50' Tall Lava Lamp Planned for Soap Lake, Washington

1. Evilbeagle
   November 27th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

   I like lava lamps. I have one. However, having a fifty foot tall one in the middle of...well... anywhere, is just an eyesore as far as I am concerned. Fifteen years ago, I might have thought differently, but fifteen years ago, I was perpetually stoned.

2. Rocky Rook
   November 27th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

   I love lava lamps. Next time I visit my hometown in Oregon, I'll have to swing by there. I wonder how much energy that consumes?

3. Andrew91
   November 27th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

   can anyone else say pork barreling?

   haha

4. artbot
   November 27th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

   Well, a giant lava lamp prop and a real, heated & wax-filled lava lamp are 2 different things. I believe snopes has the skinny on why a gi-normous lava lamp could not be made to work like a small one does (physics and chemistry and other stuff they don't teach in the USA anymore).

5. PropTart
   November 27th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

   Having worked on the airbrushing of the original, I am totally psyched to think that it might be going up in Soap Lake. I would make a major road trip to see that!

6. Ali S.
   November 27th, 2008 at 8:16 pm

   Could you imagine the type of heat needed to generate the flow for the lava wax? Egads!

7. ted
   November 27th, 2008 at 11:10 pm

   They've been planning it since 2002?

8. chickmagnetstuff
   November 28th, 2008 at 12:06 am

   I think that's great lava lamp kinda sets the tone and the ambiance of a place makes it look great relaxing and entertaining.

9. Technogirl
   November 28th, 2008 at 4:29 am

   It's a trap!

   The moment they build that thing anyone who tries to leave their village will be chased back by a big lava bubble that comes out of the lamp.

10. Johnny Cat
    November 28th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    heh heh, Technogirl. I am not a number! I am a free man!

    I like the idea, even if the planning is taking a long time. I'd never heard of Soap Lake before, and now I want to take a daytrip there and see what's up.

11. fox
    November 28th, 2008 at 11:07 pm

    stoners across the world rejoice as tax dollars are what can only be called a total and flagrant misuse of funds

12. raina_c
    November 29th, 2008 at 6:20 am

    Well, I had no plans of going to Washington till now...booking my tickets now...yeah right, it may be neat but I don't see how that will draw a lot of tourist.

13. vero4902
    December 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    I saw the picture without reading the post yet and I'm like "wow... worst Photoshop ever!!" LOL. This is a neat idea, but as others have said, it seems like a terrible waste of money.

14. CassandraRoberts
    January 12th, 2009 at 9:02 pm

    Yes it would be nice 2 see something good happen 2 my home town but they've been talkin about this for years it probably will never happen!When it does I will visit Soap Lake again!

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