A video that has gone viral online demonstrates a special method for relighting candles.
What "Science Girl" demonstrated on Twitter will undoubtedly become any individual’s next dinner party trick, reports NDTV.
The Twitter post has the caption, "Lighting a candle using its own smoke," as its source.
Explaining the activity in detail in the comment section, she writes, "See that white smoke when the candle goes out?" That is paraffin wax vapour.
"It's the unburned fuel particles, including unburned carbon, that make this fuel trail flammable. As seen here, it can be ignited."
The post has received over 1,50,000 likes and 14 million views since it was published on Twitter on January 1, and the numbers are still rising.
Many people have also been prompted by it to post their opinions in the comments area. A lot of individuals are posting their own videos on this method.
"So how does that apply in the real world?" asked one user.
The science girl replied, "In the real world, large fires produce huge plumes of smoke in which leftover fuel that is not completely burned can reignite."
