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Thermochromatic Lava Lamp
Swirls of color in every lamp
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Lava lamps are very nice things to have. I love to sit and watch lava lamps.

One thing that could make them even better is to impregnate the wax with a thermochromatic dye that changes colors at the same temperature that the wax changes bouyancy from float to sink (and vice versa). And maybe the liquid inside. Then we'd have a multi colored shifting lava lamp.

You could watch the thermal currents, not just the wax.


DesertFox, Jan 13 2005

Previous version Cooler_20lava_20lamp
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GB 2399446 http://v3.espacenet...C&IDX=GB2399446&F=0
A lava lamp wherein one of the substances may be phosphorescent or be thermochromic [xaviergisz, May 31 2005]

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       Good stuff.   

       Wax? That's lava!

robinism, Jan 14 2005
  

       Now that's an idea!

FarmerJohn, Jan 14 2005
  

       Very excellent.

calum, Jan 14 2005
  

       hmmm not quite thermoelectric but not a bad idea...

madness, Jan 14 2005
  

       Cool - now get back to coding!

zen_tom, Jan 14 2005
  

       Essentially the same as a previous idea on Halfbakery. (see link). Redundant...?

robinism, Jan 14 2005
  

       just saw the autoboner... 13:34 GMT, 15/01/05

david_scothern, Jan 15 2005
  
      
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