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Lava Lamp Left on Hot Stovetop Explodes, Killing Man
CNN ^
| 11/30/2004
| CNN
Posted on 11/30/2004 11:52:16 AM PST by Prime Choice
KENT, Washington (AP) -- A man who placed a lava lamp on a hot stovetop was killed when it exploded and sent a shard of glass into his heart, police said.
Philip Quinn, 24, was found dead in his trailer home Sunday night by his parents.
"Why on earth he was heating a lava lamp on the stove, we don't know," Kent Police spokesman Paul Petersen said Monday.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: darwinaward; lavalamp
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To: SouthernFreebird
Hey! I have one. I am in no way a granolite!
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:11:34 PM PST
by
Little Pig
(Is it time for "Cowboys and Muslims" yet?)
To: skaterboy
>>You might be a redneck if...<<
...you have a lava lamp.
To: newgeezer
It should also be noted that a lava lamp works primarily off the heat from the lamp below to warm the wax. Works fine but takes almost an hour to start blurbing right. My guess is that he must have thought he was going to get lucky and was hurriedly preparing the "mood".
Isn't THAT a slice of American Life !
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:13:24 PM PST
by
ProfoundMan
(It's not a scandal, it's a WAR !)
To: Muleteam1
Im a redneck and i got one from my old high school "smoking" days
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:14:09 PM PST
by
skaterboy
(Cant wait for tomorrow cause I get better looking everyday)
To: Txsleuth
what do you call this guy, since he can't be Darwin winner? Well, you might call him (or his estate) the plaintiff in a class-action suit, given that the lava-lamp most likely did not have a DO NOT HEAT ON STOVETOP sticker.
I can hear the lawyers now...
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:14:29 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: durasell
Look for warning labels on lava lamps next, after the lawsuit.
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:15:54 PM PST
by
sarah_f
(Know Islam, Know Terror.)
To: skaterboy
I remember those things but I can't quite place when they were popular? 1970/80? I'm more from the UV light and poster era.
Muleteam1
To: Danae
Stupid is as stupid does. Chocolates anyone? Sure! I've been wondering what this diabetic coma thing is all abou--ERR! *THUMP*
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:16:54 PM PST
by
Prime Choice
(I like Democrats, too. Let's exchange recipes.)
To: Txsleuth
Okay, then what do you call this guy, since he can't be Darwin winner? "Poor dumb bastard" comes to mind... ;o)
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:18:21 PM PST
by
Prime Choice
(I like Democrats, too. Let's exchange recipes.)
To: Izzy Dunne
Buy a gas water heater in the People's Republic of Kalifornia and count the number of warning stickers. I seem to remember well over a dozen. That doesn't include the ones in Spanish.
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:19:47 PM PST
by
sarah_f
(Know Islam, Know Terror.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
What's the frequency Kenneth? Oh no ya don't! The last guy who tried to answer that question got the living snot kicked out of him. ;o)
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:19:49 PM PST
by
Prime Choice
(I like Democrats, too. Let's exchange recipes.)
To: Prime Choice
He needs to sue!
All lava lamps need a warning tag, "Caution, may explode if heated on stovetop or in microwave."
Does Ralph have this yet?
Red6
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:20:37 PM PST
by
Red6
To: Prime Choice
To: sarah_f
He should have just let the wax melt on it's own.
54
posted on
11/30/2004 12:35:28 PM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
I saw this story on another thread - Someone posted one of the funniest posts on FR ever on that thread ;0)
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:47:40 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
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To: sarah_f
Look for warning labels on lava lamps next, after the lawsuit.
WARNING: FOR USE AS AN IRONIC DECORATION ONLY! IF YOU ARE NOT A STONER TEEN, POETRY MAJOR IN A NORTHEASTERN LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OR GAY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN OR NEAR YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE MAY LABEL YOU AS A PERSON OF LITTLE TASTE,LIMITED IQ AND LOW INCOME! (Also, this product may explode in a fiery inferno.)
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posted on
11/30/2004 12:59:11 PM PST
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: Chad Fairbanks; DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
saw this story on another thread - Someone posted one of the funniest posts on FR ever on that thread ;0) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1290983/posts
Post #89
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posted on
11/30/2004 1:02:24 PM PST
by
csvset
To: Prime Choice
Could only happen in a Blue State.
To: csvset
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posted on
11/30/2004 1:05:15 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
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To: Prime Choice
A man who placed a lava lamp on a hot stovetop was killed when it exploded and sent a shard of glass into his heart, police said. Paging John Edwards, John Edwards, please pick up the white phone.
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