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Title: It could be worse... Post by Melissa on Dec 1st, 2004, 1:51pm Lava Lamp Left on Stove Explodes, Kills Man Dec 1, 9:12 AM (ET) SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state man who placed a lava lamp on a hot stove died when the lamp exploded and a glass shard pierced his heart, police said on Tuesday. Phillip Quinn, 24, was found dead in his trailer home on Sunday night in Kent, about 15 miles south of Seattle. "There appeared to have been an explosion that was centered on the stove top. There were glass fragments all over, embedded in the walls," said Paul Petersen, a Kent police spokesman. A lava lamp features blobs of wax in liquid that rise and fall in a container when heated by a bulb at the base of the lamp. Quinn was probably standing in front of the lamp when it exploded, then stumbled into his bedroom and died, Petersen said, citing a medical examiner's report. http://reuters.excite.com//article/20041201/2004-12-01T141250Z_01_N30497483_RTRIDST_0_ODD-ODD-LAVALAMP-DC.html |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Jeepgun on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:05pm Was he listening to "Dark Side Of The Moon," or "Abraxus" at the time? ;;D |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by broomhilda on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:18pm :(I just bought my son a lava lamp for the holidays, may be I should bring it back.... :-/ |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Rock_Lobster on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:25pm on 12/01/04 at 14:18:32, broomhilda wrote:
If your son is stupid enough to boil it on a hot stove, then yes... rush it back at once Broomie. Be sure to hide all the deadly spoons and butter knifes before you leave. ;;D /glad the US banned lead paint ;;D |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by thomas on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:27pm on 12/01/04 at 14:18:32, broomhilda wrote:
Yeah, I agree with Rock. I think if you were in America, you might have something to worry about. But seeing as you are not, I am sure that your son, knows that the only things that belong on the stove are pots and pans. |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by broomhilda on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:30pm [smiley=laugh.gif]Rock and Thomas, I think he knows better, thanks the lamp stays :D |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Melissa on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:32pm on 12/01/04 at 14:27:35, thomas wrote:
yeah, plus dishtowels, cutting boards and tupperware ;;D |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Gator on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:43pm I wouldn't worry about it, Broomie. When used properly, they are fairly safe assuming they work at all. My son's lava lamp quit working even with a new bulb. The wax just quit flowing up and down the inside the lamp. I imagine this moron's lamp quit working so he put it on the stove to try to "restart it." He probably didn't know or didn't remember that heating a sealed container full of liquid would cause it to explode. No doubt a product of our public school systems. I'm checking the Darwin Awards website as I type. Gator |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Jeepgun on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:47pm Man, applied physics can be a real bi-yotch! [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by marlin on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:48pm on 12/01/04 at 14:27:35, thomas wrote:
Yep. I would like to add to the list my wife's good intentions but sadly they are usually too far from the stove to do much of any good. Lucky that I can operate those dangerous kitchen tools myself or I might starve... |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Gator on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:50pm on 12/01/04 at 14:47:25, Jeepgun wrote:
Physics were definitely "applied" to him. [smiley=nono.gif] |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Jeepgun on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:51pm LOL! See "Charles' Law." |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by lionsound on Dec 1st, 2004, 2:58pm V1 / T1 = V2 / T2 ;;D |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Linda_Howell on Dec 1st, 2004, 3:24pm Quote:
hmmmmm. Guess who lives near there? Yep it's our own Michelle, aka, Mastiff. Makes me wonder if she "auctioned" the lava lamp off to him. I'm dead now...Linda (moving to another state like alaska) |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Jeepgun on Dec 1st, 2004, 3:28pm ROFLMAO!! She probably told him, "This doesn't work right now, but if you just heat it up on your stove a little..." [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Mastifflvr28 on Dec 1st, 2004, 5:40pm Hmmm...seems to me one LINDAH recently lived in WA state too...hmmmmmmm. Ya'll suck :) Mast |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by echo on Dec 1st, 2004, 5:41pm Killed by a lava light. That just sucks! |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Charlie on Dec 1st, 2004, 5:58pm Quote:
No. He was rewinding his "Dukes of Hazzard" tapes and putting new batteries in his singing fish plaques. What a moron. I had a Lava Lamp. I think we left it at dad's old office though. Looked good next to the bobbing head bird. ::) Charlie |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by LeLimey on Dec 1st, 2004, 6:19pm on 12/01/04 at 17:58:53, Charlie wrote:
I had one of those when I was a kid! I loved it.. wonder where it went?? |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Jeepgun on Dec 2nd, 2004, 11:22am ROFL! I remember the bobbing head birds. Those things were cool! Billy Bass is NOT cool! LMAO!! You crack me up, Charlie. [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by sandie99 on Dec 2nd, 2004, 1:09pm Sounds like a C.S.I way to go... |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by BlueMeanie on Dec 2nd, 2004, 1:16pm on 12/01/04 at 13:51:20, Melissa wrote:
Lets see.... CH's or exploding laval lamp ? I'll take the headaches. If anything Physics 121 taught me, it is DO NOT put my Yellow Sub lava lamp on the stove. [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by cootie on Dec 2nd, 2004, 11:14pm Them dam lava lamps DO get hot.....they use a special applicance bulb and has to be a certain wattage (HOT) or it won't work rite. I got mine settin on one of those metal trivets. I did have one stop workin not long ago too......shoulda sent it so Sadam and told him to turn up the heat Pam Is that what's in them things.....WAX ? That's all it is ? I love lava lamps. Had a sparkle one but the liquid kept evaporateing. Ended up half full....or empty so I tossed it. |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Jeepgun on Dec 3rd, 2004, 9:10am on 12/02/04 at 23:14:24, cootie wrote:
:o Oh my! [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by OneEyeBlind on Dec 6th, 2004, 4:39pm Hey, Melissa .... thanks for the article. My nephew is doing his science fair on 'how to build a lava lamp'. This article came in quite handy ! He added a category .... 'what NOT to do with a lava lamp'. LOL |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by Melissa on Dec 6th, 2004, 8:17pm on 12/06/04 at 16:39:47, OneEyeBlind wrote:
Your very welcome Nan! ;;D |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by don on Dec 6th, 2004, 8:50pm Mercy killing. Living through the embarassment of publicizing that a 24 Y.O man even owns a lava lamp would be excruciating. Probably would have ended up blind from his "black lights" anyway. Inagodadavida Honey! |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by BobG on Dec 6th, 2004, 9:14pm on 12/06/04 at 16:39:47, OneEyeBlind wrote:
Hey OneEye....click this http://www.oozinggoo.com/howto.html |
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Title: Re: It could be worse... Post by OneEyeBlind on Dec 7th, 2004, 7:09am Hey, thanks Bob. Don't think we have been to that site yet ! |
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