Ireth
Myth Weaver
Not sure if this would do better in Research: if so, please move.
I have a plot wherein several characters are going to battle a fire-breathing dragon on a beach beside the sea, in a temperate-climate country in early autumn (say mid-September-ish). If the dragon starts spewing flames at the people on the sand, I understand the silicon in the sand would turn it to glass; but what would it look like? Would it remain molten for a long time, or would the waves cool it off quickly? (Also, would wet sand from the tideline melt at a different rate than dry sand?)
I have a plot wherein several characters are going to battle a fire-breathing dragon on a beach beside the sea, in a temperate-climate country in early autumn (say mid-September-ish). If the dragon starts spewing flames at the people on the sand, I understand the silicon in the sand would turn it to glass; but what would it look like? Would it remain molten for a long time, or would the waves cool it off quickly? (Also, would wet sand from the tideline melt at a different rate than dry sand?)