MATHMOS OPAL FLUIDIUM - THE UNBOXING SINCE 2000 - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T05:24:03Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A697708&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noActually it was very clear in…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-19:1566398:Comment:6977082019-09-19T17:23:59.634ZMichaelN77https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MichaelNoriega
<p>Actually it was very clear in the listing. The problem is the seller put the bottle in packaging horizontally and then it was rushed to me in about four days. So it probably got all shook up. One week later it still looks like pasta water. Yes it came with the glass insert. I never knew that was a thing until I read this thread. I have been using my old green Fluidium without one for over a year.…</p>
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<p>Actually it was very clear in the listing. The problem is the seller put the bottle in packaging horizontally and then it was rushed to me in about four days. So it probably got all shook up. One week later it still looks like pasta water. Yes it came with the glass insert. I never knew that was a thing until I read this thread. I have been using my old green Fluidium without one for over a year.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3572672629?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3572672629?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3572674413?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3572674413?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a><br/> <br/> <cite>Arne said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A697646&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment697646"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Sad to see this :( I remember that feeling when opening a NOS boxed Lamp so well...total excitement and fingers crossed it's still in (at best) mint condition...often its not though. I bought quite a lot NOS astro metallics years ago...out of roughly 20 only two were mint...many were cloudy as hell ...as well as all three astro flocks I bought from sellers wo were straight liars...as NIB...I'd say the were NIBS...Not In Best Shape... The opal is such a nice lamp when new and still white etc...I hope you'll get it fixed and can enjoy it! if it didnt came with the glass heat shield(series 2 ad none) get one from marcel to avoid those nasty burn marks on the inside.</p>
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</blockquote> Thank you Arne, in fact I ha…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-19:1566398:Comment:6975412019-09-19T14:31:37.872ZSam I amhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SamIam
<p>Thank you Arne, in fact I had to refurbish them two bottles, and they are fine, salt and water only :) <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Arne said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A697646&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment697646"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Sad to see this :( I remember that feeling when opening a NOS boxed Lamp so well...total excitement and fingers crossed…</p>
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<p>Thank you Arne, in fact I had to refurbish them two bottles, and they are fine, salt and water only :) <br/> <br/> <cite>Arne said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A697646&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment697646"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Sad to see this :( I remember that feeling when opening a NOS boxed Lamp so well...total excitement and fingers crossed it's still in (at best) mint condition...often its not though. I bought quite a lot NOS astro metallics years ago...out of roughly 20 only two were mint...many were cloudy as hell ...as well as all three astro flocks I bought from sellers wo were straight liars...as NIB...I'd say the were NIBS...Not In Best Shape... The opal is such a nice lamp when new and still white etc...I hope you'll get it fixed and can enjoy it! if it didnt came with the glass heat shield(series 2 ad none) get one from marcel to avoid those nasty burn marks on the inside.</p>
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</blockquote> Sad to see this :( I remember…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-19:1566398:Comment:6976462019-09-19T03:23:20.042ZArnehttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/kalel
<p>Sad to see this :( I remember that feeling when opening a NOS boxed Lamp so well...total excitement and fingers crossed it's still in (at best) mint condition...often its not though. I bought quite a lot NOS astro metallics years ago...out of roughly 20 only two were mint...many were cloudy as hell ...as well as all three astro flocks I bought from sellers wo were straight liars...as NIB...I'd say the were NIBS...Not In Best Shape... The opal is such a nice lamp when new and still white…</p>
<p>Sad to see this :( I remember that feeling when opening a NOS boxed Lamp so well...total excitement and fingers crossed it's still in (at best) mint condition...often its not though. I bought quite a lot NOS astro metallics years ago...out of roughly 20 only two were mint...many were cloudy as hell ...as well as all three astro flocks I bought from sellers wo were straight liars...as NIB...I'd say the were NIBS...Not In Best Shape... The opal is such a nice lamp when new and still white etc...I hope you'll get it fixed and can enjoy it! if it didnt came with the glass heat shield(series 2 ad none) get one from marcel to avoid those nasty burn marks on the inside.</p> I would change the liquid if…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-15:1566398:Comment:6975112019-09-15T02:47:15.960ZSam I amhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SamIam
<p>I would change the liquid if it was mine<br></br> <br></br> <cite>MichaelN77 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A697369#1566398Comment697369"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I put away in my closet and going to leave it in there for a week or two and hopefully it will clear up. Back in March my friend gave me a very cloudy Lava Lite globe to fix. I put it in my closet and forgot…</p>
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<p>I would change the liquid if it was mine<br/> <br/> <cite>MichaelN77 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A697369#1566398Comment697369"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I put away in my closet and going to leave it in there for a week or two and hopefully it will clear up. Back in March my friend gave me a very cloudy Lava Lite globe to fix. I put it in my closet and forgot about it when midterms and the second half of the semster happened. Then after the school year ended in May I was looking through my closet and found the globe was now crystal clear and all on its own. I hoping this process will repeat with the Fluidium. After 36 hours it Fluidium still looks like Pasta water.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3556844878?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3556844878?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a><br/> <br/> <cite>Sam I am said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?xg_source=activity&id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=4#1566398Comment697510"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>it's hard I think to shipp it vertically, but after a long flight bottles has to relax :)<br/> <br/> <cite>MichaelN77 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=4#1566398Comment697368"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yes, I am interested in globe for the green one with the goo of course and yellow. I have an opal one and I just bought the orange one. I might need new official Mathmos clear fluid and maybe new white wax for the Opal one. The seller shipped the globe horizontally and it arrived super cloudy. </p>
