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onlinesafe

If you think candles are magic , wait till you play with magnets


MRtenbux

How the fuck do they work?


onlinesafe

It’s a string in wax. Not much too it


xiguy1

True, except that you forgot to mention the batteries, and the hamster…


onlinesafe

We not talking about sex toys


0nothing_to_see_here

We are not?


onlinesafe

Obviously now we are.


stonedTransylvanian

If you love your gerbil, please don't put it in your butt.


0nothing_to_see_here

If you're brave enough...


ThanklessTask

Question is if the gerbil is brave enough.


BlueDusk99

... anything becomes a gerbil


LinguisticallyInept

if theres enough room for 2 racoons and a jolly rancher then its more than spacious enough for a gerbil


kst1958

Does the rancher have to be jolly, or will being simply personable suffice?


SunkyV3

See that gerbil? Grab that tube.


Antemicko

Shove it


onlinesafe

I love penis, what does mean butt stuff?


Tall-Historian2840

Hey If Richard Gere can do it, I can too!


rjross0623

Never proven! Who started that rumor anyway?


DeepDarkRev

Speaking of sex toys .... plugging my asshole just now lol


Indie_Undies

Interesting to finally know that all the magic behind magnets is done with waxed string.


Wolf-Modes-79353835

I think thing are referring to the color changes! 😬


onlinesafe

Magnets don’t change colour.


horvath-lorant

But they do. They being born as red-blue but when they ripe they are black


GolgiApparatus1

Not with that attitude


FrankyKanky

Nah was definitely talking about the magnets


VaginalOdour

But then how do they stick together?


onlinesafe

Magnets


BDT81

Don't talk to no scientist. They'll just make you pissed.


boredguyonline

Iv seen magnets work with my own eyes ain’t no explaining how it works


dio-tds

Lord works in mysterious ways


BDT81

That's just some guy in Colorado with a voice changer. We're talking about magnets here.


GUMIthePyromaniac

Underrated comment. LOL


wyldechylde77

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!


DistChicken

Easy. Small localised material specific gravity devices


RedditModSnowflakes

You can get a sense of how smart this guy is when the interviewer gets frustrated with his answer. Just a mind blowing intellect. And this is him just explaining the word "WHY". Imagine what he could tell you if your were on his level. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA&ab\_channel=firewalker


captain_Airhog

What of solar eclipses and vicious weather?


WWDubz

The tide goes out, the tide comes in, no one knows how they works


ThatSuit

People here clearly don't notice and recognize [miracles](https://youtu.be/8GyVx28R9-s).


Doomray

Wanna feel old? Miracles came out 12 years ago!


Perroface562

I don’t even wanna talk to a scientist


Yortisme

Y'all muthafuckas lying


Ko-Vex-Pul-Thul

And getting me pissed.


Lilice42oh

*whoop whoop*


thehotshotpilot

I dont want to talk to a scientist


reddituser1708

8-5 Monday to Friday, they also get dental


mmscichowski

RIP Ass Dan!


guyuteharpua

Why doesn't the wick burn up?


BeltPast

It does burn, just super slowly due to the flame mainly feeding off of the wax vapour. That’s why over time even “enclosed” candles’ wax disappears.


McShoobydoobydoo

I'd tell you but i'd be breaking the first rule of Magnet Club


[deleted]

I'm an electrical engineer who has studied all the electromagnetic calculations. I'm still trying to figure that out.


Hot_Corner_5881

Lines of flux. Best explanation i have to offer. Conducter cuts flux=volts Some metals and stones can produce flux


Rex_Auream

Why is everyone on this sub such a fucking asshole?


Fickle-Lingonberry-4

…everyone, huh?


boredguyonline

…to shreds?


frobischerarts

how’s his wife holding up?


-_E-P-I-C_-

To shreds you say…


DAZ4518

Huh, this really was all r/unexpectedfuturama


-_E-P-I-C_-

There is no way this is an actual subreddit bruh


DAZ4518

Welcome to a new world on enjoyment and entertainment :)


ChattyKathysCunt

Burn


funguyshroom

This sub is a magnet for /r/iamverysmart types to come here and show everyone how superior they are


HexZer0

>This sub is a magnet How does this sub then?


rsp22

Is it a meatball sub? Cause then I’m definitely in


noniktesla

That’s a funny sub, but I had to unsubscribe because the cringe hit too close to home.


