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How do candlewicks last so long, what are they even made from? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 13 hours ago by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 20 points 12 hours ago

I believe the reason that the wick degrades at 'just the right rate' is that the flame actually keeps oxygen from reaching the wick (so it can't itself burn) until the level of wax goes down enough that the top of the wick pokes out of the now lower flame.