Do you like candles?
By jslymor
@jslymor (182)
United States
30 responses
@love_maniac90 (1237)
• India
2 Nov 06
i love candle.specially the idea of candle light dinner.in india,whole country put candles all over th eplace during diwali,an indian festival.
here are some facts of the candle.
A candle is a light source usually consisting of an internal wick which rises through the center of a column of solid fuel. Prior to the mid 19th century, the majority of candles were tallow (a byproduct of beef fat rendering). The fuel now is nearly always some form of wax, with paraffin wax being the most common. Soy and vegetable-based candles are also available.
Prior to the candle being ignited, the wick is saturated with the fuel in its solid form. The heat of the match or other flame being used to light the candle first melts and then vaporizes a small amount of the fuel. Once vaporized, the fuel combines with oxygen in the atmosphere to form a flame. This flame then provides sufficient heat to keep the candle burning via a self-sustaining chain of events: the heat of the flame melts the top of the mass of solid fuel, the liquified fuel then moves upward through the wick via capillary action, and the liquified fuel is then vaporized to burn within the candle's flame.
The burning of the fuel takes place in several distinct regions (as evidenced by the various colors that can be seen within the candle's flame). Within the bluer, hotter regions, hydrogen is being separated from the fuel and burned to form water vapor. The brighter, yellower part of the flame is the remaining carbon soot being oxidized to form carbon dioxide.
As the mass of the solid fuel is melted and consumed, the candle grows shorter. Portions of the wick that are not evaporating the liquid fuel are, ideally, consumed in the flame, limiting the exposed length of the wick and keeping the temperature and rate of fuel consumption even. Some wicks required manual trimming with scissors or a wick trimmer for even burning, but these are rarely found in modern candles
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@love_maniac90 (1237)
• India
2 Nov 06
welcome..it was nice to know that u have read the article i posted.thanks.
@Cortney (3980)
• United States
2 Nov 06
I love candles. I have tons of them all over the house. I learned with the hurricanes in the past, to put a lighter or book of matches near them in case we lose power. It has payed off for me many times. There is nothing like fumbling in the dark, tripping over stuff, and almost breaking your neck trying to find a lighter/matches to light one.
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@magikrose (5429)
• United States
2 Nov 06
I love candles. I like the Ocean Fresh scents like that. I dont care who makes them iam not picky.
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@saphire539 (1639)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Yes i love candles and my favorite scents are vanilla and strawberries and cream.i have one of each scent and i light one of them at least once a day and leave it lit for at least 4 hours it gets my bedroom smelling soooooooo good.
@christineginn (77)
• Canada
2 Nov 06
Very pretty but dangerous. Hate scented ones,
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@ButtrflyDreams (1139)
• United States
2 Nov 06
I love candles. My favorite scent is vanilla. :)
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@passionmom (938)
• United States
2 Nov 06
I love them I do notknow what scent I love Yankee Candles