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Lava Lamps

Pio1980 said:
I've had generally good service out of mainstream CFLs, not from the flea market junk. I especially like not having to replace ceiling fixture bulbs as frequently.

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I am not talking about "flea market junk".

The fact is the longevity thing was a lie to get the public to buy into CFLs. That ploy is commonly used for things the public would ordinarily reject and it's despicable.

Doug
 
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^^^OH MY GOSH!!! The Blues Magoos like them so much they carry two at all times! I just cannot believe this ad!!!
 
Wikipedia says that they are still a group with two original members!!!

I still say that ad is about the best anti-drug piece I've ever seen! They carry two around at all times. It still makes me laugh!
 
It was when the whipsockets came off dashboards that I lost it and ran the bastards off my lawn. But seriously folks, reduced energy demand is necessary and inevitable.
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BOUXY said:
BS!!!!!!
I live in Manitoba Canada and our surplus Hydro is sold to the USA cheaper than we pay for it! And to top it off the Billions invested to Build Hydro Dams to get this surplus energy,we the Citizens of Manitoba pay for in our bills and never see any Profits or reduced Energy costs for us! Nice deal if you can get it!:scratch2:
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I don't see how this relates to my post, perhaps you were responding to another post?
Reduced energy use should benefit all, with an effort to produce it more efficiently with fewer untended consequences/hidden costs as well.
 
Our lamp, after a few years, is now starting to exhibit the round bubble lava rather than streams of lava. We've tried a few things. One thing you don't want to do is turn it over when it's hot. There is a round spring in ours that sits at the bottom of the globe and (I assume) transfers heat into the wax more efficiently. If that gets dislodged in a hot lamp, the spring may go to the side and you will not get any lava flow no matter how long the lamp is on, at least, that's what happened to ours. I managed to get the round spring back in place after a few days, so all is well

Beat, that's a cool ad. Amazing that the retail price is not much less than K-Mart is selling lamps for today.
 
If your springs become misaligned you can set the globe in a crockpot without the crock and melt it into place. You can also use the crockpot to get the wax pliable enough to transfer the lava to a alternative globe such as a absolut vodka bottle, then reach into the globe with a hooked coat hanger and pull the spring out. You then put it into the vodka bottle and you have a absolut lava lamp. I have made many of them for friends over the years.
 
A few:

Here's a few of my lamps some Neon,Plasma,Lava.Glitter,Motion,Water and more! About 1/5 of all:):thmbsp:
 

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BillyBatts said:
Really? I never saw them or heard of them until the 70's. According to Wiki and other sources on the net, Edward Cravin-Walker invented them in 1963 in Great Britain and they hit the American market around 1970.

Doesn't really matter. They are here now.
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Conventional searching comes up with your answer/statement but :
The Story:
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Records at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) show that three patents were issued prior to the Walker patent for devices very similar to the lava lamp. There is no evidence that either inventor ever produced the lights or challenged the Walker patent.
# 2,353,063 (US) issued July 4, 1944 to Carl Otis for a Ornamental Illumination Device.
# 2,383,941 (US) issued September 4, 1945 to Carl Otis for a Ornamental Illumination Device.
# 2,481,358 (US) issued September 6, 1949 to Richard Smith for a Valved Bubble Tube.

So really there could be some other answer out there and even if doubtful I prefer to believe there is and will continue to share my story especially when looking at 2 of my Lamps! Also those who also choose to remain optimistic:)

P/S I had some Lavas myself already by the mid 60's up here in Canada:):)
 
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