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Build Your Own Lava Lamp

Posted by michael on from the better-living-through-chemistry dept.

Manip writes "My new project: 'The difficult part about making your own liquid motion lamp is, of course, the motion. We won't go into the lamp base too much. The store-bought ones use a 40w appliance bulb in a metal housing which directs the heat to the underside of the glass container. If you're making your own base, we recommend installing a dimmer switch so that you can control your heat output.'"

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  1. Fun projects by Pacer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, not only can you grow your own drugs, now you can make your own lava lamp.

    All the fun of enduring pop-subculture at a fraction of the price. How inspiring ... how lovely ... how un-American!

    1. Re:Fun projects by Kirin3 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Geeks on homegrown drugs making homegrown lava lamps...

      Hmm... and only a couple of week on the tail of this article... ;)

  2. Screw Lava by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want a full on Volcano Lamp

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    1. Re:Screw Lava by zephc · · Score: 4, Funny

      I want a build your own E-Z-Bake Oven HOWTO. Maybe one that could fit in a 5.25" drive bay?

      Sure, it takes 4 hours to bake a cupcake, but still. Just don't think about adding eggs unless you don't mind a little salmonella.

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  3. Off Topic, But.... by Tsali · · Score: 5, Funny

    How many /.'ers actually own a lava lamp?

    Good.

    Now, how many of those who raised their hand are involved in a relationship with someone.

    Ahhh. You in the back. Anyone else? Good.

    Thanks.

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    1. Re:Off Topic, But.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I was involved with this one girl, but it got to be too expensive, so I outsourced to India and now save 80% on the cost of maintaining the relationship! .....sigh

  4. Next Week On Slashdot: by niko9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make your own Tie Dye T-shirts!

    Also, the top 10 best ways of looking like RMS!

  5. Random Numbers. by wideBlueSkies · · Score: 4, Funny

    So now I can build my own lava lamp, smoke grass, and have my very own source of Random Numbers.

    Cool. cough. cough. Anyone got a clip?

    wbs.

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  6. My Project. by magores · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been working on a perpetual motion machine. But it seems like its taking forever and a day.

  7. Lava Lamps? by Jonas+the+Bold · · Score: 5, Funny

    News for Hippies, stuff that matters

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  8. Build your own fire hazzard by combinatorics · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I can build something that:

    o has no documentation about it's foundation
    o is a potential fire hazzard

    and pay more than what a well engineered alternative would cost.

    Sounds like M$ to me.

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  9. Hopelessly inefficient... by Goonie · · Score: 4, Funny
    What kind of environmental vandal uses an incandescent bulb in a lava lamp? What right do you have to pollute the world by your wanton waste?

    With compact flourescent bulbs, there is now absolutely no excuse to emit all that completely pointless waste heat to illuminate your lava lamp! The lamp will be cheaper to run, and the bulb will last longer too!

    Just such an American thing to do...

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