# Science of Salt Lamps

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-of-salt-lamps/129199>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 23, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-of-salt-lamps/129199 "2002-09-23T00:45:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![SparrowHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SparrowHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparrowHawk)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-of-salt-lamps/129199/21 "2002-09-25T00:53:32Z")

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I don’t make them at all, so I assume you’re asking **Mort Furd** , who confesses above to concocting one of rock salt and beeswaxed pine. Care to share the method, **Mr. Furd**?

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