• @Zron
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    71 year ago

    Doesn’t matter. A candle puts out about 80 btu. 4 candles is about 320 btu.

    For comparison, an average human puts out 350 btu by just existing.

    So this will warm up a room about as much as having another person sit in there with you.

    You also now have the added risk of having a bunch of open flames balanced on pots in your room.

    Don’t do this, buy a space blanket for 5 dollars and keep it in in your nightstand if you’re that worried about freezing to death in your home.

    • @schmidtster
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      81 year ago

      So 3 people huddling for warmth instead of 2. That’s a better situation than before, and if you have a space blanket, even better. It’s still 3 people instead of 2, so better overall situation for everyone.

      Sometimes it’s the last percent that means survival just so you are aware.

      • @Zron
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        -11 year ago

        Until all 3 of you die because you accidentally started an uncontrolled fire while you’re already in an emergency.

        2 people and 2 space blankets have just as good odds as surviving the cold than 2 people and some candles. Without needing to worry about fire.

        A candle is going to heat up the area around it and dissipate that heat. The blanket will simply keep that 350 btu that you produce every hour much closer to your body, and stop you from freezing to death.

        • FauxPseudo OP
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          31 year ago

          Blankets are highly underrated. Gloves are good too. Reusable, zero carbon emissions after you get them home other than the occasional wash. No carbon or unburned wax buildup on the walls or ceiling. Blankets don’t steal oxygen or create a cold draft by sucking up air from under the door. Sweaters are good too.

        • @schmidtster
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          31 year ago

          We just established that more heat is better and now you want to say making the fire larger is bad…?

          Come on it’s a tea candle stomp it out with your foot of the flame falls over… wait it can’t fall over since it’s height is 1/3 it’s width…. You would literally have to throw it for it to fall over lmfao.

          • @Zron
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            -61 year ago

            Removed by mod

            • @schmidtster
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              Lmfao, I understand it’s fine, that’s why I know that heating up a pot with candles can be a useful source of heat. Your the moron since you’re arguing otherwise and your only argument is it’s “unsafe” you haven’t even used thermodynamics to make your point lmfao…. More heat is better than less I’m sorry your head is so far up your ass you can’t comprehend this.

              You don’t need the bricks, and if you drop the pot on the candles it will snuff them… you say balanced on… I don’t think you understand the definition of that word. The candles are on a stable base. Knock the pot over and it snuffs the candles since it’s would cover them completely and is not flammable. Come one think Thai through just a little more and you would realize your scenario isn’t plausible here. Different candles and a flammable pot, yeah you have a little credibility to your point, but not much.

              Why are both of you sleeping in an emergency…? One of you should be awake at all times to flag someone. You can’t ignore stuff you should already be doing because it makes your asinine scenario plausible lmfao.

              • @Gabu
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                -21 year ago

                We get it, you’re functionally illiterate. Go back to grade 1 school.

                • @schmidtster
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                  21 year ago

                  Buddy is an alarmist, got called out, doubled down by arguing safety while claiming I need “understand basic thermodynamics”. The most basic thing that was up for discussion was survivability, and more heat gives you the best chance. It’s literally that simple.

                  Arguing anything else just shows you are illiterate because it’s about surviving, not it’s end feasibility.

                  Plus, having a large warm pot would allow multiple people to take advantage of the radiant heat, instead of one at a time hogging the flames and potentially burning themselves, because as buddy argued. People are stupid. So would they even know how to use a space blanket if people are stupid? See how stupid of an argument that can turn into being and why I didn’t bite?

                  But go off mate lmfao.

                  • qyron
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                    01 year ago

                    I’ve tried this before. The build in the picture is wasteful of energy and unsafe.

                    This is cheap to make, can be easily taken down, and if instead of tea candles bigger candles are used it can heat the pot enough to radiate some perceptible heat. It also makes for a good conversation starter.

                    But would I place all my bets on this? No, not really. It should be considered a dire last resort, for a very small room, in an extreme situation.