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Mar 8th, 2010 at 1:07pm
 
Will a lava lamp work on Jupiter?  Apparently so:

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Lest one be tempted to build a centrifuge of ones own (and who wouldn't want one?) the following caution is offered:

"The centrifuge is a genuinely terrifying device. The lights dim when it is switched on. A strong wind is produced as the centrifuge induces a cyclone in the room. The smell of boiling insulation emanates from the overloaded 25 amp cables. If not perfectly adjusted and lubricated, it will shred the teeth off solid brass gears in under a second. Runs were conducted from the relative safety of the next room while peeking through a crack in the door."

Got this link from a friend who's an aficionado of this sort of thing.  (Among other things, my friend has built a pumpkin trebuchet, which, IMHO, is probably the most marvelous device constructed in the history of the universe.)   Wink

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Reply #1 - Mar 8th, 2010 at 1:26pm
 
Wow.  That guy clearly has too much time on his hands.

Can you imagine explaining to the neighbors and the police how you killled their cat with a lava lamp?

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Reply #2 - Mar 8th, 2010 at 7:17pm
 
How cool is a Trebuchet!!!

I'm with you on that George Smiley

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Reply #3 - Mar 8th, 2010 at 10:01pm
 
And we thought taping fire crackers to a Tonka Truck was really high tech! Grin
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Reply #4 - Mar 8th, 2010 at 11:10pm
 
I'm more of a baseball cards in the bicycle spokes guy.
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Reply #5 - Mar 9th, 2010 at 1:47am
 
Proposals to president for new NASA projects:


"Mr. President, latest cutting edge theory has confirmed we can get a lava lamp to Jupiter and that will remain functional."

"Go on..."

"The huge planet's lack of density makes gravity there unable to contain the actions of the lava lamp."

"About the coldness, but this is interesting, because ...?"

"Ok.  Pioneer 10 used Jupiter's gravity to slingshot its speed to 81,000 mph out of the solar system and beyond toward Aldebaran in Taurus and possibly alien life.  Contained on board were gold songs of Chuck Berry along with plaques with other crap like our position in space, how we measure time, and what we look like.  Importantly now, in 1972 we overlooked sending our cornerpiece for influenced conptemplation, the lava lamp.  With a new mission to launch right away ..."

"We also didn't send a belly button."

"Sir, with several billion more ..."






One thousand years earlier ...



"Sire, we've a new weapon tested with pumpkins that will hurl them from here to our enemy locations with devastating results."

"But we are in England and our enemies across seas."

"This is the beauty sire.  We plan to hurl them at the traveling star Jupiter, who was known to throw thunderbolts!  If we can reach him, he will surely hurl them back at our enemy like lightning of destruction and fear."

"You said testing."

Yes sire, attempting first to reach the Moon."

"Can the Moon help us?"

"It is known to be friendly.  So far we've pumpkinated nearly to the outskirts of London within your vast domain, beyond the wall of your garden, replacing the two hut roofs." 

You are dismissed, begone!  My name is not King Nimrod.  Send in those two tailors who made those new clothes for that foreign emperor."
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Reply #6 - Mar 9th, 2010 at 7:17pm
 
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The smell of boiling insulation emanates from the overloaded 25 amp cables. If not perfectly adjusted and lubricated, it will shred the teeth off solid brass gears in under a second. Runs were conducted from the relative safety of the next room while peeking through a crack in the door."


So this guy works for Toyota then?

Not too sure I want him as a nextdoor neighbor.

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Reply #7 - Mar 9th, 2010 at 8:48pm
 
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Will a lava lamp work on Jupiter? 


Where are you going to plug it in?
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Reply #8 - Mar 9th, 2010 at 9:14pm
 
seaworthy wrote on Mar 9th, 2010 at 8:48pm:
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Will a lava lamp work on Jupiter? 


Where are you going to plug it in?

Drum roll with a rim shot.

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Reply #9 - Mar 10th, 2010 at 12:02pm
 
Is that a lava lamp on Uranus, or do you just need some witch hazel?
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Reply #10 - Mar 10th, 2010 at 12:22pm
 
No....that is a rim shot from Uranus. Cool
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