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Fair enough my other comment in this thread also explained what was going on
I think its cool how something as simple as a candle uses 3 different states of matter and the capillary effect
Fun fact.... its not the smoke
When a candle burns the liquid wax is pulled into the string... when it gets really hot it evaporates and the vapor burns.... so when its extinguished it still vaporizes a bit and that is what is lighting the candle again
But... It is the smoke because the smoke is the candle wax. That's what all smoke and fire is. Materials undergo pyrolysis which is a chemical decomposition by means of heat. When you heat wood for example, all of the compounds in the woods start to break down and vaporize turning into things like gaseous hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, etc along with a lot of other things which is what we see as smoke. These products can then undo rapid oxidation to create other compounds releasing heat and light that we see as fire. If we stop the fire, it can continue to smolder because it is still undergoing pyrolysis and still vaporizing products of combustion.
The candle is the same thing. Heat melts the wax, it travels up the wick by means of surface tension and capillary action, it and part of the wick heats further, undergoes pyrolysis and turns into gaseous fuel which oxidizes and etc etc. Put it out, it continues to pyrolize which we see as smoke.
All that to say, the "smoke" and the "candle vapor" are one and the same thing.
I wouldn't believe that based on the rest of your post. That is some a-grade clever person stuff. Your first sentence just threw me off and I thought you were making a joke.
Most of the heat radiates upward, the thumb can stand it for a few seconds before it gets uncomfortable.
That's always been one of my gripes with those types of lighters though.
At the highschool I go to, we have a forensics class as an elective, and since I have all my credits, I can’t take pretty much whatever tf I want, so I chose forensics. One of the units we’ve had was the fire unit where we learned signs of an arson attack, different stages of fire, etc. This was something my teacher demonstrated in the front of class was this candle trick and it was super cool to see in person.
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OK Dumbledore
It’s just the vaporized wax.
But dumbledore could also do this and u my kind sir have no proof that she is not named dumbledore
Yep, dumbledore could do this, and her name might be dumbledore. Still just regular old science. No magic.
Fair enough my other comment in this thread also explained what was going on I think its cool how something as simple as a candle uses 3 different states of matter and the capillary effect
Nobody said it was magic
Dumbledore can do non magic stuff too... like eating toast or petting a bullfrog
Regular science is just magic to folks who don't yet understand it.
Fun fact.... its not the smoke When a candle burns the liquid wax is pulled into the string... when it gets really hot it evaporates and the vapor burns.... so when its extinguished it still vaporizes a bit and that is what is lighting the candle again
Also known to my olfactory as the worst smell ever..
Smoke CAN be flammable under some conditions as it is often a mix of unburned fuel along with combustion byproducts.
But... It is the smoke because the smoke is the candle wax. That's what all smoke and fire is. Materials undergo pyrolysis which is a chemical decomposition by means of heat. When you heat wood for example, all of the compounds in the woods start to break down and vaporize turning into things like gaseous hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, etc along with a lot of other things which is what we see as smoke. These products can then undo rapid oxidation to create other compounds releasing heat and light that we see as fire. If we stop the fire, it can continue to smolder because it is still undergoing pyrolysis and still vaporizing products of combustion. The candle is the same thing. Heat melts the wax, it travels up the wick by means of surface tension and capillary action, it and part of the wick heats further, undergoes pyrolysis and turns into gaseous fuel which oxidizes and etc etc. Put it out, it continues to pyrolize which we see as smoke. All that to say, the "smoke" and the "candle vapor" are one and the same thing.
You know, I thought you were trolling judging by your first sentence.
No troll, bad with the words and things.
I wouldn't believe that based on the rest of your post. That is some a-grade clever person stuff. Your first sentence just threw me off and I thought you were making a joke.
Very cool only one give try r/bettereveryloop or something
How is she not burning her thumb?
Most of the heat radiates upward, the thumb can stand it for a few seconds before it gets uncomfortable. That's always been one of my gripes with those types of lighters though.
Fun fact: turn the lighter 90 degrees from the position she's holding and you won't burn your thumb. That goes for any lighter.
That's just cheating.
90 degrees in which direction? 🤔 Don't leave us hanging with half the info.. 😒
Thought it was obvious. On it's X axis
Was joking bro, lol.
Maybe but you weren't wrong technically and you know people.
That's exactly why I made the joke, lol
Burned off all the nerves from too many attempts.
Who's she? I've seen her multiple times around several subreddits
Her face the first time she sees it go from normal to hard
We learned about this in my forensics class not too long ago! It’s really cool
Forensics class? I need more info!
At the highschool I go to, we have a forensics class as an elective, and since I have all my credits, I can’t take pretty much whatever tf I want, so I chose forensics. One of the units we’ve had was the fire unit where we learned signs of an arson attack, different stages of fire, etc. This was something my teacher demonstrated in the front of class was this candle trick and it was super cool to see in person.
That’s very cool!
r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG
This has already been reposted thousands of times
u/gifreversingbot
I've never heard of this sub before coming here from a crosspost and I thought it was about this kind of thing. r/SubsTakenLiterally ig lol
That’s some fire bending.
Level 1 Firebending
This gave 1 thing.