Hypnotic History

E106: Lava Lamps


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What cooking an egg has to do with this trippy piece of decor and why its inventor raised some eyebrows


Sources:

Craven Walker, Christine. “Early Days of the Astro Lava Lamp.” Mathmos, 9 March 2020, https://mathmos.com/mathmos-in-poole/.


“Edward Walker | Lemelson.” Lemelson-MIT, https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/edward-walker


Gutoskey, Ellen. “What Is Inside a Lava Lamp?” Mental Floss, 3 January 2020, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610455/what-is-inside-a-lava-lamp.


Komar, Marlen. “Why are Lava Lamps so Popular?” Apartment Therapy, 23 September 2019, https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/lava-lamps-history-36650881.


“Mathmos Lava Lamp Heritage.” Mathmos, https://mathmos.com/heritage/.


Tucker, Abigail. “The History of the Lava Lamp.” Smithsonian Magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-lava-lamp-21201966/.

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