Reminds me of Stifler's beer (shudders)

You don't run out of fat. The light gets brighter as the heat melts the fat. When you turn the light off it will go back to a solid. You don't lose any of the contents.

Just guessing here. Its probably the heat melting the fat and not so much the light burning through the fat. Also, I dunno if you cook with fat very often, but you'll find that while heat melts it, it will turn solid again when it cools. But if you did "burn up" some of it, I imagine you could easily pick up some lard or crisco for a "refill".

High quality filtered animal fats don't go rancid that quickly anyway - especially if they're in a sealed container like that.

It looks cool but I don't think a lightbulb, a round flask, and about 2L of Crisco are worth $436. Someone do an Instructable =)

Ewww is right. Don't drop that thing. And what about fire? Ever have to smother out a good grease fire in the kitchen?

And when you get tired of it, you can break it open for a nice snack! :D

"High quality filtered animal fats don't go rancid that quickly anyway - especially if they're in a sealed container like that."

Actually you're wrong there, fats can even break down and go rancid in the absence of oxygen. Heat is actually the critical factor in rancidity of fats. Trust me I have a dual degree in chemistry and food science.

@adamcole: Doesn't this just encourage people to leave the light on longer? Seems kind of wasteful.

Now if it came in a fat-powered CFL version...

Dear Mr ADAM FRUCCI,

In the future, please read the product page before posting to gizmodo. It will save us all a lot of time.

Thank you,
THE MANAGEMENT

First rule of Fat Lamp is YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT FAT LAMP.

Thank you.

Gross

If the fat starts to run low, you could always call Kirstie Alley.

perfect keepsake after liposuction

Seriously, the real question is what do you do when the bulb burns out? Do you _really_ want to change it? Really?

Or do you just throw it away, instead, earning you several years of bad eco/health-karma?

(Being a recalcitrant right-wing bastard, I don't care. And wouldn't buy this thing anyway.)