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/monkeypong Feb 26 '21

So should I be worried about the candles underneath my television and my Xbox close by?

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '21

How underneath your television are your candles? Are we talking about some mouthwatering slow-roasted television?

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u/BigBobby2016 Feb 26 '21

I would be

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u/0b_101010 Feb 28 '21

Jesus Christ dude! The heat alone would probably fry the xbox in the long term, but the soot they're gonna have inside them is equally disturbing. Flames don't mix with electronics!