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 ====== Lava Lamp ====== ====== Lava Lamp ======
-{{gallery>:screenshot:featured?lava_lamp*.gif&lightbox&0&225x300 }} [[Ch1b1]] decided that there was too much modern art in the sculpture park, and that we needed something more retro. That's "retro," as in "retro //rockets//," because this build may leave you reaching for your thermal protection system.+{{gallery>:screenshot:featured?lava_lamp*.gif&lightbox&0&225x300 }} [[Ch1b1]] decided that there was too much modern art in the sculpture park---we needed something more retro. That's "retro," as in "retro //rockets//," because this build may leave you reaching for your thermal protection system.
  
 After an embarrassing series of melt-downs at [[Three Miles Highland]], the [[DTA]] decided to prioritize the use of natural, renewable sources of energy. Although lava has both terrible and awesome destructive potential when weaponized, its power can also be harnessed for peaceful purposes: namely, geo-thermal energy. A conical structure was built which continuously re-circulates hot lava, via convection. Thermal energy is extracted using thermocouples, which periodically engage to cool the lava, turning it black. The lamp-like shape is merely a coincidence. After an embarrassing series of melt-downs at [[Three Miles Highland]], the [[DTA]] decided to prioritize the use of natural, renewable sources of energy. Although lava has both terrible and awesome destructive potential when weaponized, its power can also be harnessed for peaceful purposes: namely, geo-thermal energy. A conical structure was built which continuously re-circulates hot lava, via convection. Thermal energy is extracted using thermocouples, which periodically engage to cool the lava, turning it black. The lamp-like shape is merely a coincidence.
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 ===== Design Details ===== ===== Design Details =====
-[{{ :screenshot:laumeier:lava_lamp_construction.png?direct&225|Lava lamp during construction}}] The lava lamp is made from an advanced stone and ceramic composite which enables it to withstand the extreme heat of the lava. Its inner core, as seen during the lamp's construction, is shown on the right. The core contains random number generators and pistons which produce ever-changing patterns on the surface of the lava. The lava flows freely between the core and the outer layer of glass.+[{{ :screenshot:laumeier:lava_lamp_construction.png?direct&225|Lava lamp during construction}}] The lava lamp is made from an advanced stone and ceramic composite, which enables it to withstand the extreme heat of the lava. Its inner core, as seen during the lamp's construction, is shown on the right. The core contains random number generators and pistons which produce ever-changing patterns on the surface of the lava. The lava flows freely between the core and the outer layer of glass.
  
 The lava lamp was constructed in a valley as a safety precaution against accidental release of pyroclastic material. Additional lava is stored nearby, in a series of underground bunkers. The lava lamp was constructed in a valley as a safety precaution against accidental release of pyroclastic material. Additional lava is stored nearby, in a series of underground bunkers.
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 > Extra batteries? It's a lava lamp, not a Magma-lite. > Extra batteries? It's a lava lamp, not a Magma-lite.
  
-{{tag>location landmark laumeier Ch1b1 Trigonography}}+ 
 +{{tag>:location :landmark :laumeier :Ch1b1 :Trigonography}}
lava_lamp.1391922064.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/02/09 05:01 by ch1b1

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