> > I bought my niece a lava lamp for her birthday and have
> > been running it (to check for faults) before she gets it.
>
> Uh huh...."burn 'in'" I suppose....or is it....

Just something I like to do with things under warranty. Give
it a good workout - (a) if it busts you get an idea of its limits
(b) if it's inherently crap you swap it for something else

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