Introduction There are many occasions to light candles. Have you ever looked closely at the flame? Which part of ... Background Whether they are on a birthday cake or dinner table or menorah ...

Finally, the time would come, and a ceremonial blowing-out of the candles by the birthday boy or girl was a symbol of good luck and celebration. The force of your blown air is pushing the flame ...

When the magnesium catches fire, the heat it gives off is enough to reignite the paraffin vapor and make the candle flame again. And that’s how science stole your birthday wish. [Via How Stuff ...

Blowing out birthday candles is fun, but your spit is the icing ... activating a fan that’s supposed to put out the flames. “The user’s breath is redirected away from the cake,” the ...

Birthdays can be profoundly ... unable to blow out the candle. Though Marty pressed on in the face of adversity, making several attempts at extinguishing the flame using only his lungs, he almost ...

And who hasn’t watched in dismay as a birthday candle drips onto the ... the cotton wick is not the source of fuel for the candle’s flame. Wax is. Though it forms the body of the candle ...