i like lava lamps because they're fun to watch, aesthetically bewitching, and having one in your room instantly makes you cooler. the concept of a little illuminated cylinder of colorful ever-fluctuating goo, the bubbles' jubilant wobbling after undergoing mitosis, even the fact they're called "lava" lamps... what's not to love about them??? they possess a uniquely comforting and nostalgic quality impossible to find in any other household light fixture.
a badass mother fucker named Edward Craven Walker invented the lava lamp in 1963.