Candles, Chock Full of Engineering

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Roy Natian | Category: Media

Candles appear to be simple objects. They’re just a wick wrapped in wax, right? They are that and much more. Which contains more energy, a molecule of candle wax or a molecule of TNT? The following video answers that question and more…

This video is one from a series called The Periodic Table of Videos by the University of Nottingham. Candles are impressive.

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