A truly important question for our times: Can a Giant Lava Lamp save the Town?

Xerxes · 15th January 2003, 09:02

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...nm/lavalamp_dc

The sad thing is, you all would probably think at first this is some wacky onion headline, but no. It is in fact a real headline and there is a real dying town that is proposing to create the worlds biggest lava lamp to generate a semblence of commerce.

So, I ask all of you: Can a Giant Lava Lamp save the Town?

And if so, what combination of liquid, lava, and case color should they get?

Check out the permutations on - what else? giantlavalamp.com !

Some1 · 15th January 2003, 09:10

Who cares if it works or not? Even if it's a total failure it would still be cool.

And the lava should be a nice greenish-blue, so that it won't look too grating in daylight, and so it will be totally psychadelic at night, with a black case color (or maybe a metallic brass color so that the observation deck doesn't get too hot in the middle of the day). This one comes reasonably close:

EDIT: And why are the putting the thing in the middle of a fucking road? That's just stupid..."Ooh look, the swirlyness..." *CRASH*.

Aquila Blue · 15th January 2003, 09:32

I just heard about that story last night on CBC! I don't think the town of soap lake is going to create a roundabout on main street with it however, lol. Anyway, they are still doing feasibility studies.

Xerxes · 15th January 2003, 09:42

Yes, Feasibility studies. For starters,

Are they prepared to cope with the huge crowd of Marijuanna activists, wannabe hippies and 60's burnouts that will flock to the town ,and then can they endure the grungy folk festivals that sell handmade pan-flutes, ceramic marijuanna paraphanalia, and ugly paintings?

What will they do in a couple years inevitibily the lava loses coherency and it turns into little beads that do anything except fload at the top and bottom of the canister?

If terrorists decided to crash a helicopter in it, are the local business residents capable of producing shielding that will protect them from the boiling liquid and "lava flow"?

binary hero · 15th January 2003, 11:57

fantastic. i want one.

QQLover · 15th January 2003, 12:28

I cannot believe it!!
A Science Fiction's work??

ElChevelle · 15th January 2003, 13:47

at "lava flow"

duet maxwell · 15th January 2003, 13:51

but what if it busts

zootm · 15th January 2003, 15:09

one of my lava lamps has clear water and this blue reflective wax in it - the light from the bulb creates a really cool mercury-esque effect. that would be my choice of colours.

Quote:

Originally posted by Sexrex
What will they do in a couple years inevitibily the lava loses coherency and it turns into little beads that do anything except fload at the top and bottom of the canister?

that's a damn good point - lava lamps do that if you leave them on too long - will this be a temporary attraction?

J. Burnaway · 15th January 2003, 19:08

I don't know if anyone has thought about actually making the thing work - simple fluid mechanics suggests that you can't just make a bigger lava lamp and pour the same stuff in it that you use in a regular lava lamp - you would get lava bubbles the same size as in a desktop lava lamp. This calls for a trained lava lamp scientist.

But, if the lava scalability problem is solved, who wants to go in on a 7-11 franchise?

raydream · 15th January 2003, 19:14

do you get silk sheets and a barry white cd to go with that lamp?, or isnt that their style?, a huge ikea back perhaps? :P

psychoticguyver · 15th January 2003, 22:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Xerxes

"What a symbol of overwhelming evil!"

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 16th January 2003, 03:43

When I saw that, I immediately thought of Bill.

binary hero · 16th January 2003, 08:00

Quote:

Originally posted by raydream
ikea

not ikea. furni (with an umlaut on the u)

Trigear · 16th January 2003, 08:15

so is someone going to start a fund for this or something?

Some1 · 16th January 2003, 08:16

they don't need to...taxpayer moneys are fun.

Trigear · 16th January 2003, 08:19

what tax money? locals are all poor!

Some1 · 16th January 2003, 08:28

They're not poor yet...they're building the lava lamp to try to avoid becoming poor...kind of like running at a pack of zombies armed only with a spork when you're cornered as a last ditch effort to save your ass...

Trigear · 16th January 2003, 08:31

ahemm...

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But now two-thirds of its 1,700 inhabitants live in subsidized low-income housing. With little help available from the town, the lava lamp's champion, architect Brent Blake, is shopping the idea to big glass makers and philanthropists. The price tag, still as nebulous as the goo that would drift around in the lamp, could reach several million dollars.

we're both wrong

binary hero · 16th January 2003, 10:01

i suppose they could use it for advertising or something. maybe.

tjoyce · 16th January 2003, 23:54

This is cool. I love lava lamps. But what does this have to do with Nullsoft? Oh well. What the heck! It's still cool!

Some1 · 17th January 2003, 01:16

Quote:

But what does this have to do with Nullsoft?

Nothing. That's why it came up in here rather than somewhere else...

dlinkwit27 · 17th January 2003, 01:20

Quote:

Originally posted by Some1
And why are the putting the thing in the middle of a fucking road? That's just stupid..."Ooh look, the swirlyness..." *CRASH*.

^^ LOL!

I must say, if this gets built and works, i'm going to go see it!

