How To Make A Lava Lamp

[Eskimo Bob]

HOW TO MAKE A LAVA LAMP!!!!
I hope you enjoy this guide on how to make a lava lamp. It is a simple guide using household materials to create a cool lava lamp.


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MATERIALS

*One clean, plastic soda bottle (16 oz. size works well)

*Soda bottle cap

*Vegetable oil

*Food coloring

*An Alka-Seltzer tablet

*Water

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PROCEDURE

*Fill the bottle 3/4 full with vegetable oil.

*Fill the rest of the bottle with water (almost to the top but not overflowing).

*Add about 10 drops of food coloring. Be sure to make the water fairly dark in color. Notice that the food coloring only colors the water and not the oil.

*Divide the Alka-Seltzer tablet into 8 pieces.

*Drop one of the tiny pieces of Alka-Seltzer into the oil and water mixture. When the bubbling stops, add another chunk of Alka-Seltzer. It’s just like a lava lamp!

*When you have used up all of the Alka-Seltzer and the bubbling has completely stopped, screw on the soda bottle cap. Tip the bottle back and forth and watch the wave appear. The tiny droplets of liquid join together to make one big lava-like blob.
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I hope you try out this fun experiment. It's very easy and only takes around 30 mins or less to make

+rep if you would like

[Cookie]

Nice guide +rep :P

[I Bug I*BANNED*]

would it be better wit a 2 liter soda bottle? lol

nice guide.My 5 year old lil bro really likes the one i made for him =] so ill rep+

[Zypur]

Where do we get the tablets? (conveniently)

[Eskimo Bob]

Originally Posted by I Bug I

would it be better wit a 2 liter soda bottle? lol

nice guide.My 5 year old lil bro really likes the one i made for him =] so ill rep+

I think it works better in smaller containers, but you can always try using a 2 litre pop bottle

Originally Posted by Stefan

Where do we get the tablets? (conveniently)

Hmm.. well there usually available at local grocery stores and hobby shops :P

[omgi0wn]

That's pretty cool. I'm gonna try it sometime soon.

[Floater]

This sounds interesting, I think i'll give it a go.

[Eskimo Bob]

Originally Posted by Floater

This sounds interesting, I think i'll give it a go.

yea you should try it out, it looks pretty cool.

The vegetable oil and the food coloring mainly makes the effect :P

[Amit]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Where do we get the tablets? (conveniently)

All pharmacies have them, they are used as something to treat upset stomach.