The age old question still remains, "what is a lava lamp?". Well im sure glad you asked. The lava lamp is a transparent electrical lamp that contains a thick liquid with brightly colored wax. The fun of the lava lamp comes when the wax is melted. This causes the brightly colored lamp to float up and down within the lamp. Click Me :7
The lava lamp was inventend in 1963 by the British accountant Edward Craven Walker. Edward was the owner of the lighting company Mathmos. Edward got the idea after watching an egg timer filled with diffrent liquids float around.In england Edward named the lamp the "Astro" or the "Astro lamp" 1965, Adolph Wertheimer and Hy Spector saw the lamp on a german trade show and the bought the rights. The two men started their own company based in chicago and renamed the lamp as we know it today as the lava lamp Click Me :7
Steps 1 Rinse out a large soda or water bottle 2 Add oil, water, and food coloring to the bottle. 3 Add salt or an Alka-Seltzer tablet to the water. 4 Put the cap on and tip the bottle back and forth (optional). 5 Turn off the lights and put a light sorce under the bottle. 6 Enjoy :) Click Me :7