Lava Laughs

I used to have a lava lamp, maybe they’re a bit of a dated trinket but I think they’re pretty cool. You didn’t need to know my thoughts on lava lamps but now you do. Philip, a 24-year-old from Washington was of the same ilk as me, he liked lava lamps. He’d recently bought one and was eager to see it in action.

Anyone who’s used one of these bad boys knows they take a little while to get going, the wax is heated by a 40 Watt bulb so it’s bound to take a bit of time. Be patient. Philip, it turns out, was very much on the impatient side. He put the lava lamp on the stove to speed up the process.

Stoves are quite a bit hotter than bulbs as anyone of sound mind will tell you. The additional heat caused the contents of the lamp to swell in size dramatically. This increase in pressure finally forced the lamp to literally explode. A large shard of glass ended up lodged in Philip’s heart. He died.

There was also no indication of alcohol or drug use in the autopsy, so Philip really was a dolt.

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