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How much heat does a candle generate?

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hablablaha
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its cold as hell in my room right now even though my radiator is at max. would it help noticeably if i light a couple of candles?
Dec 1 2010 5:44PM
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theabortionator
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Not a lot at first but plenty when the room is on fire
Dec 1 2010 5:45PM
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Milksteak
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Find out yourself...obviously. Unless you're for some reason on a candle ration.
Dec 1 2010 5:45PM
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max...
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that made me lol hard for some reason
Dec 1 2010 5:47PM
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*simba*
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Woah

Rationing candles is nothing to joke around with. In some places they are very scarce and some people may not be able to afford them.

I mean you of all people should know that mayng
Dec 1 2010 5:47PM
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hablablaha
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yea, but it would obviously take a lot of time.. just wondering if anybody knew if it was worth the try
Dec 1 2010 5:48PM
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.frenchy
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Not much haha. I just lost power and we lit a shit ton of candles and it was pretty cold.
Dec 1 2010 5:49PM
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hablablaha
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ah well. thx for reply tho!
Dec 1 2010 5:50PM
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syrup.
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I think eventually the room would be slightly warmer. But not much.
Dec 1 2010 5:51PM
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Milksteak
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So did we!

Wood stove FTW...It was really warm and we made grilled cheese and soup. ballllller
Dec 1 2010 6:03PM
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DANETRON
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hahaha funny shit
Dec 1 2010 6:05PM
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dispatchQ_main
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With Aerogel :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel

it could keep a decent sized room heated at 30.
Dec 1 2010 6:05PM
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.frenchy
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Jea! I haz wood pellet stove that runs off power.. So i guess that kinda sucks.
Dec 1 2010 6:08PM
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chardi
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sex
Dec 1 2010 6:10PM
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ski93
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a 12 inch candle will generate as much heat energy as running a space heater for 20 minutes. That the answer you're looking for?
Dec 1 2010 7:02PM
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TheQuailman
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I heard that a lighting a candle in a snow cave can raise the temperature by 20 degrees
Dec 1 2010 10:23PM
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saucybiscuits
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i could see this being true over several hours
Dec 1 2010 10:27PM
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zagfan5
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this is very very true. ive slept in snow caves numerious times and even on the coldest nights all we ever need to warm the cave is a single candle.
Dec 1 2010 10:33PM
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