interesting use of a nexus one

Lavalamps work because of different density in the fluids, which change according to temperature. No matter what g-force there is, if there is one it will work, even with negativ g, the fluids would just change direction. Useless experiment is (well done and cool but still) useless

it sucks that lego beat out meccano, however this is awesome

I agree with Hacksaw. CENTRIFUGE IN LIVING ROOM WITH ERECTOR SET. A fine idea of using an audio for power, at least for now, and he has quite a nice setup for the lamp, camera, and cellphone.

Don’t think the gravity is only issue of lava lamps on Jupiter. The pressure of the atmosphere is far greater than anything on Earth. That glass would only survive a few miles into the atmosphere. Plus friction from the wind would heat up the glass, making the light useless. Cool experiment though.

OMG that is meccano!

@kvmanii

Yeah same, the lava lamp made me laugh too! :)

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The world needs more people like this.

to barry99705: true, but good luck getting a lava lamp to survive the trip intact. plus once you get that far deep into Jupiter, the mass above you would probably lessen the G’s you would feel, if the pressure didn’t kill you. but hey since we’re discussing the impossible, you are absolutely right. good job nit picking.

Actually, getting the lamp to work on Jupiter is simple. You suspend it beneath a balloon. You will see Jupiter’s full gravity at its visible “surface,” no relative wind, and only whatever pressure the balloon is designed to float in. Of course, since the atmosphere is mostly hydrogen already you’ll need a big balloon inflated with really pure hydrogen to get lift…

@pff

1/4″ audio connectors are actually rated for at least 250v (the one’s from Radio Shack) and in pro set ups deliver upwards of 2-3kW into loads as low as 1 ohm. The can take powering a lava lamp.

He needs to build an enclosure around the lava lamp so that it is not effected by the cooling of the wind so the test is more realistic. Unless he is testing on Jupitor and is trying to replicate a really windy day plus the increased gravity.Like follard said…

OK was I the only one to notice that the centrifugal force applied did NOT replicate gravity as the lamps experience gravity in their normal mode of operation? The centrifuge itself is pretty far out. In that a lava lamp would most likely accompany a human, safe to assume it would be in the same protected environment and wouldn’t be damaged at all. I would have expected a lava lamp to function in any gravity to some extent, expecting the shapes, and the rate the shapes change to vary.

@wdfowty
I’m suprised you were the first person to point out that the gravity on Jupiter would simply crush the lamp into a very subcompact structure.

Even if you can reason out the answer to the question using known laws of science, there is no reason not to try this. I am always surprised by the number of nannies lurking out there. This is the way people learn things! Browse through some of the older issues of Popular Science or Scientific American Amatuer Scientist Column (30′s, 40′s and 50′s) before everybody became so concerned with safety. When I was growing up I regularly mixed chemicals that children would not be allowed to touch today or wired circuits and plugged them into the AC outlet(ungrounded and you could plug in the cord turned around) sure I had explosions and short-circuits but I survived and learned from my experience. People seem a bit to timid these days.

“Gravity is just a force”
No it’s not – it’s an acceleration.

I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT….

The Jovians are here to take all our Lava Lamps…lock up your daughters, they’ll be next.

They should have asked (NASA) scientists and meteorologists first and then do the test to see how off their predictions were, now that would have been a telling test I bet.

I was expecting a cat to come in and start batting at the lamp, knocking if off balance and creating a spectacular crash. Or perhaps the phone’s vibrator itself it it just so happened to oscillate at the resonant frequency of the centrifuge.

Is this something T-Mobile’s extended platinum plus warranty covers? How exactly would you explain the chunks of drywall and metal sticking out of your phone.

To the original hacker, I have but one thing to say:
MOAR SPEED!!!!

That is simultaneously one of the most awesome and one of the most terrifying videos I’ve seen in a while.

This is SOO lame. Of course a lava lamp doesn’t work on Jupiter. There’s no outlets!