Though Lava Lamps Were More Popular A Few Decades Ago, You Can Still Find Them In Most Stores. I Dont Think They Ever Really Went Away, But They May Never Be As Popular As They Were Back Then. I Had One In College, But That Was Only Because I Was Bad With Money And I Didnt Know Any Better. It Was, After All, Pretty And Blue. How Was I Supposed To Resist That? Today, I Could Easily Resist, But Back Then, Well, I Just Had To Have A Lava Lamp Of My Own.I Guess Maybe It Was Curiosity More Than Anything. I Bought The Lava Lamp With The Intention Of Going Home And Watching It For A Few Hours. After Those Few Hours Were Up, I Was Going To Take The Lava Lamp Apart To Find Out Just What Exactly Was Inside And How It Worked. Now I Know Today You Can Just Find That Information Online, But When I Was In College, The Internet Was A Few Years Away From Being Available To Me. I Took The Top Off Of The Lava Lamp And Discovered It Was Contained In A Glass Container With A Lid. The Lid Looked Like A Sealed Lid From An Old Soda Bottle, And This Alone Stopped Me From Totally Taking It Apart. I Was Worried If There Was A Seal, And I Broke It, That My Lava Lamp Would Never Work Again. I Guess After Watching It For A Few Hours Before Taking It Apart Made Me Like It More Than I Thought I Would. My Roommate And I Enjoyed The Magic Of My Lava Lamp For A Long Time, But We Still Wondered How It Worked.As Far As I Could Tell, The Floating Stuff Inside The Lava Lamp Was Some Sort Of Wax. I Could Be Wrong, And Honestly, I Still Havent Looked It Up To Find Out For Sure. I Was Assured That The Water Was Not Just Any Water, But I Am Not Sure About That. I Do Know That They Wax-like Material As Heated By A Bulb In The Bottom Of The Lava Lamp, And That Heating Caused It To Rise. Perhaps The Cooler Water At The Top Cooled It Off So It Sank Again, But I Really Dont Know. What I Do Know Is That When A Lava Lamp Has Been On For Too Long, The Wax Just Hangs There In Tiny Blobs That Bop Around A Bit. Perhaps I Should Dig Out My Old Lamp And Take It Apart Once And For All, Or Perhaps, Ill Just Save Myself The Trouble And The Mess, And Go Look It Up.
