▲ 1509 ▼ Finding out the hard way (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by Facelikeapotato@lemmy.ml to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 92 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) A lot of people think that the wick itself is the fuel. I only recently realized that it’s “wicking” up melted wax, and the wax itself is the fuel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] OskarAxolotl@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Somebody on Reddit once called me a backward Amish for knowing how a candle works. This was the meme I commented on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vespair@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago It breaks my heart that examining and understanding the world around you is the kind of thing people disparage permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vespair@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I recently learned that most people are totally misunderstanding candles when Hank Green had to do a whole series on "where does the wax go?" on tiktok. Blew my mind that it wasn't obvious to everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _jonatan_@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) If someone had asked me “what percentage of people know how candles work?” I would probably have answered something like “95% of those over the age of 5”. This is very disconcerting. Not that candles are terribly important, but just the lack of reasoning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it really that weird to not fully understand how candles work? They're rarely used nowadays if you have electricity, and it's not exactly the most intuitive - I mean wax melts, and reveals more wick, and the wick is the thing you set fire to, so I don't think it's that weird to think the wick is burning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _jonatan_@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I would assume people goong “ok, so the wick burns but what is the purpose of the wax? Oh it’s the fuel duh” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OskarAxolotl@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Somebody on Reddit once called me a backward Amish for knowing how a candle works. This was the meme I commented on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vespair@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago It breaks my heart that examining and understanding the world around you is the kind of thing people disparage permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago It breaks my heart that examining and understanding the world around you is the kind of thing people disparage permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I recently learned that most people are totally misunderstanding candles when Hank Green had to do a whole series on "where does the wax go?" on tiktok. Blew my mind that it wasn't obvious to everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _jonatan_@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) If someone had asked me “what percentage of people know how candles work?” I would probably have answered something like “95% of those over the age of 5”. This is very disconcerting. Not that candles are terribly important, but just the lack of reasoning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it really that weird to not fully understand how candles work? They're rarely used nowadays if you have electricity, and it's not exactly the most intuitive - I mean wax melts, and reveals more wick, and the wick is the thing you set fire to, so I don't think it's that weird to think the wick is burning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _jonatan_@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I would assume people goong “ok, so the wick burns but what is the purpose of the wax? Oh it’s the fuel duh” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _jonatan_@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) If someone had asked me “what percentage of people know how candles work?” I would probably have answered something like “95% of those over the age of 5”. This is very disconcerting. Not that candles are terribly important, but just the lack of reasoning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it really that weird to not fully understand how candles work? They're rarely used nowadays if you have electricity, and it's not exactly the most intuitive - I mean wax melts, and reveals more wick, and the wick is the thing you set fire to, so I don't think it's that weird to think the wick is burning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _jonatan_@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I would assume people goong “ok, so the wick burns but what is the purpose of the wax? Oh it’s the fuel duh” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it really that weird to not fully understand how candles work? They're rarely used nowadays if you have electricity, and it's not exactly the most intuitive - I mean wax melts, and reveals more wick, and the wick is the thing you set fire to, so I don't think it's that weird to think the wick is burning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _jonatan_@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I would assume people goong “ok, so the wick burns but what is the purpose of the wax? Oh it’s the fuel duh” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _jonatan_@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I would assume people goong “ok, so the wick burns but what is the purpose of the wax? Oh it’s the fuel duh” permalink fedilink source parent
