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katy wrote in news:498b5d32$0$25513
: Richard Casady wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:08:23 -0600, "KLC Lewis" wrote: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." No reason not to do both. Casady But make sure you don"t curse unti the candle is lit..... I have a joke candle that looks like a regular candle, white, tapered, very nice. Only problem is you can't KEEP it lit! 5 seconds after you take away the flame that got it burning....it goes out by itself.....(c;] The wax cannot sustain its own ignition. It will burn about 5 seconds before the heat available goes below the flashpoint of that wax. It really is funny to watch them light it..... |
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"Larry" wrote in message ... katy wrote in news:498b5d32$0$25513 : Richard Casady wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:08:23 -0600, "KLC Lewis" wrote: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." No reason not to do both. Casady But make sure you don"t curse unti the candle is lit..... I have a joke candle that looks like a regular candle, white, tapered, very nice. Only problem is you can't KEEP it lit! 5 seconds after you take away the flame that got it burning....it goes out by itself.....(c;] The wax cannot sustain its own ignition. It will burn about 5 seconds before the heat available goes below the flashpoint of that wax. It really is funny to watch them light it..... Ya, that'd be particularly funny at Chanukah. :-D |
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KLC Lewis wrote:
"Larry" wrote in message ... katy wrote in news:498b5d32$0$25513 : Richard Casady wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:08:23 -0600, "KLC Lewis" wrote: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." No reason not to do both. Casady But make sure you don"t curse unti the candle is lit..... I have a joke candle that looks like a regular candle, white, tapered, very nice. Only problem is you can't KEEP it lit! 5 seconds after you take away the flame that got it burning....it goes out by itself.....(c;] The wax cannot sustain its own ignition. It will burn about 5 seconds before the heat available goes below the flashpoint of that wax. It really is funny to watch them light it..... Ya, that'd be particularly funny at Chanukah. :-D ew...not nice... |
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"katy" wrote in message . com... KLC Lewis wrote: "Larry" wrote in message ... katy wrote in news:498b5d32$0$25513 : Richard Casady wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:08:23 -0600, "KLC Lewis" wrote: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." No reason not to do both. Casady But make sure you don"t curse unti the candle is lit..... I have a joke candle that looks like a regular candle, white, tapered, very nice. Only problem is you can't KEEP it lit! 5 seconds after you take away the flame that got it burning....it goes out by itself.....(c;] The wax cannot sustain its own ignition. It will burn about 5 seconds before the heat available goes below the flashpoint of that wax. It really is funny to watch them light it..... Ya, that'd be particularly funny at Chanukah. :-D ew...not nice... Cayenne pepper on the Communion wafers, then? |
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KLC Lewis wrote:
"katy" wrote in message . com... KLC Lewis wrote: "Larry" wrote in message ... katy wrote in news:498b5d32$0$25513 : Richard Casady wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:08:23 -0600, "KLC Lewis" wrote: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." No reason not to do both. Casady But make sure you don"t curse unti the candle is lit..... I have a joke candle that looks like a regular candle, white, tapered, very nice. Only problem is you can't KEEP it lit! 5 seconds after you take away the flame that got it burning....it goes out by itself.....(c;] The wax cannot sustain its own ignition. It will burn about 5 seconds before the heat available goes below the flashpoint of that wax. It really is funny to watch them light it..... Ya, that'd be particularly funny at Chanukah. :-D ew...not nice... Cayenne pepper on the Communion wafers, then? 300 years in Purgatory for that one... |
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
et... "Larry" wrote in message ... katy wrote in news:498b5d32$0$25513 : Richard Casady wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:08:23 -0600, "KLC Lewis" wrote: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." No reason not to do both. Casady But make sure you don"t curse unti the candle is lit..... I have a joke candle that looks like a regular candle, white, tapered, very nice. Only problem is you can't KEEP it lit! 5 seconds after you take away the flame that got it burning....it goes out by itself.....(c;] The wax cannot sustain its own ignition. It will burn about 5 seconds before the heat available goes below the flashpoint of that wax. It really is funny to watch them light it..... Ya, that'd be particularly funny at Chanukah. :-D Hahahahaaa... I HAVE to get one of those.. err 9 of them -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Larry wrote:
katy wrote in news:498b5d32$0$25513 : Richard Casady wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:08:23 -0600, "KLC Lewis" wrote: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." No reason not to do both. Casady But make sure you don"t curse unti the candle is lit..... I have a joke candle that looks like a regular candle, white, tapered, very nice. Only problem is you can't KEEP it lit! 5 seconds after you take away the flame that got it burning....it goes out by itself.....(c;] The wax cannot sustain its own ignition. It will burn about 5 seconds before the heat available goes below the flashpoint of that wax. It really is funny to watch them light it..... That's like the opposite of those birthday cake candles that won't blow out...only did that to one of our kids and it was so sad we decided never to use them again... |
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katy wrote in news:498b8a2e$0$25468
: That's like the opposite of those birthday cake candles that won't blow out...only did that to one of our kids and it was so sad we decided never to use them again... Yeah, but wouldn't these no-light candles be fun to pull on MOM at the birthday party?.....(c;} |
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Larry wrote:
katy wrote in news:498b8a2e$0$25468 : That's like the opposite of those birthday cake candles that won't blow out...only did that to one of our kids and it was so sad we decided never to use them again... Yeah, but wouldn't these no-light candles be fun to pull on MOM at the birthday party?.....(c;} Well, if it was my Mom ,no...you'd be weatring the cake.... |
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"katy" wrote in message
. com... Larry wrote: katy wrote in news:498b5d32$0$25513 : Richard Casady wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:08:23 -0600, "KLC Lewis" wrote: "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." No reason not to do both. Casady But make sure you don"t curse unti the candle is lit..... I have a joke candle that looks like a regular candle, white, tapered, very nice. Only problem is you can't KEEP it lit! 5 seconds after you take away the flame that got it burning....it goes out by itself.....(c;] The wax cannot sustain its own ignition. It will burn about 5 seconds before the heat available goes below the flashpoint of that wax. It really is funny to watch them light it..... That's like the opposite of those birthday cake candles that won't blow out...only did that to one of our kids and it was so sad we decided never to use them again... When I was a kid, I put a huge, hairy, fake spider under my mom's dinner napkin on April 1st. She was NOT happy with me. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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