Lethargic Lava Lamp
My lava lamp operates normally for about two hours, after which the lava settles into a dome shape at the bottom of the lamp. What’s happening here?
———- from Derek Manke of Canton, OH
You’ve got yourself a lamp with exhausted lava. 98% of the time lava are awake they’re furiously mating, so it’s no wonder they fall into a stupor after a couple of hours. Try adding some ginseng or gotu kola extract to the lamp’s water. If that doesn’t perk the lava up, perhaps you’ve got emotionally traumatized lava, lava that has suffered a ‘nervous breakdown’ as we used to say in the fifties. Try locking the lamp in a dark closet for a week and see if that helps. If it’s still under warranty, you might be able to exchange it for a lamp with young, vital lava out to prove itself. Good luck.
You’ve got yourself a lamp with exhausted lava. 98% of the time lava are awake they’re furiously mating, so it’s no wonder they fall into a stupor after a couple of hours. Try adding some ginseng or gotu kola extract to the lamp’s water. If that doesn’t perk the lava up, perhaps you’ve got emotionally traumatized lava, lava that has suffered a ‘nervous breakdown’ as we used to say in the fifties. Try locking the lamp in a dark closet for a week and see if that helps. If it’s still under warranty, you might be able to exchange it for a lamp with young, vital lava out to prove itself. Good luck. 