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Candles are dangerous.
They can get very hot and can cause powder explosions (I have a picture somewhere, of a birthday cake, so loaded with icing sugar, that the candle-blower-outer inadvertently caused a huge flash. The party looked like a scene from Backdraft.)
Answer - Flame Retardant Safety
Candles: They won't burn whatever you do to them. (The wick is made of Asbestos and Mycre (sp?).)
(Other candles are available: Magnesium Ribbon Candles, TNT and new C4 - for those who want their party to go with a bang.)
(Inspired by several HalfBirthdays coming-up, and just passed)
Patented Birthday Cake Candle Extinguisher
http://inventorspot..._extinguisher_15246
In case they don't work [Dub, Jul 02 2008]
Battery Operated Candles
http://www.batteryo...7so4CFSEhYQod1WLqzg
not fire-proof, but guaranteed not to set your eyebrows on fire [Cedar Park, Jul 08 2008]
[link]
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Davy lamp candles - but I don't know if these work for particulate explosions, like icing sugar [+]. |
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Wasn't Mycre Sherlock Holmes' brother? |
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//Micre/Mycre/Mike-er // Ah, I've just found out it's "mica"! Duh! |
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This could be even more dangerous. Picture a bunch of halfbakers confronted with a candle that 'needs some help' lighting. + |
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BTW, C4 just burns when lit. </shut up - damn pedant> |
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AH, you spotted that... Well, that one's got some extras to it (The Thermite one's fun, too) |
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where's [8th] when you need him? |
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He's in line behind the other 7 people. |
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//Don't loose your Eyebrows// |
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Pedant: Argh! The eyebrows! They're on the loose! Help! I'm being savaged by a wild eyebrow! |
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[df]ta - well spoted (>{) |
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A Baker can make anything burn. If you have an answer, we have a problem. |
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//I have a picture somewhere// I want that picture. Bun withheld in lieu of link |
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// where's [8th] when you need him? // |
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Lurking in the undergrowth, watching you through a night-vision scope. |
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Safety tip: using thermite to light BBQ's is Not Advised (although it does work). |
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[-} for anything flame retardant. |
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LED birthday candles? [link] |
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