Lava Lamps - A Warning

[invisiblenemies]

To those who have lava lamps in their studios:

Actually, this is more for those who have both a lava lamp and stove in their studios:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...dd_lavalamp_dc

[Blue Bear Sound]

Ahhh... nice to see Darwin's law of natural selection at work!

[atomictoyz]

Originally Posted by Blue Bear Sound

Ahhh... nice to see Darwin's law of natural selection at work!

Natural selection of studio owners or hippies? Both maybe?

AT

[mishagolin]

he definitely wins a darwin award

what a sucky way to die? absolutely no honor in having a shard of glass pierce your heart. was he trying to heat up the lamp quicker? i know it takes time for the lamp to work properly, was he just trying to speed it up?

well, seeing as i think lava lamps are one of the ugliest things ever created i don't forsee any problems in my room. oh yeah and i don't have a stove in there either.

[Tonio]

What a bozo!! LOL
That's why manufacturers need to print those stupid caution labels on products- like do not iron clothes while wearing them. Or the iron will be hot. Or MickeyD's hot coffee. And if you think about it, the rest of the people with common sense get hosed by the price gouging due to these kinda things-law suit etc..

[notbradsohner]

guys...................stop teasing...................that was me.

[fitZ2]

It wasn't due to just being a lava lamp. Boil a liquid in ANY sealed container and guess what happens. Remember Pressure Cookers ......opps, my age is showing.
fitZ

[mishagolin]

well, yeah the pressurized container is obviously gonna explode. i was just trying to reason why he would put it on the stove. i guess whoever makes lavalamps is going to have to put a warning label telling people not to use any types of external heat sources to warm up their lamp.

[Tonio]

Originally Posted by fitZ2

It wasn't due to just being a lava lamp. Boil a liquid in ANY sealed container and guess what happens. Remember Pressure Cookers ......opps, my age is showing.
fitZ

whats wrong with pressure cookers? people still use em-KFC etc etc they's the best thing around-screw George Formans lean mean grillin' machine-though it is good for a couple uses.
ha

[fitZ2]

whats wrong with pressure cookers?

Nothing, I just figured anyone under 40 wouldn't know what it is, seeing as how fast food, tv dinners, order by phone, restuarants etc etc seems to be the way America eats anymore. Anyway, glad to hear someone else uses one. They work great.

i was just trying to reason why he would put it on the stove. i

I know. Sorry if I crossthreaded your intent. Sure is a weird way to kick the bucket though.

fitZ

[Hi_D_Ho_Man]

Sounds like something from the movie 'Final Destination'

[Treeline]

Tsk. Tsk. No warning stickers. This tragedy could have been averted with a three cent sticker with permanent adhesive! The manufacturer minght well have postponed this unnecessary death by the simple act of purchasing a bright orange sticker, slightly larger than the lamp, that says "Don't Fry This On The Stove, Meathead!" and then permanently wrapping the lamp in it.

[Rokket]

Originally Posted by Treeline

Tsk. Tsk. No warning stickers. This tragedy could have been averted with a three cent sticker with permanent adhesive! The manufacturer minght well have postponed this unnecessary death by the simple act of purchasing a bright orange sticker, slightly larger than the lamp, that says "Don't Fry This On The Stove, Meathead!" and then permanently wrapping the lamp in it.

They could put it in an inconspicuos spot, like the directions that state "do not turn upside down" on the bottom of certain things...

[DigitalSmigital]

Originally Posted by Treeline

Tsk. Tsk. No warning stickers. This tragedy could have been averted with a three cent sticker with permanent adhesive! The manufacturer minght well have postponed this unnecessary death by the simple act of purchasing a bright orange sticker, slightly larger than the lamp, that says "Don't Fry This On The Stove, Meathead!" and then permanently wrapping the lamp in it.

Spoken like a true lawyer...

[DigitalSmigital]

Originally Posted by Rokket

They could put it in an inconspicuos spot, like the directions that state "do not turn upside down" on the bottom of certain things...

Har! McDonalds should do that on that cup o' coffee!

[jake-owa]

So, just out of curiousity....

uh, if....hehe, just if someone had put one on a burned to say speed the lava up for the benifit of an acid trip....not that I would ever do such a thing, hehe...

how do I..I mean how would you get to the stove to turn the burner off safely?

Oh, I know, I'll go out to the fuse box and shoot it down with the garden hose.

Got it.

[Michael Jones]

Originally Posted by mishagolin

well, seeing as i think lava lamps are one of the ugliest things ever created i don't forsee any problems in my room.

Oh thank god!
I thought i was the ONLY one on this board that felt that way.

[frederic]

No, you're not.

Lava Lamps are God's way of thinning the population

(at least in the context of this article)

[jake-owa]

Lava lamps rule! You guys are the ugly studio accessories.