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Nothing like a random oversized object to market your piddly burg. See, for example, Baker, Calif. (world’s largest thermo meter), Cawker City, Kan. (world’s largest ball of twine), and Darwin, Minn. (world’s largest ball of twine built by one man). Now Soap Lake, a down trodden spa town in eastern Wash ing ton, wants to build the world’s largest lava lamp.

Brent Blake, an “architect, interior designer, graphic designer, artist, painter, Harley bike rider and amateur archae olo gist,” dreamed up the idea with John Glassco.

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