Ever wondered if Medusa — the woman with snake hair — existed? What would it be like?
Well, Medusa may not exist, but a real-life object does, which can kill you in two days just by looking at it for 300 seconds, Daily Mail reported.
The deadly object, known as the "Elephants Foot," is a two metres wide lump of solidified lava formed from the molten core of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor.
The Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986, in which one of the nuclear power plants went out of control, leading to an explosion and fire that released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere.
Even after more than 40 years since the meltdown, stepping into the room with this object could be deadly.
Due to the intense radiation, only a handful of pictures of this molten core exist.
During the Chernobyl disaster, due to the radiation, steel and concrete structures started melting and turning into radioactive lava. Gradually, this lava seeped out of reactors, forcing its way through pipes, mixing up with more components and morphing into a complex mess of radioactive chemicals.
Once this mixture cooled down, it solidified into a new material called corium. Part of the corium fell through the steam corridor, which is today known as the Elephant's Foot.
According to researchers, 30 seconds of exposure to the highly radioactive mixture would cause dizziness and fatigue.
Two minutes in the room would cause your cells to haemorrhage, while four minutes would cause intense vomiting, diarrhoea, and fever.
Five minutes with it would most certainly lead to death in only two days.
