/2014
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Sir Alan Sugar has said that he will continue on The Apprentice after the BBC decided that his role will not be compromised by his recent government appointment. Culture select committee chairman John Whittingdale and shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt had suggested that Sir Alan could not continue with the programme if he was to be closely identified with the government. However, the BBC's editorial policy chief David Jordan (more)...
- 6/18/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The BBC's editorial policy chief David Jordan has defended Sir Alan Sugar following growing calls for him to quit The Apprentice. Sugar was last week named as the Government's new 'enterprise tsar', a role which will see him offering advice to ministers on issues affecting small firms and entrepreneurs. The news quickly led to criticism from Conservative politicians, who argued that Sugar's appointment breaches the BBC's impartiality rules. Speaking to a newspaper at the weekend, Culture Select Committee chairman John Whittingdale commented: "In my view it is not possible for him to continue to present The Apprentice at the same time as he is so closely identified with the Government." Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt later backed Whittingdale's remarks, explaining: "We are very, very concerned about the (more)...
- 6/9/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
David Jordan has revealed that he was approached to play Jimi Hendrix in a West End musical.
The 22-year-old soul singer said the project was still not definitely going to happen, but claimed it would be "amazing" if it came together.
He told the Daily Star: "I was approached a couple of months ago about it and was obviously excited.
"It’s very much in the early stages at . . .
The 22-year-old soul singer said the project was still not definitely going to happen, but claimed it would be "amazing" if it came together.
He told the Daily Star: "I was approached a couple of months ago about it and was obviously excited.
"It’s very much in the early stages at . . .
- 5/16/2008
- by Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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