How Does It Work? - Lava Lamps

A lava lamp (or Astro lamp) is a novelty item used more for decoration than illumination—the slow, interesting rise and fall of variously-shaped blobs of wax is suggestive of lava, hence the name. The lamps are available with a variety of styles and colours of wax and liquid.

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• 1960s
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[weinerschnitzelboy]

I hate that they can't just settle on 1 youtube layout for more than 2 months.

[dick110590]

@TyHero100 not when you've been at school

[ordihgure]

i have one lava lamp in my study room

[addieroxrev09]

excellent explanation in simple language .. Like

[RavenholmHunter]

@LanderSalthouse >End of the world theme

Wat

[dannajude]

Now you know G.I JOE

[peeweet123]

very impressive :)

[tefrumpzax]

the metal wire was sticking up out of the wax in my lava lamp, I got worried. but it just went back

[tefrumpzax]

*IDEA* color changing lava lamp

[LanderSalthouse]

@weinerschnitzelboy I hate the latest...adds more loading time...youtube should just make the old one sexier and more 2012 (an end of the world theme---according to the mayans)

[eluap]

@Animalkisser I've used mine almost every day since 1967 and it STILL works fine! It's a collector's item now.

[Swift8520X]

when they said take it apart thumbs up if you said YAAAAAAAAA!!!