I think you would have trouble igniting the wick near absolute zero. Below a certain temperature (and I used to know what it was, but have, of course forgotten) there's no chemistry, and therefore no oxidation of whatever wicks are made of.
I disagree. The wick extends out from the candle and has a very high surface are to mass ratio (compared to the candle). It would heat up pretty quickly to a temperature where the wax impregnating it would burn. My question is, would the resulting flame be able to melt enough of the cold wax in the body of the candle to stay lit once the source of the initial flame (e.g. a match) was removed.
eta: This is once the candle is removed from the liquid helium.
But I think you'd be right if you tried to light the candle while it was immersed in liquid oxygen.
SUV has
Naveen Andrews
guesting tonight. Nummy.
Ahhh, candle has been in liquid helium but is not presently? Then it's just a question of whether the flame can heat up the very cold wax enough to melt before it runs out of burning wick, I guess. Yeah, this is going to require empirical tests.
Edited to add:
But I think you'd be right if you tried to light the candle while it was immersed in liquid oxygen.
Ha, you won't get me to do that!
The BNO updates about Haiti are simply heartbreaking.
Oh man, now I have almost-relatives in Haiti, so I have to worry about them, too, instead of just generally.
Some Haiti pics: [link]
Looks completely awful; the epicenter was right outside Port-au-Prince, so tons of infrastructure damage, millions of people felt it, maybe thousands dead.
Dudes. It has been a looooooong week and it's only Tuesday. I'm just now leaving work. Ahhh....12 hour work days. Joy.
Gah, Haiti. Can think of hardly anyone who needs this less.
F - Lena Headey
M - Claudia Black
C - Katee Sackhoff
F - Matthew Gray Gubler
C - Joseph Gordon Levitt
M - Neil Patrick Harris
I can't look at the Haiti pics. I will tear up too badly.
Geek suggestions for casting a Rockford Files remake. When I saw the title, I knew Nathan Fillion would be on it, but that's not why my friend sent it to me.
How can you C JGL, brenda???
I didn't say it was easy. Plus I happen to be a little obsessed with Criminal Minds right now. (NPH was easiest, due to the awesome, but also due to the probably not caring if I carry right along with the F-ing.)
