Geologists are warning hikers to stay off of
Mount Ruapehu, the New Zealand volcano that stood in for
Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. A variety of
signs suggest that pressure is building beneath the volcano, and researchers are concerned that an
eruption may be imminent. Still, even if Ruapehu does blow its top, it will probably be a fairly run of the mill explosion of fire from the bowels of the earth, with the number of uruk hai set to be loosed on an unsuspecting island nation expected to be minimal. So, hey -- things could be worse!
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