Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- Giant Soap Lake Lava Lamp

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[> [> [> Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- Bard, 08:06:57 12/05/02 Thu

From what the manager of the Giant Lava Lamp Team has said last week or so it appears they are cooling their jets, feet are getting cold and realty in the form of performance has set in after that brain flash. I think so. Whether it ever gets built..."is a huge question,"concedes Blake. DAH! Agreed. "There's a lot of hurdles to overcome," he said. DAH! Agreed. Then there is always that last defensive worn-out punch line thrown in. Still, the lava lamp has provided tremendous publicity.....which has helped put Soap Lake on the map. Get real. HOW POSH! Sure, the Omak stampede will be overshadowed by those rushing Lava Lovers. Bar the City gates Katie, up the police force and wait for that huge train to pull in. What's new! Soap Lake has waited for that since it's decline. The freaking out laughing flock that read about the Giant Lava Lamp has stopped laughing by now and the Giant is off their lips.

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[> [> Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- No name, 14:27:05 12/05/02 Thu

>Pray Washington State is smarter than to dish out $850,000.00 for a start towards a $25 MILLION DOLLAR Giant Lava Lamp. Source: Time magazine & British Broadcasting Corp. December issue of the Times stated, "States are in crisis. They will have to cut services, raise taxes and try a few tricks." Janet Williams, BBC correspondent, said-- Soap Lake is like many small rural communities struggling to find an identity and stimulate their economics during these tough financial times. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE A TIME TO PURCHASE A 60FT GIANT LAVA LAMP? No, it is not the time to waste money on frills, trimmings, facades or a Soap Lake GIANT LAVA LAMP.

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[> [> [> Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- Flapper Daze, 21:38:19 12/10/02 Tue

The Grant WA-CERT list is ANNUALLY PRIORITIZED by a committee appointed by county commissioners. I rather doubt they will see the Giant Lava Lamp as a high priority even if it had the blessing of the Pope. Just because Soap Lake City Council gave it's blessings to the pig-in-a-poke without delving into the matter, does not mean the committee who prioritizes will be so simply stroked into blissfull thinking and stilled observation by the art of double speak. One of the Commissioners was on hand to observe at the first project meeting called by Giant Lava Team. We can trust that the dingy doo-dad idea created from a sudden momentary not so brillant burst of light will not dilate the committee's eyes nor will they dilly-dally over where to place it on the Grant list. The Giant Lava Lamp idea is still flapping around. A chicken with it's head cut off still flaps for a while.

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[> [> Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- No name, 04:38:30 12/06/02 Fri

Popular Science revealed that the performance of the lava lamp will depend on the quality of the water used and a few experiments need to be conducted to determine just how much sodium chloride is necessary to increase the water's specific gravity. I had a Brain Flash. Why not use our high quality Soap Lake Healing Mineral Water that is high in salts and if the Lava blobs get droopy they will be instantanously healed. Even those dead bugs stuck all over the lamp who are drawn like moths to the flame will be healed of any ails, dead or alive. Imagine, when we work out the bugs we will build it and the bugs will come. Glory to the highest LAVA on the planet!

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[> [> [> Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- Hazel, 07:30:45 12/06/02 Fri

Glory be to my idea. Soap Lake is made up of 60% elderly. The only outing I get is when my back goes out. We elderly would like to have better representation from our Council, yuppy planners and the wet behind the ears. I do propose we have a more fitting town theme being we are the honorable largest percent. We could even hold a contest at the Senior Center. Maybe that is unfair for us to ask to be included instead of excluded. We are the voices of experiance, do not pass us by. I have a splendid theme. A GIANT BOWLING BALL, un-drilled without finger holes. Soap Lake will be the first. Being most of us can no longer bowl, it represents us better than a Giant Lava Lamp. Not being of the 60s flower children or their children, the only controlled substance we can relate to is the latest kick. We got notice the State no longer wanted to provide enough support for our meds and some pharmacys balked at serving us.

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[> [> [> Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- Glen K., 18:09:36 12/19/02 Thu

RE: 1992 Edition of Popular Science. RE: Formula for lava lamp. Some comments from cyber regarding the materials and substances that make up the liquid inside lava lamp globe. (ONE) "Use of material and subtances that may be hazardous to you health." (TWO) "I did a Web search, and you might want to try that too -- specifically, to look for safer plans. For now, visit the following sites for plans on lava lamps, but PLEASE, PLEASE, BEWARE! You should SPEAK WITH YOUR TEACHER first and be CERTAIN that you thoroughly understand the DANGERS inherent in building these lamps -- and what you need to do to stay safe and whole. Do not take these comments lightly. The ingredients in some of the "recipes" are carcinogens. Some are quite flammable. If you decide to proceed, do so in a lab and under the direct supervision of your teacher. SAFETY FIRST!!!" (THREE) My comment: Soap Lake is lauded as a Health Resort. Sounds as if a hazardous, dangerous & carcinogenic recipe put into a 60 ft Giant would not be exactly in keeping with the Health Resort Theme at Soap LAke, Washington. (FOUR) Comment was: " My Lava Lamp broke and the contents spilled on my rug. How do I get rid of the toxic fumes?" Maybe a 60 ft Giant Red Plastic Bean Bag in the Center of Soap Lake would be safer!

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[> [> Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- No name, 05:39:36 12/06/02 Fri

>Pray that some enterprising inventive grant seeking cliff hanger drops off one of one of our magnificant palisades, landing plop right in Soap Lake wanting to dream with us. I want the City Theme to be a Mammoth Aspirin Bottle. I will call a town meeting. I shall inform the people that is a perfect theme for Soap Lake who seems to always have one blistering headache going or another coming on. If necssary I shall be prepared to twist their arm one on one and also lobby the City Council. Then I also hold private sessions in my pad, late night that is. Like walking on eggshells, don't want to crack it yet. Who cares if the City Council ends up egg on their face, they represent ME. If they don't like the egg-- hid it or take an aspirin if they feel they have a pang or two of remorse. Not my headache!
My plan and theme is the ONLY one Council should consider and why not? Don't question it. Won't need to worry over using a Brand name, we can call the 100ft tall bottle Aspirin or Ass-pirin or Bayer Bottle. Lots of tricks to get around things. Maybe there could be an elevator to the bottle's cap and we could have a colorful swirling aspirin dispenser complete with audio that tells ALL the history of Soap Lake; good fund raiser. Our first release of the date of the Bottle Meeting will be written here in invisibe ink, we do not want to scare anyone off before we start. Isn't that a catchy phrase!

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[> [> Re: THE BEHEMOTH CONTRAPTION... AND THE GIANT LAVA LAMP SPOKE TO THEM. -- Wilbur, 05:55:07 12/19/02 Thu

Turlock school evacuated after lava lamp experiment starts fire
The fire destroyed the science room and caused damage to another school room.
Source: KOUR 13 NEWS.�
An elementary-middle school in Turlock was evacuated when a classroom lava lamp experiment started a fire.
Fire officials say a power strip ignited the fire at Chatom Union School. Officials say lava lamps that the students were working on for a science experiment were conected to the power strip.
The students were at recess when the fire ignited. The principal says he is glad no one was injured.
Tom Freeman / Principal: "Fortunate [there was] no loss other than material things."
The fire destroyed the science room and caused damage to another school room. Some students were able to return to their classrooms but many were sent home.