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Incandesent round mini-bulb designed specifically to fit into lava lamp with appropriate wattage to heat the volume of the lamp to a temperature that melts the wax compound without overheating the liquid volume. Very precise so use only the manufacturer's recommended bulb.

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What is the blob in a lava lamp?

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