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This guide will teach you how to make a pencil candle that doesn't drip wax.
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You will need:
1. A pencil (Preferably the ones that don't have the paint)
2. Match or some sort of lighter
3. Candle Wax ( You can also get normal wax and heat it over the pencil)
4. If you are under 11 you NEED someone older to help you. I'm not responsible for any injuries or burnt down: Carpets, Window shades, clothing, or houses)
1. A pencil (Preferably the ones that don't have the paint)
2. Match or some sort of lighter
3. Candle Wax ( You can also get normal wax and heat it over the pencil)
4. If you are under 11 you NEED someone older to help you. I'm not responsible for any injuries or burnt down: Carpets, Window shades, clothing, or houses)
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In this case, the wax is burning on the pencil and after all that is gone, the pencil will start to burn.
I suppose it might just be because the pecil focuses the flams as you say but still... seems odd..
The wax is flammable, however it requires oxygen to burn in much the same way gasoline burns. A pool of candle wax will not catch on fire if the flame is near it, however the wax will burn if it is spread out thin enough and oxygen can get through to it. Much the same way an internal combustion engine needs the fuel to be sprayed into the cylinder so it can combine with the oxygen.
And to head this question off at the pass, yes a pool of gasoline would catch fire, but it would only do so under the correct conditions. Mythbusters did a segment on it in their first or second season. I believe it was the episode of the exploding toilet. Now, I just saved you from filling a bucket up with gas and throwing a match in it.
Although I'd let it stand and spread some fumes first and rig some remote solution for the match ^^
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