Jumping Candle Flame Trick — Slow Motion Too!
Well, today is your lucky day, because I’ve created another incredibly cool video. This could just be one of the best yet, and it will take the Internet community by storm I’m sure… you just got here before it did.
This is cool — watch how to re-light a candle flame without touching the wick. It just jumps through the smoke! C’mon you gotta see it to believe this cool jumping candle flame trick!
And be sure to watch the end, where it shows it actually working in slow-motion. You can actually see the spark jumping down the page. And now, the Jumping Candle Flame!
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February 1st, 2009 at 5:59 pm
This isn’t actually an optical illusion. When a candle is lit, the wax of the candle melts, then evaporates, creating a wax gas. This gas needs to be in a perfect ratio of gas to oxygen to burn. On the outside of the flame, this ratio has been reached, thus, it burns. On the inside, however, there is too much wax gas, and not enough oxygen. Look at any candle flame; you’ll see a dark interior, where there is no fire, only gas. When the flame is put out, the released gas spins off as that last little puff of “smoke” quickly dissipating in the the atmosphere. By acting quickly, one can, by holding a match into the vapor trail, light the vapor. The flame will travel down the stream of vapor, back to the candle, and reignite it.