# I want to have a steampunk lamp. But what is steampunk anyway? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 27, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452 "2022-08-27T23:50:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452/101 "2022-12-13T10:03:55Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Oh, okay, I understand. Well, if you procure one, you must post a pic! [https://imgur.com/a/tGMUO1P](https://imgur.com/a/tGMUO1P) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452/102 "2022-12-13T12:16:02Z")
Nice! I get the glow globe part and the black stem holding the lamp, but what is that white conical glow underneath? It’s annoying me that I can’t figure it out! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452/103 "2022-12-13T21:38:01Z")
You are looking in the wrong place. I am not the man on the television, the lamp in question is to the right. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452/104 "2022-12-13T22:08:24Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > This seems like it might be more of a statement about _poorly made_ things. A thing with gears and whatnot glued to it might be trying to be steampunk, but failing not because of definition, but rather quality and artistry. This was what I was thinking reading this thread. Taking something and gluing a bunch of random gears to it is still steampunk, it’s just _bad_ steampunk. Like, if you were instead going for a Flash Gordon “[rocket ships with fins](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/be/25/3dbe25cfd837cc2b0653308d3c4fb0ef.jpg)” aesthetics, but you’ve got like fifty fins glued on, all pointing in different directions. It’s still recognizable as part of the aesthetic, but it’s a bad example of it. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452/105 "2022-12-14T12:24:17Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > You are looking in the wrong place. I am not the man on the television, the lamp in question is to the right. Would it be annoying if I asked WHY the man on TV and his lamp are thrust to the forefront while your lamp, the object of our discussion, is in the distant background? I can barely make it out. Just sayin … 😈 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452/106 "2022-12-14T20:39:09Z")
It was meant to provide context, in that it is beside my TV and not just “on an anonymous side table”. I didn’t really think about it that deeply. ---
**Author:** ![SeaSun](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seasun/32/14820_2.png) [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452/107 "2022-12-16T07:32:22Z")
Nice! That seems to work perfectly for that little dark corner and provides a nice ambiance. Glad you finally found what you wanted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452.md?page=5)