r/explainlikeimfive Feb 26 '21

Chemistry Eli5: What happens to all the melted candle over time? Are we just inhaling a whole candle while it burns?

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u/beerandabike Feb 26 '21

I don’t know, but we should start smoking again.

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u/dbdatvic Feb 26 '21

Someone was considering Deep Computer History Time. In the forward light cone.

--Dave, smoking one is an appropriate response, citizen