Magic Traveling Flame – Sick Science! #011
You may think it’s impossible or that we have completely lost our mind, but we are going to teach you a trick that will have your friends thinking you are magic. You can relight a candle without touching the flame to wick… only the smoke needs to be touched! It seems ludicrous, but it really works. And who knows, you might just learn some science about candles that you didn’t know before.
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Because its already hot enough for it to light before the actual heat of the flame touches it. like if you put paper on top of an electric cooker, there's no flames but it can still catch a light -cough- not like i tried it or anything…. >.> 😛
a candle works by vapourizing wax in to CO2, H2O
the vapourized mixture is very hot it is why you stick your hand briefly in the flame but hold your close to the vapour and it burns even more!
it is the vapour that allows a flame to travel back to the wick not the smoke the extra heat causes the wick to combust in to flames again
I REMEBER I DID THIS WITH MY BEAR HANDS!
coool
BRUSSPUP did this! He did it way better though.
would have something to do with auto ignition a left over heat form the blown out candle would it?
Cold! its some frickin flame, it cant be COLD
Is this about the wax vapour that will then allow the flame to light the candle again from a distance
different music aawwww :'(
i like the music…
music is terrible I like the other one
You can do that like 15 centimeters off the candle.
i'll try it its true!
HA! I don't need adult supervision!
tries this
No parent here!
*burns house down*
rings phone
mom….