Why This Lake is the Deadliest in the World 

I swear to all of you guys I'll throw in a Toyota Corolla reference in my next video. Been awhile. Anyway, hope ya'll enjoyed watching this one :) If you want to learn some more cool stuff don't forget to check out Brilliant next here; brilliant.org/RealLifeLore/ Leave any suggestions or comments for future videos below and I'll be sticking around for a bit to reply to as many of you as I can!

Just ask the lake to stop.

"People believed it to be a terrorist attack" Yes, the lake *is* the terrorist.

Africa: _has explosive lakes_ Michael Bay: *I can milk this*

Damn Imagine that gravestone: RIP Lil Timmy, Died from lake explosion

Bottle it. Give it a fancy name. Sell it to rich idiots. Problem solved.

wait what happens if you drop a mento in this exploding lake?

I lived in rwanda for 4 years. When visiting the lake, the locals warned me about the lake's dangerous nature but never explained why. I'm so lucky I chose to listen to them anyways! Thanks for the explanation RLL

2020: Write that down! Write that down!

that’s metal dude when you began talking about the water turning red and the smoke killing people, imagine the horror of being there

Breaking News: Lake Kivu agrees not to explode after all old homophobic tweets from 2009 resurface

Fill the lake with algae. They love the stuff and release oxygen, sounds like a win/win!

"What are we doing to fix it?" "Nothing"... Ok

We should take the lake and push it somewhere else

Sounds like the plot for the next Sharknado movie.

I wonder if pumps in the lake could stop the pressure from building up. Imagine a pump at the bottom of the lake that pushes water from the bottom up to the surface, like a water fountain in a park. This would stop the CO2 from building because it would constantly vent at the top so there would be no explosion and massive release of CO2 that can displace oxygen from the air.

Someone: "Why is (INSERT THING NAME HERE) so dangerous?" Someone else: "Sometimes it explodes."

THE WATER IS MAKING THE FREAKING FROGS EXPLODE

SOMEONE DROP A ROLE OF MENTOS FROM A HELICOPTER INTO THE LAKE WHILE FILMING IT!!!

Well this is taking dynamite fishing to the next level.

I love the soda can comparison that was used to explain crater lake Limnic eruptions. The Lake Nyos disaster always gives me the chills and makes my heart sink. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night suffocating and coughing, the loosing concious when you make it to a sheltered area, to wake up the next day to find all of your family, friends, neighbours, community members, pets and livestock lying dead everywhere? Literally a scene from an apocalypse.

When I read the title I expected something with acidity or contamination. Did not expect exploding water.

How many people were left wondering when was the last time the lake exploded being it explodes every thousand years?

Born and Raised in Kivu, Lost a childhood friend who drowned in that lake as we was swimming and also lost my home twice and more friends during 2 volcano events I experienced there as a kid. Glad I made it out dat place

The plug at the end was seamless. Good job.

So basically you're saying the lake is full of sparkling water

Why don't they just fill the lake with Toyota Corollas?

this goes way further than just an exploding lake however I was so naïve growing up I had so much trust in all the adults that I sincerely believed we had all of life‘s problems figure it out. Boy was I traumatized when I grew up.

Lake Kivu sounds a lot like "Kill you". Coincidence? I think not.

it's just the earth farting

I’ve been there a few times. Quite nice actually. Nice hotel on the east side of the lake.

Music name?? I looked all over that soundcloud link in the description and couldn't find it

Just throw the lake away

How many Toyota Corollas would it take to produce the same amount of CO2 as that lake?

Learned something new today, Thanks..

Would you possibly tell me the name of the track that starts at 5:05 and runs to the end of the video? sounds very chilly.. ;)

Why not just take Lake Kivu and push it somewhere else?

