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Oxygen Tank Lamp Is Sure to Make Loved Ones Smile
Posted by Mark Wilson at 2:15 AM on November 20, 2008
I can't speak for everyone here, but most of us have 3, 4 or 5 industrial-sized oxygen tanks just rolling around, taking up precious space in our homes. Well here's a tip that'll put Martha Stewart's upcoming book Oxygen Tank Decorating Made Easy straight to the bottom of the charts. Just stick a lampshade on the thing, run some wiring through the base and presto—you have a cute lamp. If, of course, you already used up all of your oxygen tanks during our Halloween decorating extravaganza special from last month, this lamp is still available for an undisclosed price. [Yab Design via Nerd Approved]
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Slartibartfast
Posted 4:45 AM 20/11/08
that's a dude
Slartibartfast
mrpedenman
Posted 4:37 AM 20/11/08
I don't think she likes it.
mrpedenman
ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT
Posted 4:37 AM 20/11/08
NOS is hippie crack.
ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT
Substance_D
Posted 4:34 AM 20/11/08
@purple-pillows: Or Nitrous. More illegal, but more fun. ;D
Substance_D
Thud
Posted 4:32 AM 20/11/08
DIY hint... Make sure tank is fully empty prior to drilling for electrical wire routing or light will be... intense but short lived.
Thud
lankysob
Posted 4:28 AM 20/11/08
Which one of those two is tipping over?
lankysob
mangamonster
Posted 4:27 AM 20/11/08
What's up with the zombie stare?
mangamonster
Lorem Ipsum
Posted 4:26 AM 20/11/08
The cat ain't tipping that lamp over. Those things weigh like 100 pounds empty.
Lorem Ipsum
purple-pillows
Posted 4:22 AM 20/11/08
it would be better if it was helium... so you can take hits randomly when walking by
purple-pillows
rDub
Posted 4:22 AM 20/11/08
@ALT: I was wondering why the model looked so pissed off ...
rDub
mobiusmind
Posted 4:21 AM 20/11/08
They need to wire a potentiometer into the valve assembly, you'd get a pretty strange/cool dimmer mechanism that way
mobiusmind
ALT
Posted 4:20 AM 20/11/08
Sorry, honey. I'll put it out with the trash on Sunday.
ALT
Lite
Posted 5:06 AM 20/11/08
Actually, the coolest thing I've seen made out of old compressed gas tanks are deep ringing bells. There's a guy @ Saturday Market in Portland that sells them.
Lite
strider_mt2k
Posted 5:04 AM 20/11/08
It sure brightened HER day. :|
strider_mt2k
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 4:57 AM 20/11/08
I can do this right after I get myself and my friend Jack out of this room we were locked into by some bad guys after I was sent here by Pete. All I need is something large with wheels to attach this cylinder to, and my knife.
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Schalliol
Posted 4:53 AM 20/11/08
How about Hydrogen? I hear that's fun with electricity.
Schalliol
dtreese
Posted 4:52 AM 20/11/08
It's okay, the lamp is only 29 inches tall, and she doesn't have far to fall.
dtreese
Elijah86
Posted 5:28 AM 20/11/08
Sorry. Why so serious?
Elijah86
purple-pillows
Posted 5:18 AM 20/11/08
@Substance_D: yeah it is... i love the dentist... until he gets out his 1,000,000 rpm drill
purple-pillows
Lite
Posted 5:11 AM 20/11/08
@Lorem Ipsum: The cat will tip it over, only, it will fall on something expensive. Like your 60" plasma.
Lite
Lite
Posted 5:10 AM 20/11/08
@Toshie: Fragile, that's french right?
Lite
ripfire
Posted 5:09 AM 20/11/08
@strider_mt2k: That flat smile needs this.
ripfire
Toshie
Posted 5:09 AM 20/11/08
That's just in poor taste. Hey, you guys see MY new lamp?
Toshie
Scottological
Posted 4:26 AM 20/11/08
That would go great with my iron lung buffet table.
Scottological
VideoVampire
Posted 5:32 AM 20/11/08
That chick is NOT happy.
VideoVampire
TBM-Fan
Posted 6:00 AM 20/11/08
I wouldn't be happy too if i was standing next to such thing
TBM-Fan
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Posted 5:54 AM 20/11/08
@Lite: ITALIAN!
@Toshie: Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the firefox window...
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Thillbilli
Posted 6:28 AM 20/11/08
For the lamp to make your family smile, a more effective tank would be a nitrous oxide tank. Let's just hope that Jimmy doesn't decided to become a dentist.
Thillbilli
Toshie
Posted 6:31 AM 20/11/08
@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->: The Bumpus Hounds?
Toshie
WB
Posted 7:01 AM 20/11/08
I thought gas cylinders were supposed to follow a color code (green for oxygen, red for acetylene, orange for helium, etc.) but apparently that's not required by law in the U.S.
WB
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Posted 7:26 AM 20/11/08
@Toshie: No, Turkey.
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MadCrazy
Posted 7:23 AM 20/11/08
Yeah, well you'd have to fill it with some Nitrous oxide and stick a time released mechanism on the valve, to
make people actually happy about it.
MadCrazy
quazi
Posted 7:15 AM 20/11/08
@Toshie:
It's a major award!
quazi
m-p{3}
Posted 7:14 AM 20/11/08
Looks like the girl in the picture didn't get the job she had expected. And me too I wouldn't be happy to stand next to this.
m-p{3}
yogibimbi
Posted 9:19 AM 20/11/08
who ate all her cookies?
yogibimbi
poorGeek
Posted 9:59 AM 20/11/08
Aren't gas tanks color coded? Oxygen tanks are green. CO2, gray etc. I think red is for mixed gasses
haha mixed gas
poorGeek
aec007
Posted 10:16 AM 20/11/08
That girl need to WEAR that shade and call it the day....
aec007
FiveLiters
Posted 12:28 PM 20/11/08
From the Anton Chigurh "No Country For Old Men" Home Collection...
FiveLiters
Stem_Sell
Posted 12:28 PM 20/11/08
Fill it with oxy (-contin, that is) and call it the Limbaugh Lumiere...
Stem_Sell
FrankReality
Posted 2:47 PM 24/11/08
Well, that bright orange tank is not typically an oxygen tank. Oxygen tanks are usually green, although colors do vary by the manufacturer. Thus for safety reasons, you must check the labels.
However, real tanks are heavy and can be tipped over, thus should have an attachment to something stable like a bench or wall. And you definitely do not want to tip one over and break the valve off.
FrankReality
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Posted 6:18 AM 26/11/08
Electric wiring right next to an oxygen tank. What could possibly go wrong?
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