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Best. Candle. Video. Ever.

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Uploaded by on Jan 12, 2010

Posted for my students.

What's the trick? Science!

It's an ordinary candle.

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  • I googled the answer and will try to explain it best I can:

    What burns in the candle flame is very hot wax vapours.

    Wax must be very hot vapour in order to burn.

    After the candle is blown out, there isn't enough heat for the wax vapour to burn. But there is still wax vapour on the wick. So it leaks out (the smoke we see).

    This smoke needs heat to burn, and that heat is provided by the match. The wax then heats and burns, the flame falls into the candle and lights it up again.

  • This video completly disproves evolution of species! That settles it!

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  • hey come check out mY CHANNEL I HAVE 100000000000 VIEWS NOW TTHANX

  • Ironic how candle wax is so flammable once it catches

  • WTF?!!

  • AN UFO!!!

  • @kriptonis

    Ah, I gotcha'. Thanks for the clarification. Didn't mean to dig up such an old comment, I was just curious.

  • @mwtillotson if you are asking about my comment about evolution of species. Yes it's was a joke :P

    I believe I was answering @planetdarwin's comment about this being a metaphor for jesus and angels :D

  • @kriptonis

    Was this a facetious comment? Were those 15 thumb-ups aware of this while I am not? I am confused.

  • @kriptonis how?

  • Keep watching Fox News, they've informed you quite well, it seems.

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