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Megan, IL | Lava Lamp
I liked what happend because i mixed blue, red, green, and yellow and it turned a shade of green! I LOVE your guyes ideas.


Rosie, MI | Lava Lamp
It was cool to do the experiment. We did it 2 times. The second time we used less food coloring and I could see it better. After we shook the vase the salt mixed in and didn't do the cool floating part anymore.


nicole, OR | Lava Lamp
i tried it but it only lasted for a few seconds


brandi, texas | Lava Lamp
i also used more than one color like sam i used green for my water and bluecandle wax for my oil then i used a third color by dieing my salt over night whit yellow after a few days every thing sak and was mostly teal!!


DEAN, | Lava Lamp
HEY MY NAME IS DJ AND I TRY OUT THE LAVA LAMP.WHEN I HAVE START I TRY FLOUR THE FLOUR DIDNT WORK NEXT I TRY TO SUGUR THE SUGUR WORK MORE BYE


Jack and Ella, | Lava Lamp
when we poured the sugar into the lava lamp at first it got stuck. Then it sank through taking lots of oil with it.Then the sugar dissolved releasing the oil back to the top.When we poured the flour into it it did not disolve causing the oil to stay stuck on the flour.


ben, TX | Lava Lamp
i did it with salt first and then i did it with pepper.The pepper did not sink because it was to light.And the salt sunk because it was heavy.


haley, ID | Lava Lamp
i did not use color but the sugar used made the blobs white this is haley and i say hi to sam


aliah, NC | Lava Lamp
the sugar worked because when i put in the salt it only made a little bit of bubbles but when i added sugar i waited till the sugar dissolved in the food coloring and it formed more bubbles.


Jacob, WA | Lava Lamp
I found that if you use a spoon to stir it into a tornado and then pour sugar in it, it will spit out globs of sugar.


Emma, MI | Lava Lamp
It worked pretty good but it was slow!


brittni, ND | Lava Lamp
it stunk


gabby, GA | Lava Lamp
can you do it


Barbra, IA | Lava Lamp
This is so cool! Using salt works the best i am glad i saw this! I love you DFTV!!!


randy, | Lava Lamp
salt worked best


Alexander, TX | Lava Lamp
We made the lava lamp with oil, colored water and salt. We saw the lava form. Then we experimented with adding baking soda and vinegar. The mixture bubbled on the top for awhile.


Emma, MI | Lava Lamp
I first tried it with salt it worked really good. Then I tried the sugar that worked pretty good to but not as fast


abby, AL | Lava Lamp
i shook it and somehow some of the salt wasfloating on top of the oil


Trinity, NJ | Lava Lamp
With sugar and pepper it did't work.Sugar and salt it worked very well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


kristina, NJ | Lava Lamp
i used salt and the salt hit the bottom of the jar and lots of big bubbles rose to the top. this was cool! thanks for the idea!


Gregory, MI | Lava Lamp
when I pored the salt in it wint down and then and then desolved in the bubble.


Byanca & Chrystian, WA | Lava Lamp
When we first made it the oil was bubbling.Then we decided to shake it, and it created 3 layers. Top was oil, middle was water, and the bottom was salt.


Jeniffer, FL | Lava Lamp
i think this is a cool thing but i need something else


abbie, MI | Lava Lamp
it was sooooo cool


Chris, WI | Lava Lamp
When I added color, I couldn't see the bubbles anymore. But, it only lasted for a few seconds and the oil all went to the top.


Arshdeep, CA | Lava Lamp
This project was really fun to watch. My partner and I even choose this experiment as our science project.


Danyell, NY | Lava Lamp
In my lava lamp the most bubbles came off the highest peaks.


Tatiana, OH | Lava Lamp
The salt made it sink and sugar makes it rise.


morgan, MB | Lava Lamp
suger and salt both work, but sand didn't work.


Dexter, MO | Lava Lamp
First I did red and yellow food coloring with salt and etc.Then I used sugar and etc.It did the same thing!Then I used pepper and etc.And the pepper just sat on top.


daniel, KS | Lava Lamp
it worked gust like the sault but not as fast.


caleb, | Lava Lamp
volcano


simi, CT | Lava Lamp
this was an amazing experiment! Best one ever!!!!


Lynea, NC | Lava Lamp
I used blue food coloring and when I put the salt in it went up and down.


simi, CT | Lava Lamp
this is so cool


alexandra, WY | Lava Lamp
i found out that sugar actual made the oil blobs sink and rise the best.Salt was the second best. Then sea salt


ADILENE, AZ | Lava Lamp
GOOD


Neona, MO | Lava Lamp
The type of salt I used dissolved very slowly, which caused the oil to float to the top for a long time.


Campbell, MO | Lava Lamp
I used salt at first, but only sprinkled it on - nothing happened. Then I realized I had to pour in a spoonful at once and that worked great! Then I tried sugar. The sugar absorbed the oil right away and made a blob going down, but not as good of a blob going back up.


megan, PA | Lava Lamp
when you put a light under the glass you will be amased.


Vincent, MD | Lava Lamp
the second most blobs of oil the most blobs of oil were pick by flour there were nine oil blobs.


tasha, OH | Lava Lamp
100% salt


sona, | Lava Lamp
i did it.but it doesnt came up.it was like water


sara, BC | Lava Lamp
well if you add salt instead of sugar more bubbles appear and if you don't add food colour it shows more


cailey olivia, NH | Lava Lamp
when i made the lava lamp it made you feel mellow and slightly exuhasted when you watched it, i added colorful beads to make it more appealing!


billy, NJ | Lava Lamp
i was amazed when i sam oil blobs,but it looked to plain so i added cheery juice


Joseph, GA | Lava Lamp
I found out how to do this on a diffrent website but same stuff so when I put salt in it did not work good so I put chili powder on the top but it would not sink so I was looking for the pepper to put in to see what it would do then I saw some sugar and put it in instead


Tiffany, TX | Lava Lamp
I used salt and it worked real well for me .Also go LIFE SCHOOL LIONS YOU ARE THE BEST ALSO YOUR #1!!!!!!


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