The floor is lava - Wikipedia

The floor is lava is a game in which players pretend that the floor or ground is made of lava and thus must avoid touching the ground, as touching the ... Thefloorislava FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Gameinwhichplayersimaginethatthefloorismadeoflavaandavoidtouchingtheground Forotheruses,seeThefloorismadeoflava. "HotLava"redirectshere.Forthevideogame,seeHotLava(videogame). SwampCrossinggamewherechildrenhavetocomeupwithateamstrategythatwillallowthemtocrossa"swamp"usinglimitednumberofportableislands(boards)withoutdrowning(touchingtheground). Thefloorislavaisagameinwhichplayerspretendthatthefloororgroundismadeoflava(oranyotherlethalsubstance,suchasacidorquicksand),andthusmustavoidtouchingtheground,astouchingthegroundwould"kill"theplayerwhodidso.[1]Theplayersstayoffthefloorbystandingonfurnitureortheroom'sarchitecture.[1]Theplayersgenerallymaynotremainstill,andarerequiredtomovefromonepieceoffurnituretothenext.Thisisduetosomepeoplesayingthatthefurnitureisacidic,sinking,orinsomeotherwaytime-limitedinitsuse.Thegamecanbeplayedwithagrouporaloneforselfamusement.Theremayevenbeagoal,towhichtheplayersmustrace.Thegamemayalsobeplayedoutdoorsinplaygroundsorsimilarareas.Playerscanalsosetupobstaclessuchaspaddedchairstomakethegamemorechallenging.Thisisavariationofanobstaclecourse. Typically,anyindividualcanstartthegamejustbyshouting"Thefloorislava!"Anyplayerremainingonthefloorinthenextfewsecondsis"out"andcannotrejointhegameforsomeperiodoftime. Thereoftenaretasks,itemsorplacesthatcan"regenerate"lostbodypartsorhealth.Dependingontheplayers,thesecouldbeembarrassingtasks,orsimplethingslikefindingaparticularperson. Inoneversioncalled"HotLavaMonster",usuallyplayedonplaygrounds,playersmuststayofftheground(sand,rubber,woodchips,etc.)andontheplayequipment.Thepersonwhoisplayingthe"monster"canbeonthe'lava'withtheobjectiveofattemptingtotaganotherplayer.The"monster"musttrytotagorcatchtheotherplayers.Insomeversions,the"monster"isnotallowedtotouchcertainobstacles,suchaswoodenplatformsormayonlytouchobjectsofacertaincolour.The"monster"mustnavigateacrossstructuressuchasacrossplaygroundslides,monkeybars,ropescourses,etc.insteadofthemainplatform. Thisgameissimilartothetraditionalchildren'sgame"PussintheCorner",or"PussWantsaCorner",wherechildrenoccupyingthecornerofaroomare"safe",whilethePuss,theplayerwhois"It"inthemiddleoftheroom,triestooccupyanemptycornerastheotherplayersdashfromonecornertoanother.Thisgamewasoftenplayedinschoolshelter-shedsinVictoria,withthebench-seatsalongthewallsoftheshelter-shedbeingusedasplatformsjoiningthecorner,whileplayerscrossingthefloorcouldbecaughtbythePuss. Contents 1Inpopularculture 1.1Film 1.2Television 1.3Videogames 1.4Boardgames 1.5Adultentertainmentindustry 2Factualaccuracy 3References 4Furtherreading Inpopularculture[edit] 1942imageofcokebeingpushedintoaquenchingcar,ararescenarioinwhichafloorisactuallycomposedofmoltenrock. Film[edit] Thisactivityisaddressedinthe2015animatedfilmInsideOut,inwhichitisenjoyedbyagirlnamedRileyAnderseninherchildhood.Theactivitythenbecomespartofherlong-termmemory,creatingalakeoflavainsidehermind,filledwithfloatingarchitecture.Afterbeingaccidentallysenttolong-termmemory,twoofherchiefemotions,JoyandSadness,mustcrossthelakeinsearchofawaytoreturntotheircontrolheadquarters.Theformerenjoysreenactingtheactivitytofindawayback,butthelattercomplainsabouttheexperiencebeingtoointeractive. Television[edit] DanielToshreferencesthisgameinhisComedyCentralPresentsstand-upspecial. InNewGirl,thecharacterscommonlyplayadrinkinggamecalled“TrueAmerican”whereoneoftherulesisthatthefloorislava. ThethirdseasonofArcherfeaturesanepisode,"ElContador",wheretheactivityisliterallyreferencedwhenoneofthecharacters(CherylTunt)vividlyhallucinatesthefloorofthebathroomturntolava,afterbeingexperimentallydruggedbyaco-worker(Dr.Krieger).Sheshouts"thefloorislava!