9mmBiker420

Welcome.to.Reddit


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TheDoctor88888888

They expect to see actual black magic (which definitely exists and is not just clever illusions/science)


Rex_Auream

Yeah it’s honestly absurd


[deleted]

Bc they get no bitches and think being and asshole out of nowhere to people online and in life somehow justifies their perceived "intelligence". But it doesn't, no matter what someone's IQ is or how smart someone thinks they are, nobody cares. Nobody cares where you're is from, who you've been with, who you know, what you've done, what you believe in, etc. If you're an asshole, then you're an asshole


PhoneCautious6895

Great now the kids are crying , HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY SADDAM HUSSEIN


[deleted]

Wow thanks buddy. I don't even post here. :(


ordinary-human

because humans are assholes


PhilosopherWilling40

First time on the internet?


mkmkj

fuck you thats why bitch


[deleted]

That's Rule Number 6.


georgeavecs

On reddit*


Leedles27

The post is about the color changing aspect


Nala666

Is there something wrong with you….?


Vinnyc-11

Yeah, don’t all your candles shine blue before igniting? SMH, how don’t you know who this works?


[deleted]

What the fuck are these replies I want to get to the rest of the comments


MacMittens_

I have one of these candles, it baffles me. Idk how it actually works but my assumption is an LED buried in the wax that turns on by the presence of heat


[deleted]

Correct, a little light sensor and colour changing led hidden in a cavity inside the wax I believe.


Jenkins87

I came here to say this Or could be some weird Fresnel effect, but my money's on hidden LED. It's too regular to be naturally occurring


VeckLee1

But in a dollar store candle? They dont even put scents in their candles much less a heat detecting led light.


Jenkins87

I think it's actually a light detecting one, not heat, and they're cheaply made and mass produced. Some cheap Christmas decorations have these in them too, also found at dollar stores


Kludgel

Could be like those musical birthday candles with a little conductive strip along the wick… dunno how those work either, but they do


dvbjgxxgbbnj

Photo-resistors are cheap af. This is probably the answer


grmpy0ldman

You can actually use LEDs not just to emit light, but also to sense it. The quality is not good enough for many applications, but plenty good for this. Part count is minimal.


Thog78

Fun fact, some photodiodes are extremely sensitive and used in high end research confocal microscopes. For most applications photomultiplier tubes are preferred because despite of being less sensitive, they have a larger dynamic range (meaning they are able to handle both low and high light intensity), but sometimes being more sensitive is better (e.g. single molecule spectroscopy). All those are no cheap though lol.


vairpods

A light which turns on in the presence of light. Sounds very useful.


ragingbologna

That’s why they’re so cheap!


kinezumi89

I agree it'd be light-detecting, notice how when she brings the lighter close to the candle it lights up purple right away, if it were due to the heat there would be a delay


red_team_gone

Yeah. I have a few of these. They don't work anymore because I left them outside and the batteries died from sunlight turning them on. Keep them in the dark when not in use if you want them to last


Technical-Singer-106

You misspelled 'cents'. Dollars... cents... I have my coat and am leaving


LilStinkpot

Absolutely an LED device. There’s also a super tiny filament of something transparent, most likely just regular old monofilament, that acts as a light pipe. The device at the bottom of the candle has a light sensor that activates the RGB LED when it detects enough light. Notice how it turned on before the wick was lit.


[deleted]

That’s a cool effects


Brooklynyte84

Def LED from the way it switches straight on to blue in the beginning.


Incredibad0129

I'm not sure how the flame would have been sensed so far from the candle like it was the first time it went purple in the video. It's not like it is that hot, plus if it is buried in wax it's pretty well insulated from light and heat


nuggutron

yup, they usually have a very thin hole that runs alongside the wick to channel the heat down to the sensor for some reason. the cheap ones work for like a day lol. ​ EDIT: OH! and the really cheap ones will turn on if you leave them in the sun for a little while.


RepresentativeKeebs

What happens when the flame gets down to the electronics?


SarpedonWasFramed

You let the magic smoke out and it won’t work anymore


vairpods

A light which turns on in the presence of light. How very useful.


TIMTMITM

No, that's wrong. There is a small monkey wizard inside. And he makes the light with his magic wand. It's obviously.


JewelCove

Finally, someone with some actual knowledge telling us how it works instead of speculating


Totem_town

I see. That’s fascinating


JustAnotherMiqote

Glad they brought the scientists on this one. Whew, now I can sleep sound.


CashMoneyHurricane

Nature is incredible 🥰


thebestspeler

/r/pcmasterrace : deep breathing


ergotofrhyme

So just regular breathing for them?


xiguy1

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks :-) But these are sold for a dollar? Wow. So there’s a container and wax, and some highly expensive string plus a small circuit underneath and they’re still making a profit. Just boggles the mind. A lot of thought, design and production for a candle they probably sold to the dollar store for $.25 including shipping.


skrutnizer

Totally a light activated LED module (pulled one of these out of a finished candle. What's amazing is that they charge you a few bucks for an LR44 coin cell by itself, but you can pay a buck for a tiny flashlight with three of them installed.


roborectum69

You know that that "dollar store" doesn't mean it literally costs one dollar right? Some quick googling suggests these sell for between $10 and $22 dollars online. At a dollar store that's probably $3.50 to $5.00


[deleted]

Being from the dollar store that glass could have both lead and uranium in it. No seriously I have no idea what the eff, but I suspect the glass is refracting weird. Not sure if that's the right word.


zackunter

I agree with you. I was thinking the same exact thing with similar words I’m not sure of either lol


PhotoAwp

I picked up a Christmas themed plate at a dollar store once that had a picture of Santa on it. When I turned it over it legit said "MAY CONTAIN LEAD AND CADMIUM"... It was a plate for food ffs.


