This looks way cool. You can ignite the particles in a stream of smoke! It’s not so cool when you think about how this would work in a burning house. -via reddit
Skipweasel
I remember doing this as a kid. We had very enlightened parents who allowed us to play with fire provided we did it somewhere sensible.
ECA
umm,
you understand that this can happen BECAUSE the candle is made from paraffin wax..which is Crude Oil based. Just as Fuel, hot paraffin gives off explosive fumes. you wont be able to do it with Bee’s wax.
GinoPanino
This is older than YouTube. Seriously.
I read about that in the German Mickey Mouse magazine, about 17 years ago.
Miss Cellania
Ha! Saying that something is older than YouTube is a pretty weak analogy (5 years).
My apologies, GinePanino. I suppose I was the only person who is not familiar with this trick.
EvilMonkeyNZ
Well I liked it anyways, I’ve never seen it and was playing with fire waaaaayy before youtube
John A
Candle?
I think this is a good demonstration of a phenomenon that has been showing up in TV crime shows for a couple of years – “flashover?” – though in that case it is addition of fuel (oxygen) rather than both that and more heat.
burninglily
I’ve shown this trick to many people, but I’ve always done it with a match, not a candle. It’s the fumes, not the quality of wax on the candle. Pretty neat close up though, and scary as hell when you think about what can happen under the right circumstances.
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