(NECRO) wtf: are lava lamps supposed to take 2-3hrs to warm up?

[dpopiz]

I just bought a lava lamp on ebay after seeing how cool my friend's is. I've had it on for 1 1/2 hours and it still isn't doing much. then I noticed on the box it says it takes "2-3 hours" to warm up fully. somehow I think my friend's takes about 20mins. was I swindled?

btw fyi:
it uses a 40w halogen bulb and I don't know how many oz it is

 

[Pepsi90919]

yes it takes time.

 

[Eli]

Uh...... It has to warm up for it to work.

The concept is not hard to grasp.

 

[ggavinmoss]

That doesn't seem unreasonable.

-geoff

 

[Mill]

Typically that is how long they take to warm up.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

How long do you think it takes to melt rock?

 

[dighn]

probalby depends on how big it is

i have one that's about the size of one of those glass coke bottles (the glass portion of it anyway) and it takes about 20-30 mins

 

[amnesiac]

It's not a halogen bulb; it's a standard incandescent.
Also the more you use it the less time it takes for it to get to lava stage, or so it seems.
Make sure you don't leave it on too long or the stuff gets fragmented and bubbly, and never fully recovers.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
Make sure you don't leave it on too long or the stuff gets fragmented and bubbly, and never fully recovers.

yeah that sucks. i shaked mine one time (wasn't thinking) and now i have all these bubbles in there that won't go away... oh well it still looks kinda cool

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
I just bought a lava lamp on ebay after seeing how cool my friend's is. I've had it on for 1 1/2 hours and it still isn't doing much. then I noticed on the box it says it takes "2-3 hours" to warm up fully. somehow I think my friend's takes about 20mins. was I swindled?

btw fyi:
it uses a 40w halogen bulb and I don't know how many oz it is

Hey! stick a 150w light bulb in there, should cut that time in a third!








Jkin! unless u have a fire extinquiser around !

 

[TheCorm]

I have the fairly normal size ones....1 litre bottles I think and they take anywhere between 20 mins and 60 mins depending on which one/style it is.

3 hours seems a bit much....

 

[BennyD]

it should take less if you use it regularly

 

[aircooled]

Usually it's warm by the time you get a joint rolled and passing around.

 

[shekondar]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
It's not a halogen bulb; it's a standard incandescent.
Also the more you use it the less time it takes for it to get to lava stage, or so it seems.
Make sure you don't leave it on too long or the stuff gets fragmented and bubbly, and never fully recovers.

After a couple of hours the stuff in mine just sits there in one big blob at the bottom...

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: BennyD
it should take less if you use it regularly

 

[TheCorm]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: BennyD
it should take less if you use it regularly

Does that also apply to what you were talking about in the other thread gigapet?

ie:

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last time i had to ask my mom for ten more minutes was when i was trying to close those annoying porn sites that just kept opening more windows
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do you really want to know that? ew.

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: TheCorm

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: BennyD
it should take less if you use it regularly

Does that also apply to what you were talking about in the other thread gigapet?

ie:

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Originally posted by: SagaLore

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Originally posted by: ChineseSkaterNoRice
last time i had to ask my mom for ten more minutes was when i was trying to close those annoying porn sites that just kept opening more windows
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Was the 10 more minutes for closing the windows, or was it for something else?
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do you really want to know that? ew.

hahaha ............no.

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
yes it takes time.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Usually it's warm by the time you get a joint rolled and passing around.

or when the shrooms start to hit ya for the first time.

 

[billandopus]

There are many imitators out there AFAIK.

Some may not have the exact formula down right so the inherent characteristics of the wax/liquid relationship may not be that good. I've had mine shaken many times and it's always come back to it's original condition. It may take a few days or so but it's always good in the end.

The time it takes to warm up the lamp also depends on the outside ambient temp. During the wintertime i've had the lamp in rather cold conditions and it takes longer. During the summer it takes less time.

I've also had the lamp on for months at a time and it never clumps up.

BTW, my original lamp is almost 21 years old or so. My second one is 8 years old. Both made by the original maker of lamps.

The original Lava Lamp Company ...

 

[TroyBrown]

Whatever you do don't drop it or shake it ! The liquid is super sensitive, and yeah ; the first time it takes longer to heat up . Go Ravens!

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I shook my lava lamp once and he wouldn't talk to me again for a month.

 

[IronWing]

Lava lamps have gone in and out of fashion three times since this thread was created.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I don't think I've ever turned a lava lamp off.

 

[zerocool84]