". ThesixthseasonofOrangeistheNewBlackhasanepisodewheretheactivityappears,titled"MischiefMischief".Inthatepisode,FriedawatchesSuzannehopfromtiletotileinthecommonareaofthemaximumsecurityprison.WhenFriedathensuddenlydeclaresthatthefloorislava,Suzannerespondsbyleapingtosafetyonanearbytable,awareofthegame. ThefifthseasonofCommunityhasanepisodetitled"GeothermalEscapism",inwhichacampus-widelavacontestisheldwithacollector'scomicbookatstake. InJune2020NetflixreleasedagameshowtitledFloorIsLava.Inthisgameteamsofadultscompetetonavigateroomsfloodedwithhotliquid. Videogames[edit] AswiththefilmInsideOut,theactivityisalsoreferencedintheInsideOutplaysetforthevideogameDisneyInfinity3.0.ThereisatleastonesequencewheretheplayermustleadanyofRiley'sfiveemotionstocrosstheaforementionedlavalake,althoughAngercansafelywadethroughthelavawithoutinjury. In2016,KleiEntertainmentannounceddevelopmentofavideogameadaptationoftheactivity,titledHotLava.Itisplayedfromafirst-personperspective.[2] Ketchappreleasedanofficialmobilegameadaptationoftheactivityinthesummerof2017,titledTheFloorisLava.[3] Theactivitybecomesthebasisofaspecial,limited-timemodeforEpicGames'battleroyalegameFortnite:BattleRoyaleduringitseighthseason,wherelavaprogressivelybeginstofloodthemainbattlemapduetoaleaksprungbyavolcanothatformedatthestartofthatseason.Playerscompeteassmallersquadsastheyautomaticallygainbuildingmaterialsthattheyusetoconstructplatformstoescapethelavawhilebattlingtobethelastteamstanding.[4] Boardgames[edit] "TheFloorisLava"boardgamebyItalianCousinsisonlytangentiallyrelatedtothefolkgame.[5] TheEndlessGamesbrandgameofthesametitlecontainsaccessoriesforamoretraditionalgame.[6] Adultentertainmentindustry[edit] Insomejurisdictions,dancersatstripclubsareonlypermittedtoexposebreastsand/orgenitalswhenperformingonaraisedplatform;theymustbedressedbeforetheirfeettouchthevenue'smainfloor.Managersresponsibleforenforcingthisrulemaycommunicateitas'thefloorislava'.[7] Factualaccuracy[edit] ByusingtheStefan–Boltzmannlawandtakingconvectionintoaccount,UniversityofLeicesterscientistshavecalculatedthatahighstakesversionofthegamewouldnotbeplayablewithactuallava,astheairabovethelavawouldhaveatemperaturetoohighforhumanstosurviveformorethanafewseconds.[1] References[edit] ^abcFosberry,Deven;Lakhotia,Pratik(2014)."Playing'TheFloorisLava'inRealLife".JournalofInterdisciplinaryScienceTopics.UniversityofLeicester.3:37–38.ISBN 9781291898965–viaGoogleBooks. ^Koch,Cameron(April22,2016)."TheFloorIsLavaInThisVideoGameAdaptationOfEveryKid'sImagination".TechTimes.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonSeptember15,2016.RetrievedSeptember15,2016. ^"GooglePlayStorelistingforTheFloorIsLava".GooglePlay.11June2017.Retrieved14July2018. ^"v8.20PatchNotes".EpicGames'Fortnite.Retrieved2019-04-02. ^"ListingforTheFloorIsLava".BigCartel.2August2018.Retrieved2August2018. ^"ListingforTheFloorIsLava".EndlessGames.2August2018.Retrieved2August2018. ^Daniels,Stormy(2018-10-02).FullDisclosure.PanMacmillan.ISBN 9781529013788. Furtherreading[edit] Hwang,Tim(2018)."OntheArchitectureoftheFolkGame:TheCaseof'TheFloorisLava'".doi:10.2139/ssrn.3122458.Citejournalrequires|journal=(help) vteGym,outdoorandplaygroundgamesTag AnteOver BritishBulldog Capturetheflag Cooties Duck,duck,goose Fourcorners Khokho MarcoPolo Pie StealtheBacon Other Catch Chinesejumprope Crackthewhip Dodgeball Foursquare Hide-and-seek Hopscotch Kickthecan KingoftheHill Leapfrog Marbles Playgroundsongs list RedRover SimonSays Skippingrope DoubleDutch Rhymes Skully Squid Statues Thefloorislava Tinikling Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_floor_is_lava&oldid=1045359112" Categories:Children'sgamesPartygamesHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataCS1errors:missingperiodical Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages DanskEspañolFrançaisРусскийSvenskaУкраїнськаTiếngViệt Editlinks