meatmissile 0 #1 November 16, 2002 I impulsively bought a lava lamp recently. I like retro stuff like that. It was a mistake. The thing is mesmerising me. I thought it would wear off - but no. Tonight I stared at this thing for a hour. I think I need a support group . F: Hello, my name is Ferdi. I am caught in the spell of the lava lamp. Group: Hello Ferdi! -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #2 November 16, 2002 Heh. I do the same thing, only my lava lamp is a 6 1/2 gallon glass bucket of fermenting beer. It's sad, I know. :( - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 November 16, 2002 Man -- I've been afraid of lava lamps ever since the 60s when I saw "The Prisoner". Rover was one spooky-ass robot/guard/weather balloon.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skitzo 0 #4 November 16, 2002 2 questions. A) What color is it? 2)Are you sober when becoming mesmerized? - "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #5 November 16, 2002 Quote Man -- I've been afraid of lava lamps ever since the 60s when I saw "The Prisoner". I was not around in the 60's . Would you mind quickly filling me in on what happened? It might help to "cure" me. -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 November 17, 2002 Oh, "The Prisoner" was a really cool TV series. A spy for Brittian quits his job. He drives home and there, he's kidnapped and re-located to an island called "The Village". He doesn't know if he was kidnapped by the good guys or the bad guys, but the people that run "The Village" want to know why he quit his job. Being an honorable spy, he doesn't want to tell them. The people that run The Village are pretty damn nice though -- kind of a gilded cage thing -- but as long as the spy doesn't say anything they won't really torture him too much, just drug him up every now and then and interogate him. Obviously if they kill him, they'll never know what he knew or why he quit. Every once in a while the spy trys to escape, but the the people that run The Village set this really spooky-ass robot/guard/weather balloon lookin' thing after him called "Rover" which starts out looking a LOT like a shot of a lava lamp. Rover engulfs the spy and always drags him back to The Village no matter what. The series is way freekin' cool except for the lame assed way that it finally ended. Catch it if you can on BBC reruns or the Sci-fi channel or maybe even home video. Be seeing you.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirMail 0 #7 November 17, 2002 If you remember the 60s, you weren't there. -- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #8 November 17, 2002 Thanks for the info. I guess I will be switching it off for the night, in case it comes crawling up the stairs to drag me from my bed. It does seem to look a bit hostile right now . -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #9 November 17, 2002 I love lava lamps. You can see all sorts of pictures and figures in them if you look close enough. The new versions don't engulf people though....trust me on this one. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgross 1 #10 November 17, 2002 Everyone Please lay off the LSD....That stuff is bad for you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #11 November 17, 2002 Sweetie my initials are LDS, not LSD, and it was/is wine. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #12 November 17, 2002 The cool things IMO are the plasma balls. That or tesla coils, but they are harder to have good ones at home. My fav is the huge tesla coils they have at COSI that will make womens hair that goes half way down their back stand straight up. WAY COOL Idea that was pointed out to me and I'm thinking hard about... Plasma ball in a computer Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #13 November 17, 2002 okay, i've never seen the series, but now there's a simpson's episode that makes a lot more sense! "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #14 November 17, 2002 That Simpson's episode was a pretty damn good parody of The Prisoner. Hit most of the high points of the series.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #15 November 17, 2002 You can make a really cool plasma ball at home. Follow the recipe below: 1. Take one of the spark plug leads off the plug on your car. 2. Take an ordinary (I believe the word is incandescent, anyway the type with a filament) light bulb and solder a short piece of wire to one of the two contacts. 3. Insert the short piece of wire in the socket of the spark plug. 4. Start the car. Very nice plasma "fingers" will form in the bulb. They will come to your fingers, just like the expensive ones in the shop. The sensation will be different. Don't try this unless you have a good understanding of electricity. And don't sue me if you get shocked. You have been warned. -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #16 November 17, 2002 Next thing you are going to tell me is the electrical cord with one end cut off and attached to silverware that is held in the hand while the other end is plugged in (Electric 8 way or less if you are brave) is dangerous. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #17 November 17, 2002 8? 8 barely generates a tingle. It starts getting interesting at 4 and it starts getting fun at 3, two is just painful and nothing more than a test of wills and well, one hurts. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #18 November 17, 2002 I got down to 3 once which was ok until I tried to do a 3rd eye on the guy next to me....OUCH. Our guys seemed to enjoy grabbing a handfull of boobie while doing that too. Unusal sensation to say the least. Of course that was the night that RB stickers wound up all over my body. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #19 November 17, 2002 done the electric cord thing before at the dz.. they had nice hand gips on it though... ent to three myself... hell no to any less..... i like my heart.. don't really want it stoping on me.....(if i'm 90 and it stops that's okay though) ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #20 November 17, 2002 hmm..would someone like to inform me on this cord thing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,583 #21 November 17, 2002 I have 2 of them; one was a birthday present from my son, and I bought the other one myself. They are mesmerizing. But even worse is the little Christmas tree with multicolor filament lights wound among the branches. The little lights kind of pulsate around it. Too cool. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