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</blockquote> I put away in my closet and g…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-15:1566398:Comment:6973692019-09-15T02:01:49.794ZMichaelN77https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MichaelNoriega
<p>I put away in my closet and going to leave it in there for a week or two and hopefully it will clear up. Back in March my friend gave me a very cloudy Lava Lite globe to fix. I put it in my closet and forgot about it when midterms and the second half of the semster happened. Then after the school year ended in May I was looking through my closet and found the globe was now crystal clear and all on its own. I hoping this process will repeat with the Fluidium. After 36 hours it Fluidium still…</p>
<p>I put away in my closet and going to leave it in there for a week or two and hopefully it will clear up. Back in March my friend gave me a very cloudy Lava Lite globe to fix. I put it in my closet and forgot about it when midterms and the second half of the semster happened. Then after the school year ended in May I was looking through my closet and found the globe was now crystal clear and all on its own. I hoping this process will repeat with the Fluidium. After 36 hours it Fluidium still looks like Pasta water.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3556844878?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3556844878?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a><br/> <br/> <cite>Sam I am said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?xg_source=activity&id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=4#1566398Comment697510"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>it's hard I think to shipp it vertically, but after a long flight bottles has to relax :)<br/> <br/> <cite>MichaelN77 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=4#1566398Comment697368"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yes, I am interested in globe for the green one with the goo of course and yellow. I have an opal one and I just bought the orange one. I might need new official Mathmos clear fluid and maybe new white wax for the Opal one. The seller shipped the globe horizontally and it arrived super cloudy. </p>
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</blockquote> it's hard I think to shipp it…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-15:1566398:Comment:6975102019-09-15T01:40:30.428ZSam I amhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SamIam
<p>it's hard I think to shipp it vertically, but after a long flight bottles has to relax :)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>MichaelN77 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=4#1566398Comment697368"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yes, I am interested in globe for the green one with the goo of course and yellow. I have an opal one and I just bought the orange one. I might need new…</p>
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<p>it's hard I think to shipp it vertically, but after a long flight bottles has to relax :)<br/> <br/> <cite>MichaelN77 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=4#1566398Comment697368"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yes, I am interested in globe for the green one with the goo of course and yellow. I have an opal one and I just bought the orange one. I might need new official Mathmos clear fluid and maybe new white wax for the Opal one. The seller shipped the globe horizontally and it arrived super cloudy. </p>
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</blockquote> Yes, I am interested in globe…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-15:1566398:Comment:6973682019-09-15T01:38:12.528ZMichaelN77https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MichaelNoriega
<p>Yes, I am interested in globe for the green one with the goo of course and yellow. I have an opal one and I just bought the orange one. I might need new official Mathmos clear fluid and maybe new white wax for the Opal one. The seller shipped the globe horizontally and it arrived super cloudy. </p>
<p>Yes, I am interested in globe for the green one with the goo of course and yellow. I have an opal one and I just bought the orange one. I might need new official Mathmos clear fluid and maybe new white wax for the Opal one. The seller shipped the globe horizontally and it arrived super cloudy. </p> Bottles have been refurbished…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-15:1566398:Comment:6974602019-09-15T01:35:52.272ZSam I amhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SamIam
<p>Bottles have been refurbished by myself so liquid is clear with a good flow</p>
<p>Bottles have been refurbished by myself so liquid is clear with a good flow</p> Hello,
I am going to NYC in o…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-15:1566398:Comment:6973672019-09-15T01:34:31.677ZSam I amhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SamIam
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3556822868?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3556822868?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> Hello,</p>
<p>I am going to NYC in one month ! I can bring with me one or two and send them for you if you are interested ? Send me private message I have Green, Orange and Yellow in double, so let me know</p>
<p>Sam<br></br> <br></br> <cite>ash-hole! said:…</cite></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3556822868?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3556822868?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>Hello,</p>
<p>I am going to NYC in one month ! I can bring with me one or two and send them for you if you are interested ? Send me private message I have Green, Orange and Yellow in double, so let me know</p>
<p>Sam<br/> <br/> <cite>ash-hole! said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=1#1566398Comment689135"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Holy crap! I'm trembling with excitement everytime a Mathmos lamp shows up at my door (I live in the US). If an unused Opal Fluidium showed up and I would fall over dead. I want an Opal Fluidium soo bad. I've had opportunities to have other colors but noting seems to compare to the Opal. The blue bulb gives it a killer touch. Basically I'm insanely jealous.... Killer find!</p>
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I am going to NYC in o…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-09-15:1566398:Comment:6973662019-09-15T01:31:26.251ZSam I amhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SamIam
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am going to NYC in one month ! I can bring with me one or two and send them for you if you are interested ? Send me private message I have Green, Orange and Yellow in double, so let me know</p>
<p>Sam<br></br> <br></br> <cite>ash-hole! said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=1#1566398Comment689135"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Holy crap! I'm trembling with…</p>
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<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am going to NYC in one month ! I can bring with me one or two and send them for you if you are interested ? Send me private message I have Green, Orange and Yellow in double, so let me know</p>
<p>Sam<br/> <br/> <cite>ash-hole! said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/mathmos-opal-fluidium-the-unboxing-since-2000?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A689235&page=1#1566398Comment689135"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Holy crap! I'm trembling with excitement everytime a Mathmos lamp shows up at my door (I live in the US). If an unused Opal Fluidium showed up and I would fall over dead. I want an Opal Fluidium soo bad. I've had opportunities to have other colors but noting seems to compare to the Opal. The blue bulb gives it a killer touch. Basically I'm insanely jealous.... Killer find!</p>
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