City Builds Giant Lava Lamp, Bell Bottoms Next
The city of Soap Lake, in eastern Washington, is in need of re-development. So the town has decided to build a 60+ foot-high lava lamp constructed of "cast 4-6 inch thick reinforced glass with a structural metal base and top cap." The lamp will function much the same way as conventional, smaller-sized lava lamps. The giant lamp is intended to "put Soap Lake back on the map and secure the town's economic future."
Brent Blake and John Glassco, the Soap Lake residents who came up with the idea, are also planning to create giant-sized versions of other fashionable items from the 1960s and 70s. Next up for the design duo is a 45-foot-high pair of "lavender, swirl-print, bellbottom, stretch-knit pants." Blake said the project is currently stalled because they haven't been able to find that much polyester. Following that, they will begin work on a "giant platform shoe" and "an enormous disco mirror ball." When asked by a reporter how the giant monuments will help the town, Blake replied that the projects will be difficult, but are "definitely" worth it. "What could possibly help our city more than building humongous versions of obsolete 70s fashion items?" he asked.
4 Comments:
That's funny.
I live right next to Soap Lake, and It hink that the idea is pretty much the craziest thing I have ever heard. Baiscally this town is dying off and they are trying to do something crazy to bring people back. Do you think it will work?
I actually think if they get some press that this might be a good move. On some road trip I'd be mighty tempted to swing by and see the worlds largest bell bottoms. On the other hand, I fear that we might one day here tell of the giant lava lamp tragedy of 2006 in which the town was flooded with scalding hot lava lamp juice (of course the giant bellbottoms and such would catch on fire and lead to even more deaths).
I'm not sure if it will work, but I've spoken with people who say they would go see it if they were passing through. Personally, though, I saw a lava lamp key chain the other day that I found exciting. It mesmerized me for several hours, which makes me wonder how a giant one would affect the people of that town.
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