--- description: Watch an iPhone 6 still function a bit after it is dropped in a lava lamp title: Watch What Happens When You Drop an iPhone 6 in a Lava Lamp image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Is What Happens When You Drop an iPhone 6 Into a Lava Lamp  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 23, 2015 8:57 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 23, 2015 8:57 PM CUT Tech blogger and popular YouTube channel TechRax recently put an iPhone 6 inside a giant lava lamp just for fun. To see how long the device will keep functioning after it is submerged in the goop, the mischief-maker plays a music video on the phone. The music appears to keep playing for about 40 seconds before a menu with notification alerts drops down and the screen turns black. His past stunts include boiling [an iPhone 6 in Coca-Cola](http://time.com/3644023/man-boils-iphone6-in-coca-cola/ "undefined") or pouring [molten aluminum](http://time.com/3703636/pouring-molten-aluminum-over-iphone6/ "undefined") over the device. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3755007/iphone6-lava-lamp/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3755007/iphone6-lava-lamp/"},"headline":"This Is What Happens When You Drop an iPhone 6 Into a Lava Lamp","datePublished":"2015-03-23T20:57:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:17:56.010Z","description":"It lasts for a surprisingly long time","url":"https://time.com/3755007/iphone6-lava-lamp/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Technology"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3755007/iphone6-lava-lamp/","name":"This Is What Happens When You Drop an iPhone 6 Into a Lava Lamp"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The evolution of the iPhone","description":"Since Apple released the iPhone in 2007, there have been 8 versions of the now-iconic smartphone. Fortune shows you how the iPhone became a global sensation.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/sNcwFOG5/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-09-09T14:42:33.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/sNcwFOG5.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3755007/iphone6-lava-lamp/","duration":"PT1M43S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3755007/iphone6-lava-lamp/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```