The steam from geysers at Yellowstone can reach temperatures of up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, but the water stays around 105 degrees Fahrenheit and is heavily acidic. All the signs around the geysers warn viewers to stay way, way back.
So, what did a group of Yellowstone tourists do?
They drove their whole car into a geyser pool.
Their whole stupid car!
On Thursday, a car with five occupants inadvertently drove off a roadway and into the Semi-Centennial Geyser, according to a news release from the National Park Service. The vehicle was fully submerged in about 9 feet (2.75 meters) of hot water.
Unbelievably, all five of the tourists managed to survive being fully submerged in near-boiling water.
They were flown by helicopter to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Their car was eventually pulled out and there is currently an investigation into the event ongoing to find out exactly why they drove into a geyser in the first place.
[Insert obligatory joke about female drivers here]
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