The tilt furnace is really the statement piece of the whole operation.

It can hold hundreds of kilos of lava and execute experiments about viscosity morphology, structures and formations.

When we jump it out of here, it's about the meter, it falls from the spout to the trough and through the trough we lose about 275 degrees Fahrenheit.

By the time it hits the end, we want to be at 21 50 F.

And that's the magic spot for the lava.

Researchers are looking for that sweet spot between 1622 100 degrees the range for natural lava, knowing the lava is temperature at what time and where is crucial.