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Exploding Lava Lamp


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i heard that on the news last night, too. i was wondering if he had put it on the stove because it wasn't working properly. what a freak accident.
I gotta believe that the guy didn't have any idea of the principle. Apparently the lamp in the base wasn't working or wasn't generating enough heat. As designed the lamp doesn't get anywhere near hot enough to boil water. But on a stove you have a closed vessel filled with superheated water. As soon as the glass breaks, the water flash vaporizes into steam and you have, essentially, a bomb.
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