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Uploaded by on Aug 28, 2007

The Candle Light

The Set up:
Ask some to try and light a candle without touching a flame to its wick:

The Rules:
You have to light a candle without touching a flame to its wick. Keeping the flame at least an inch from the wick. You cannot touch the candle.

The Solution:
The people will be trying with an unlit candle, they won't be able to do it. To show them how to do it and in making the point of the trick you show them how it seems impossible to do as you hold the flame closer and closer showing it just won't ignite until you touch the flame to the wick. (now you've lit the candle,... perfect,... it's what we need to do the trick) So now with the candle burning you tell them you're going to do the trick,... and you let it burn for a second or two, then blow it out. Quickly, hold the lit match in the stream of smoke coming from the wick.
The smoke itself will ignite and travel down re-igniting the wick.

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  • I tried it for science and it didn't work. Does it matter how long the candle stick is?

  • @TheAxedPowers

    well, the thickness of the wick is important,... those little bitty candles don't work,... a thick candle will give you a thick stream of smoke to light,... good luck, let me know how it goes,...

    see my other video about this trick,...

  • is that actually how u do it just put the flame in the smoke

  • yes,...

  • sweet so u light the smoke??

  • yes,... use a candle that puts out a thick stream,...

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  • can you do this with a flashlight?

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  • I had a go at this and it works great, have a look on my channel for my version :)

  • Would this work during a bushfire? =)

  • i love this video, i want to rape it in the bum

  • PRESS 7 TO HEAR A AMAZING NOISE

  • @heyscuba I was able to get it to work on little candles. It was pretty cool.

  • I tryed this for science and it didn't

  • @gregg1944553 It depends on how you try to set it on fire... LOL!

    heyscuba, that is one awesome trick... now I need some matches and candles so I can try it. :D

  • THIS IS JUST RANDOM BUT COULD YOU SET YOUR FREEZER ON FIRE???????????

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