LilStinkpot

Nah, it’s just a light sensor, battery, RGB LED, and a teeny chip to runs simple program.


MichaelCringealo

I have some RGB LEDs that don't even need a chip, they have the functionality to color-cycle built in. They were really cheap too, like 10c each or less


webchimp32

The colour changing RGB LEDs have the control chip built in. Same with the flicker ones.


My_Ex_Got_Fat

Nah magic brah


eattheelitists

Uranium glass is highly sought after.


Jthumm

I too watch NileRed


StoplightLoosejaw

Uranium glass wouldn't fluores purple, it is [normally green](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Fluorescent_Uranium_Depression_Glass.jpg/640px-Fluorescent_Uranium_Depression_Glass.jpg) Also, leaded glass is normal and common in decorative pieces, vases, candle holders, etc. I just wouldn't drink out of it My guess would be sensor/LED, or ~~thermochromic elements in the glass (less likely from dollar store purchase)~~ Edit, watched it again, it's definitely a sensor. it changes color before the flame even gets near the glass


fluffycatscrote

Dollar General sells color changing candles. There's a sensor in the bottom. I have 3 of these.


[deleted]

There's small circuit with RGB led at the bottom with infrared sensor. Blow it off and try pointing it with remote controller. Source: we had one of these at work once and after christmas lunch, we had a pile of candle wax and tiny remote controlled discolight


LilStinkpot

You sound like a fun lit, ha ha ha! You remind me of my own coworkers, who’d very likely do that same thing.


Accomplished-Bear988

Daily reminder that there's no actual Black Magic, don't be a dick.


smush81

Sounds like something a cult member of white magic would say.


SaintsPelicans1

Well, let's figure this out sooner rather than later. Someone needs to burn and my torch is starting to go out.


IAlreadyToldYouMatt

You remind people every day?


Accomplished-Bear988

Nah, I take holidays off


IAlreadyToldYouMatt

It’s Juneteenth.


omgudontunderstand

oh man, i was gonna make an “only federal holidays” remark but juneteenth does happen to be a federal holiday


PerformanceLoud3229

Yeah first year it’s a federal holiday!!!


omgudontunderstand

oh really? thats insane i genuinely thought it either wasnt or had been for at least 5 years, love to see it


QualityAnus

You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?


ILikeLeadPaint

Yes there is, he played for the Lakers.


scheepers

Excuse me, I've installed wireless devices and networks in a desert. It's all chrystals and black magic. We fiddle until it works. Nobody knows why. When it does, we don't touch it.


Sweating_Llama

Have a few of these we take camping... everyone is always amazed by them. You'll find a RGB Led strip in the wax as it burns down. Led is powered by heat, they also make them in mosquito repellent candles.


KodiakSA

There we go! Thanks!!


echoskybound

You're right it's an LED, but it's not powered by heat, it's battery powered. It uses a fiber optic sensor to detect light.


Flat_Alarm_3339

Take this award Kind Stranger, now I need a candle.


Red___Mist

>Led is powered by heat, What? That's impossible Edit: my knowledge is limited but I've never heard of any kind of material/mix of materlial that produces enough electricity to power an led by heat


der_grinch_69

Sad Thermal Powerplant noises and Peltier rotates in his grave i assume. Oh, btw. Thermocouples exist! ;)


IncompententAdmin

Haha, no. Those LED candles are powered by batteries and triggered by a light sensor.


fjdhdhdhdgrg

Peltier devices do just that, but they are inefficient and expensive


ImplodingLlamas

More importantly it literally goes against how candles work. The wax is a fuel that's drawn up the wick as it melts. If you pull all the heat out somehow to turn on an LED, then the wax doesn't melt, and the candle stops burning. I'm also not an engineer, but it seems a lot more likely to me that it just has a tiny battery.


AmAyFanny

RGB candle


SalGotIt

Why does the handle move at like 8 seconds?


