A lava lamp is a decorative lamp, invented in 1963 by British entrepreneur Edward Craven Walker, the founder of the lighting company Mathmos.
It consists of a bolus of a special coloured wax mixture inside a glass vessel, the remainder of which contains clear or translucent liquid. The vessel is placed on a base containing an incandescent light bulb whose heat causes temporary reductions in the wax’s density and the liquid’s surface tension.
As the warmed wax rises through the liquid, it cools, loses its buoyancy, and falls back to the bottom of the vessel in a cycle that is visually suggestive of pāhoehoe lava, hence the name. The lamps are designed in a variety of styles and colours.
Lava lamps are often associated with hippie culture and cannabis culture.
Lava Lamp, so bright,
Colors blending, pure delight.
Hypnotizing sight.
Or, if you prefer a short joke:
Why did the Lava Lamp go to therapy?
Because it couldn’t handle the constant melting down!
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Posted by Dichtung & Wahrheit (Poetry and Truth) on 2022-09-16 12:14:25
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