Candle Trick

How to light a candle without touching a flame to the wick. A common misconception is that a candle burns by burning the wick. What is actually burning is wax vapour which is drawn up through the wick. When you blow a candle out, wax vapour continues to rise off the candle so you can light this... More

How to light a candle without touching a flame to the wick. A common misconception is that a candle burns by burning the wick. What is actually burning is wax vapour which is drawn up through the wick. When you blow a candle out, wax vapour continues to rise off the candle so you can light this vapour which burns back down to the wick, relighting the candle. Less

Added Dec 30, 2011  

Channel Education

Duration 1:35   |   Views

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Tags candle  relight  light  trick  magic  states  of  matter  wax  vapour  flame  fire  wick  burn  combustion  veritasium  experiments 

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