It’s funny how all comments are just jokes! I live around this lake as does my whole family and everyone who matters for me (and millions of other people). I see it every day as I cross the Rwanda-Congo border every day to go to work. I swim in it every weekend. It’s the best lake to swim in: no crocs, no hippos, no nothing dangerous except this damn gas we know is waiting there! What else to tell you is that there is an active volcano right next to the lake and it seems the inevitable is looming. Really nice scenery for sure, beautiful landscape but all over this place there is real danger with volcanic eruptions from time to time, permanent thermal water, etc. The funny thing is to stop it all the gas need to be extracted big time and the people around the lake would definitely benefit from it in terms of energy production.

" oh and the lake explodes." THE EMUS ARE UPON US!

love the background music

Step 1: Throw a few Mentos in the lake. Step 2: Press record. Step 3: Profit!

Aliens, coming to take over Earth: "Oh hell naw, they got exploding lakes"

Can you please start putting the name of the songs used in these videos in the description? Love the music in all your videos and it drives me crazy that I can't Shazam it!

One more thing: one of the most active volcanoes in the world, Mount Nyriagongo, lies on the northernmost shore. Right next to a large city.

A carbonated drink..... All we need is some flavoring, and we can have a real life Coke Lake!

But can it destroy a Toyota corolla?

First of all if there was a way to create a release valve of sorts emitting small amounts over time it may be able to reduce the amount of gas that is dissolved in the lake. Also, if there was a way to create a different chemical that was more stable or making another chemical that physically rises to the surface to be skimmed off it would be good.

Great video :) They would have to create a new river with power dams and hope for the best.

So this lake is a Michael Bay film in a nutshell

Would cost millions and affect 2 million around the lake..looks like everyone around the lake needs to cough up about 5 bucks each.

hey rll! what song did u use in dis video?

Lake Kivu: exists July 2020: Take note, lads!

It will be bad idea to drop mentos into the lake

We TaKe ThE LaKe, AnD pUsH iT sOmEwHeRe ElSe!!!

Having visited this lake I can tell you it has a very ominous feel. And I never knew these facts beforehand. Also small lava rocks all over the shore which is NOT comforting given this video...

I know I'm late, but here goes my solution: I don't know if you know this, but several sources show how tapping the sides of a can of soda can actually make the co2 release way smaller. I think it's related to the bubbles being stuck to the inner sides of the can or something similar. So that's it! Get a massive jackhammer and start tapping into the sides of the lake! (btw I don't know if you expected an actual scientific solution to the problem, sorry if you did 😂)

Just turn it off and then turn it on again

Lets put 500,000 toyata corolla’s in the lake

Lucky enough for me to bump into it appears I am a lake lover

Somebody knows some powerful magic that's the way I see it!

Let's throw mentos in these lakes and set a world record

Wasn't there a lake in Russia where at one point you didn't even need to be in the water to die of radiation?

We're discussing New Zealand's caldera Lake and how it is demonstrating dangerous signs. Wonder if you have any thoughts on that particular Lake thank you ps they cauldera is bordered by two volcanic mountains.. both active.

Maybe try mobilizing the water by making a channel from the lake towards several artificial water reservoir. All i can think right now is how to drain that lake to the level where the pressure can't hold those co2 anymore. Or at least make the water flows.

Get people there oxygen tanks. That way they those who survive the initial phase can breath long enough to escape the area. Will not save everyone but can save a lot.

I'm surprised there is no comparison between the amount of co2 to Toyota Corollas.

Excellent Channel

Mr Ballen has a video where he retells the story about one of these lakes because of how mysterious, at the time, it was and how horrific the people's symptoms seem to be. Pretty sure it was the first one but can't remember now.

Who would win? second largest continent .... or sum watery boi.

Isnt there a nuclearly poisend lakes in north Western siberia, East of the Ural Mountains that is super deadly aswell?

Well that's just great... Now I have to go watch Dante's Peak again.

2020: hey years so you know I have gave COVID murder hornets and all that Years:don’t do anything else that is enough 2020:lake Years:huh 2020 big lake go booooooooom

why not put a algae that converts and metabolises CO2 gas with the nitrogen compounds in the lake for energy like some bacteria do?

And that kids, is where Coca-cola comes from.

