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oozing goo (Score:2)

by hfb (74) on 2002.01.30 12:32 (#3857) Homepage Journal

Your lava lamp is likely mineral oil in polyethelene glycol/water solution since they are immiscible. However, it sounds like it has been shaken or otherwise has emulsified part of the mineral oil/goo in the lamp into lots of little blobs and the heat from the lightbulb alone is not sufficient to 're-blob' or coalesce the lava. I don't recommend taking the lamp apart so enjoy the little blobs or go buy a new lamp and try not to agitate it.

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- Re:oozing goo (Score:1)
  
  by krellis (2720)
  
  Yeah, you always have to be really careful not to agitate lava lamps - they have nasty tempers! :)

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