Artificial birthday candles that have micro LEDs as the flames. With a tap, they light up in festive colors with a realistic flicker.

Make a wish and blow! An internal filament switch reacts to a hearty puff of air and extinguishes the candles.

You might miss that candle smell- but safer for kids, no candles melting down to the icing because they were lit too soon, and no smoke alarms going off on your 40th.
-- wombat, Aug 08 2003

They are cheaper than AAAA's.
-- wombat, Aug 09 2003


When do we start production, [jutta]?
-- Klaatu, Jan 06 2004


I'll have to agree with this idea. I used to joke about people who used artificial Christmas trees -- I've been using one for the past three years and like it better every year. I like this for the same reasons.
-- mack2, Jan 06 2004


You do realize that the "Happy Birthday" lyrics are probably copyrighted even though the tune lapsed into the public domain decades ago?

I'd like to see a restaurant sing:
. . You're birthday's today.
. . What more can we say?
. . The tune's out of copyright;
. . ASCAP go away.
-- supercat, Jan 15 2004



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