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Homemade Lava Lamp. Erik Peraldo. What You Need. A clean 1 liter clear soda bottle Water Vegetable/Baby oil Food coloring Fizzing tablets (such as Alka Seltzer). What To Do.
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Homemade Lava Lamp Erik Peraldo
What You Need • A clean 1 liter clear soda bottle • Water • Vegetable/Baby oil • Food coloring • Fizzing tablets (such as Alka Seltzer)
What To Do • Slowly pour ¾ oil into the bottle. Add water to fill bottle almost to the top. You may have to wait a few minutes for the oil and water separate. • Add 10 drops of food coloring to the bottle. The drops will pass through the oil and then mix with the water below. • Break a seltzer tablet in half and drop the half tablet into the bottle. • To keep the effect going, just add another tablet piece. For a true lava lamp effect, shine a flashlight through the bottom of the bottle.
Costs • 1 liter soda bottle - $1.50 • Veg./Baby oil - $1.50 • Food Coloring - $2.00 • Alka Seltzer - $5.99
Works Cited • <"Make a Simple Lava Lamp." About.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Aug. 2014.> • <"Blobs in a Bottle, The World's Easiest Lava Lamp - Science Bob." Blobs in a Bottle, The World's Easiest Lava Lamp - Science Bob. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2014.> • <"How to Make a Lava Lamp." Crafts 4 Boys. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014.>