My third attempt [Lava lamp with Vaseline (petroleum jelly)]

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Comment by Johnny on October 14, 2019 at 7:13am

cool with have a play about with some see what happens

Comment by Tevfik Dogruman on October 14, 2019 at 12:07am

Hello Keith thank you for giphy.

Comment by Tevfik Dogruman on October 14, 2019 at 12:04am

Hello Johnny,

Yes, vaseline softens. In my other trials, I used only beeswax and paraffin. The beeswax melts at 65 Celsius degrees and hard at 20 Celsius degrees. Paraffin melts at 58 Celsius degrees and hard at 20 Celsius degrees. Vaseline melts at 55 Celsius degrees and greases at 20 Celsius degrees.

If you are going to use beeswax, adding wax or paraffin will reduce the melting point. This means using a lower wattage bulb to melt the wax. So the lava lamp will work cooler.

Comment by Keith on October 13, 2019 at 3:11pm

https://giphy.com/gifs/blue-lava-goo-Rm2Zg4LyCl1Q4QPCcZ

Comment by Johnny on October 13, 2019 at 3:06pm

i was just thinking the other day about vaseline jelly wether it would soften wax, i may have to try it and see if it will