This is a bad way to go out.
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Lava Lamp Left on Stove Explodes, Kills Man
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If this guy hasn't procreated yet, I'd say he's up for a Darwin award.
Also, it sounds like we need more regulations on the purchase of lava lamps.
Also, it sounds like we need more regulations on the purchase of lava lamps.
lava lamps have always been dangerous, i know many a person who has been burned by them, they arent the most practical of things either, but whos to say whats 'cool' and whats not
putting one on the stove though is just being an idiot, sad that the guy died, but a very foolish thing to do
putting one on the stove though is just being an idiot, sad that the guy died, but a very foolish thing to do
well one less idiot to take up precious oxygen the hell was he putting a lamp ont he stove to begin with
Stupidity: 1, that guy: -1 (because when you die of your own work in Medal of Honor, you lose a point 
)
)What an idiot. I'm sorry, but really. What a COMPLETE idiot. I'm sorry it cost him his life, but I mean... people should use their brains. What a shame.
I suspect alcohol or drugs were involved. Case in point:
A buddy of mine came back drunk and hungry from a night out on the town. So what did he do? He put an unopened can of SPAM directly on the stove. Of course it blew up and of course he was standing right in front of it when it happened, "watching" it heat up. He was winged by the now hot pull tab thingy and still has a scar to show for it. He's lucky it didn't put his eye out.
I wouldn't be surprised if something similar happened...except this guy was stoned.
A buddy of mine came back drunk and hungry from a night out on the town. So what did he do? He put an unopened can of SPAM directly on the stove. Of course it blew up and of course he was standing right in front of it when it happened, "watching" it heat up. He was winged by the now hot pull tab thingy and still has a scar to show for it. He's lucky it didn't put his eye out.
I wouldn't be surprised if something similar happened...except this guy was stoned.
sometimes the 'lava' in the lamp goes rock hard and you need to 'melt' it. Maybe that's what this guy was trying to do..
I'm not saying it wasnt stupid of him, but you dont normall say 'Hmmm..why dont I just see what happens if I put my lava lamp on a stove' do you?
Or maybe he was just an idiot. Now we'll never know..
/asif
I'm not saying it wasnt stupid of him, but you dont normall say 'Hmmm..why dont I just see what happens if I put my lava lamp on a stove' do you?
Or maybe he was just an idiot. Now we'll never know..
/asif
mactastic said:
-No! Please God no!
We shouldn't be putting in any more warning labels, regulations, laws, bureaucracy, red tape, or safety tips that simple plain common sense should dictate.
In short: I don't know about you all, but I sure don't want to suffer for another's stupidity, or greed.
mactastic said:
-mactastic
Whew. For a second there I though I'd have to drive up over the summit to slap you silly and call you Susan.
Overregulation is a hotbutton for me - in case you can't tell.
patrick0brien said:-mactastic
Whew. For a second there I though I'd have to drive up over the summit to slap you silly and call you Susan.
Overregulation is a hotbutton for me - in case you can't tell.
I know, all those regulations about what consenting adults can do piss me off too.
mactastic said:
-mactastic
Oh, yeah. You know I moved to California from Chicago a few months ago, and that was one of the changes I had to get used to. Prop 65.
Give me a break! How much money is being spent on the writing, design, approval, printing, materials, and posting of signage that "The gasoline at this location has been shown to cause death".
If there ever were a proposal for a constitutional amendment that stated "You have the right to be stupid enough commit acts that hurt yourself without subjecting others to the ramifications of said act." I'd be first in line to vote in support.
Oh, btw, I had a Lava Lamp, and it too exploded. But mine was odd, it was being used properly, in it's stand, prescribed lamp, etc. I was just sitting there, watching the tv that it was sitting on, when -bloosh-, fluid and wax all over the place and a big hunk of that glass hit me in the head (broadside). That's thick, heavy glass too - hurt like hell.
That's um.. one of those things that you don't leave on for too long. Turn it on for a few hours, then off.
I guess the lava lamp people will now place "This should not be placed on a stove. May cause severe injury or death." on their labels. Oy vey.
I guess the lava lamp people will now place "This should not be placed on a stove. May cause severe injury or death." on their labels. Oy vey.
OTOH you can also run into problems with underregulating as well. Although that typically doesn't apply to consumer products.
BTW, you'll have to drive a lot farther than 'over the hill' to slap me. Unless you want to schedule it for Xmas when I'll actually be in Santa Cruz.
BTW, you'll have to drive a lot farther than 'over the hill' to slap me. Unless you want to schedule it for Xmas when I'll actually be in Santa Cruz.
TV script writers will LOVE this one
I can't wait until next year when this scenario becomes a plot on CSI. Then a few weeks later on Boston Legal when Allen Shore takes on a client whose son was killed by an exploding lava lamp.
We may also see a 60 Minutes segment where Dan Rather uncovers an insidious plot to overthrow the government of Maldavia by sending them hundreds of Lava Lamps minus their plug-in base.
Hmm - I wonder if Tom Ridge quit at Homeland Security because he knows something about a deadly terrorist plot to kill us off with Lava Lamps, and Karl Rove won;t let him say anything because Newt Bush (the long lost half-brother) actually owns a majority interest in Lava Lamps, Inc.?
I can't wait until next year when this scenario becomes a plot on CSI. Then a few weeks later on Boston Legal when Allen Shore takes on a client whose son was killed by an exploding lava lamp.
We may also see a 60 Minutes segment where Dan Rather uncovers an insidious plot to overthrow the government of Maldavia by sending them hundreds of Lava Lamps minus their plug-in base.
Hmm - I wonder if Tom Ridge quit at Homeland Security because he knows something about a deadly terrorist plot to kill us off with Lava Lamps, and Karl Rove won;t let him say anything because Newt Bush (the long lost half-brother) actually owns a majority interest in Lava Lamps, Inc.?
