Meltdown wins but volcanoes fail?

[Showa Gyaos]

My theory: the lava couldn't penetrate his hide. The meltdown was an inside chemical inbalance, however, so perhaps this is a reason.

[Chris55]

Now dont bash me, or give me responses like "its just a movie" or stuff like that

dude, that's the ONLY way to look at it. It's Godzilla. Logic goes out the window

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

I love how we've found logic in this...but people still continue to say illogical things.

Not you, Chris.

[edgaguirus]

We aint Vulcans.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

We aint Vulcans.

And Spock is the ubermench.

[Tyler]

I want to be one of those badass Romulans.

[Showa Gyaos]

I love how we've found logic in this...but people still continue to say illogical things.

Not you, Chris.

Oh, come on, man! You've got to admit that my theory sounded pretty intelligent.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

I love how we've found logic in this...but people still continue to say illogical things.

Not you, Chris.

Oh, come on, man! You've got to admit that my theory sounded pretty intelligent.

Eh. In general with the entire thread.

Your theory does make sense, yes. However, the chemical imbalance is a little ehh solely because Godzilla was not suffering from a chemical imbalance. His heart, which is akin to a nuclear reactor, was having a meltdown. Basically Godzilla's body couldn't cool down properly and all.

Perhaps this was spurned on by a chemical imbalance in Godzilla himself, but I think it was said he absorbed too much radiation at once.

[Tyler]

He was being torn up from the inside. It was different from an outside attack. He couldn't do anything about it. It's like having cancer or something.

[kaijukurt]

Didn't the english dub of Godzilla vs Mothra(1992) state that he survived lava at least 1500 degrees in temperature? Anyway, he died because the meltdown affected him internally, unlike magma.

[KaneLocke]

Didn't the english dub of Godzilla vs Mothra(1992) state that he survived lava at least 1500 degrees in temperature?

Something along those lines. Already been addressed, much like you said.

[Godzillawolf]

Well there's also the fact his temp kept climbing after he eached 1200 C, the Meltdown just began at that. By the time he actually began melting it was far higher, likely exceeding the temp of most magma.

Also, here's something else to look at, Godzilla's regeneration. In magma, his body was likely constantly healing itself from any damage that was caused, but we know that by this point Godzilla's healing factor wasn't up to normal strength, as Destoroyah's horn katana wounds never healed. Now, of course, this might be due to the Horn Katana itself, not Godzilla's regen, but still. And even if it wasn't, since Godzilla was physically dieing, his regeneration would likely shut down and thus his body couldn't repair itself and began to melt.

And, of course, like everyone had said, it began internally whereas lava was external.

[ligerzilla2014]

true. the actual meltdown temp given was 2012 degrees CELSIUS. stupid caps lock

[Guardian7]

I am surprised I haven't seen this discussed before.
I agree with the internal/external reasoning's about it.
If you want to add to the pseudo science that is.