There is boiling activity in lake kivu today following volcanic eruption in neighboring Nyiragongo volcano. A catastrophe is on the cards in the Great Lakes region

All they need to do is put a cooling-rod in the lake. This will punch a hole in the thermocline of the water (the boundary layer between the hot part of the water and cold water below), allowing the gas in the cold layer to come out of solution gradually and dissipate into the atmosphere whenever the cooler is turned on. Given the volume of the lake, this will not affect it's temperature, but it will increase fish-stocks from all the nutrients that can now cross the thermocline into the higher water column where algae can grow.

Just try *DROPING MENTOS ON THAT LAKE* WAHAPEN?

If it were to explode and we capture it on video, that would be a good to be continued meme

There were cases at lake Nyos where people sleeping on the the top bunk survived when those on the bottom died.

"imagine shaking a can of soda and opening it but on an epically bigger scale." Bart shaking up Homer's beer can for April Fool's Day. 😆

Why am i here so early when i dont even have the bell turned on?

What about Lake Karachy in Russia? There's so much toxic and radioactive waste in it that standing near parts of the shore for an hour can give you a lethal dose of radiation

Good video which reminds me of high school.

Very interesting. Would you care to share your sources?

So am I the only one wanting to see it explode? At least a video cmon (I am very visual) It would be cool to see from a helicopter and without it hurting anyone... so not possible I know but still a dream

To do: -go fishing in Africa- Watch RU-vid

What a fascinating video.

“This is why we can’t have nice things!”

Interesting story. For me, I would suggest to bring more green aquatic plants or microorganisms into that lake therefore more carbon fixation to occur to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide inside the lake.

imagine hearing a bang, seeing the water turn blood red and a huge cloud near. youd probably think it was satan coming for you and everyone you love, if you didnt know better

Throw a giant alka seltzer in there it always stops my gas explosions😂

An exordianary description of the author. Thanks for the information.

People farts - A stench (Not bad) Earth Farts - Death (Oof)

Perhaps the best segway into an advertisement you've ever done.

Now the life-saving question: can you burp a lake?

I assumed you were going to talk about Lake Nyos. Never heard of Lake Kivu.

I have a suggestion, forecasting! Build a network of CO2 level sensors and pressure sensors at certain intervals around the lakes. You could install buoys anchored to the lake-bottom, they could be solar-powered using solar panels installed on the above-water portion of the buoys. Each buoy would have long cables that reach varying depths depending on the position of the buoy. At different depths along these cables you would have sensors taking readings of water pressure and CO2 concentrations (these types of sensors already exist and are widely used). Each buoy could also be equipped with long-wavelength radio transmitters which would allow all of the data to be collected in near-real-time. The construction and deployment of these solar-powered sensor-buoys would be *far* *cheaper* than building extremely huge CO2-venting tubes at fixed locations all around the bigger of the two lakes. These pressure-venting tubes have to reach the deep bottom parts of the lakes and require constant maintenance due to them handling large temperature and pressure gradients along the tubing. Sensor-buoys would be much less expensive since they're not moving gases through tubes. At the same time as the buoy-sensor network is being developed, the local governments should start up a multi-national lake-monitoring and lake condition-prediction and forecasting scientific research team with a dedicated lake-forecasting office. The scientists they hire can then use algorithmic software models to analyze the sensor data on a daily basis. If the lake's CO2 and pressure levels start rising suddenly or at an accelerating rate, the scientists monitoring it could probably see trends in the data well in advance of the explosion occurring and send messages and warnings to the local governments and peoples. Having the ability to monitor conditions in the lakes over long time periods would allow the regions to be evacuated safely and well in advance of an explosion event.

I like how they ask for serious answers and this is what they get lol

I watch your channel for 3 years

Maybe there’s a way to use a carbonic anhydrase enzyme that can withstand the extreme conditions of the lake bottom to turn the CO2 into carbonic acid. You could basify the lake as it progresses to make sure it doesn’t become too acidic.