Candle | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-06-26

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle


00:02:10 1 Etymology
00:02:30 2 History
00:04:30 2.1 Modern era
00:06:55 3 Use
00:07:41 3.1 Other uses
00:08:40 4 Components
00:08:49 4.1 Wax
00:10:16 4.2 Wick
00:11:26 5 Characteristics
00:11:36 5.1 Light
00:12:39 5.2 Temperature
00:13:52 5.3 Candle flame
00:16:16 5.4 History of study
00:16:38 6 Hazards
00:18:57 7 Regulation
00:20:11 8 Accessories
00:20:20 8.1 Candle holders
00:22:53 8.2 Candle followers
00:23:58 8.3 Candle snuffers



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A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance.  A candle can also provide heat, or be used as a method of keeping time. The candle can be used during the event of a power outage to provide light.
A person who makes candles is traditionally known as a chandler. Various devices have been invented to hold candles, from simple tabletop candlesticks, also known as candle holders, to elaborate chandeliers.For a candle to burn, a heat source (commonly a naked flame) is used to light the candle's wick, which melts and vaporizes a small amount of fuel (the wax). Once vaporized, the fuel combines with oxygen in the atmosphere to ignite and form a constant flame. This flame provides sufficient heat to keep the candle burning via a self-sustaining chain of events: the heat of the flame melts the top of the mass of solid fuel; the liquefied fuel then moves upward through the wick via capillary action; the liquefied fuel finally vaporizes to burn within the candle's flame.
As the fuel (wax) is melted and burned, the candle becomes shorter. Portions of the wick that are not emitting vaporized fuel are consumed in the flame. The incineration of the wick limits the exposed length of the wick, thus maintaining a constant burning temperature and rate of fuel consumption. Some wicks require regular trimming with scissors (or a specialized wick trimmer), usually to about one-quarter inch (~0.7 cm), to promote slower, steady burning, and also to prevent smoking. Special candle-scissors called "snuffers" were produced for this purpose in the 20th century and were often combined with an extinguisher. In modern candles, the wick is constructed so that it curves over as it burns.  This ensures that the end of the wick gets oxygen and is then consumed by fire—a self-trimming wick.