Xerxes · 17th January 2003, 01:22

The lamp would be very clean, convenient way to dispose of the homeless... just unscrew it and drop them in, until their matter becomes one with the undulating globules of chemicals.

Merlin · 17th January 2003, 15:32

You get weirder by the day.

insomniac · 17th January 2003, 16:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Some1
They're not poor yet...they're building the lava lamp to try to avoid becoming poor...kind of like running at a pack of zombies armed only with a spork when you're cornered as a last ditch effort to save your ass...

What a nice analogy!

15th January 2003, 09:02	#1
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	A truly important question for our times: Can a Giant Lava Lamp save the Town? http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...nm/lavalamp_dc The sad thing is, you all would probably think at first this is some wacky onion headline, but no. It is in fact a real headline and there is a real dying town that is proposing to create the worlds biggest lava lamp to generate a semblence of commerce. So, I ask all of you: Can a Giant Lava Lamp save the Town? And if so, what combination of liquid, lava, and case color should they get? Check out the permutations on - what else? giantlavalamp.com !

15th January 2003, 09:10	#2
Some1 Forum King Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 14th Street Posts: (-1)^ï¿½ Posts: 2,236	Who cares if it works or not? Even if it's a total failure it would still be cool. And the lava should be a nice greenish-blue, so that it won't look too grating in daylight, and so it will be totally psychadelic at night, with a black case color (or maybe a metallic brass color so that the observation deck doesn't get too hot in the middle of the day). This one comes reasonably close: EDIT: And why are the putting the thing in the middle of a fucking road? That's just stupid..."Ooh look, the swirlyness..." CRASH. some1 grew up, published a book about being young and stupid, got married, and moved to Australia. Last edited by Some1; 15th January 2003 at 09:33.

15th January 2003, 13:51	#8
duet maxwell Major Dudette Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Boredom Ville Posts: 1,039	but what if it busts <3

16th January 2003, 08:16	#16
Some1 Forum King Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 14th Street Posts: (-1)^ï¿½ Posts: 2,236	they don't need to...taxpayer moneys are fun. some1 grew up, published a book about being young and stupid, got married, and moved to Australia.

16th January 2003, 08:28	#18
Some1 Forum King Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 14th Street Posts: (-1)^ï¿½ Posts: 2,236	They're not poor yet...they're building the lava lamp to try to avoid becoming poor...kind of like running at a pack of zombies armed only with a spork when you're cornered as a last ditch effort to save your ass... some1 grew up, published a book about being young and stupid, got married, and moved to Australia.

15th January 2003, 09:32	#3
Aquila Blue Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Digital World Posts: 908	I just heard about that story last night on CBC! I don't think the town of soap lake is going to create a roundabout on main street with it however, lol. Anyway, they are still doing feasibility studies.

15th January 2003, 09:42	#4
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	Yes, Feasibility studies. For starters, Are they prepared to cope with the huge crowd of Marijuanna activists, wannabe hippies and 60's burnouts that will flock to the town ,and then can they endure the grungy folk festivals that sell handmade pan-flutes, ceramic marijuanna paraphanalia, and ugly paintings? What will they do in a couple years inevitibily the lava loses coherency and it turns into little beads that do anything except fload at the top and bottom of the canister? If terrorists decided to crash a helicopter in it, are the local business residents capable of producing shielding that will protect them from the boiling liquid and "lava flow"?

15th January 2003, 11:57	#5
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	fantastic. i want one.

15th January 2003, 12:28	#6
QQLover Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 16	I cannot believe it!! A Science Fiction's work??

15th January 2003, 13:47	#7
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	at "lava flow"

15th January 2003, 19:08	#10
J. Burnaway Forum King Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,536	I don't know if anyone has thought about actually making the thing work - simple fluid mechanics suggests that you can't just make a bigger lava lamp and pour the same stuff in it that you use in a regular lava lamp - you would get lava bubbles the same size as in a desktop lava lamp. This calls for a trained lava lamp scientist. But, if the lava scalability problem is solved, who wants to go in on a 7-11 franchise?

15th January 2003, 19:14	#11
raydream Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 867	do you get silk sheets and a barry white cd to go with that lamp?, or isnt that their style?, a huge ikea back perhaps? :P

16th January 2003, 03:43	#13
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	When I saw that, I immediately thought of Bill.

16th January 2003, 08:15	#15
Trigear bear! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,426	so is someone going to start a fund for this or something?

16th January 2003, 08:19	#17
Trigear bear! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,426	what tax money? locals are all poor!

16th January 2003, 10:01	#20
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	i suppose they could use it for advertising or something. maybe.

16th January 2003, 23:54	#21
tjoyce Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pennsylvania, United States, North America. Posts: 38	This is cool. I love lava lamps. But what does this have to do with Nullsoft? Oh well. What the heck! It's still cool!

17th January 2003, 01:22	#24
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	The lamp would be very clean, convenient way to dispose of the homeless... just unscrew it and drop them in, until their matter becomes one with the undulating globules of chemicals.

17th January 2003, 15:32	#25
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	You get weirder by the day. as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

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