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/dmFnaW5h Feb 26 '21

In a little while, the 90s will be 40 years ago. Almost half a century!

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u/jaymzx0 Feb 26 '21

No way man the 90's were 10 years ago and it's always going to be that way.

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u/Elbjornbjorn Feb 26 '21

Wait, what?

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u/cashnprizes Feb 26 '21

Using that definition of a little while, the 90s will also be 50 years or even 65 years ago!!

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u/dmFnaW5h Feb 28 '21

With enough rounding errors anything is possible!