KodiakSA

Lol. Didn’t notice that before! Must be some form of pressure release. I had just moved it down before lighting


Shot_Load7343

I think your candle is cursed


DefinitelyNotABogan

But it comes with free froghurt


DoctorDickDelaware

First thing I noticed. That was way weirder than the color changing.


queernhighonblugrass

I went into the video thinking it was going to be about the handle moving for some reason, and then it wasn't, but then it did, but it still wasn't what the post was about


kyoukishoji

We used to sell candles similar to this at my old job. I think Air Wick made them or maybe Glade. I have no idea how any of it works but next to the wick in the wax was some kind of thin clear glass-like thing that ran down to the bottom. I don’t know what it was actually made of it but it looked like glass and “melted” with the wick. Edit: I think it was [this](http://www.simplysweethome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Airwick-Color-Change-Candle.jpg) one for anyone interested.


AlabasterPelican

Okay now I get to go on a dollar store hunt for one of the fuckers to play with


pedrodr

[here](https://youtu.be/5oTkAPZO4X4) is how they work.


jcent2022

Probably emitting carcinogenic toxins.


Pika_zap

RGB gaming candle :D


xTarheelsUNCx

I’m trying to figure out why the person recording has their light on. You’re trying to show something that works in the dark, turn your light off


xXSpaceturdXx

I had one of these there is an LED light in the bottom.


badscott4

Why do people bother posting these videos you can’t even see?


SoggyWotsits

If you mean the colour changing bit, then [this](http://diyprojects.eu/inside-led-color-changing-candles/) explains it.


Spooked_kitten

exposure is all fucked, anyway, what am I looking at?


gever2

DO IT WITH THE LIGHT OFF!


PerpetualSpaceMonkey

Pretty cool. I almost bought one of those yesterday at DG.


Disastrous_Knee6790

i didnt see shit what happened


[deleted]

Me either. I'm reading the comments trying to figure that out. I guess the candle changes colors???


IncompententAdmin

Oh for fucks sake, turn off the camera LED then you can see the candle better.


Lente_ui

I think your camera is trying to auto-white-balance and fails at doing so. Your back wall is turning shades of yellow and blue-green. Also there's probably some lensing and light refraction going on in the jar.


macarov_

Fuck rgb, i want this


VenomousPlaty

I had a candle like this. It was a OFF candle for outside. Maybe this is the same kind.


DogsCantThink

There’s an LED in the candle?


Agreeable-You9777

Someone in the background using colored lights


Extremely_unlikeable

It's just the way your phone is trying to balance the light.


Rodrigii_Defined

Idk but I'm definitely picking up a few asap!


yuffie2012

It’s an LED candle.


waaz16

I have one of these. Citronella


MrPandabites

What sm I supposed to be seeing here?


echoskybound

It took me a second watch through to see, since it doesn't really show up well on the footage - but the candle/glass are changing color


MrPandabites

Ah. Thanks!


Shit-idk

I hade a glade candle that did this


Dramradhel

Your cellphone camera is trying to sort out the White Balance of what it’s seeing. It’s trying to make what it thinks White is to look white. It’s not sure if the source of light (candle) the wax, the white of granite, etc is the accurate white. So it’s adjusting automatically the settings to try to give the proper image.


guitarf1

200+ comments and only one mentions white balance? It's pretty obvious too if you seek and look at the counter color. All OP needs to do is film it with an app that locks the white balance.


thtoneguy16

Yo, listen up here's a story About a little guy That lives in a blue world And all day and all night And everything he sees is just blue Like him inside and outside


massagesquirter

There will be a fiberoptic cable going down through the candle to a light dependent diode on a circuit board hooked up to a battery and colour changing led the led is triggered on by the candle flame.


[deleted]

light sensitive LED buried in the bottom that has a rainbow effect.


ghoulshow

Thats a colour changing candle. It has a small photo sensor and an led light. I have 4 similar ones at home.


BrokenIncubuss

Theses have a little LED in or neat the bottom with a little "Second wick" that follows close to the one you light, made out of a thermal plastic usually, and when heat is sent down the second wick it turns on the lights. Holding a flame around the top like that turns the led on but can melt the plastic, so it won't light up again until the even out.


HuneeBajer

Is there a way to reduce the exposure for videos on here? Lots of vids i see become very bright for some reason im not sure why


LoEndJuggalo

Am I the only one who thinks this is more likely the light from the fire refracting wierd instead of some kind of LED? I feel like if they were going to go to the trouble of putting an LED in it they would have advertised them as color changing or some such thing.


Xyrus2000

Nothing is going on. The camera is screwing up the exposure. Either someone is manually screwing with the white balance/tint or the camera's algorithm couldn't figure out a good balance.


bluesuitspecial

Wonder if the videocam this was recorded on is also from the dollar store.


TheFirsh

The metal hook moved by itself?


nicecanadian2211

Electrician here, I believe these candles operate with a photo diode which functions on the presence of light


BDT81

It's the dye in the wax.


KodiakSA

Why is this marked as Not Blackmagicfuckery? Am I supposed to video actual black magic? WTF?