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TheTechOcogs t1_ix19qu5 wrote

Time to break out the candles. They are a source of heat and of light.

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felineprincess93 t1_ix1dksw wrote

Fire department recoils in fear of mass use of candles

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zipykido t1_ix1xccn wrote

It'd be cheaper to burn my house down and rebuild it than heat it the normal way this winter.

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WaitForItTheMongols t1_ix1sw0d wrote

Paraffin vapors are carcinogenic.

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charons-voyage t1_ix4je4l wrote

They most certainly are not lol. Unless it is not well-refined, the vapors in paraffin wax contain only nominal amounts of benzene/toluene. You’ll inhale more benzene while pumping gas than you will by inhaling vapor emitted from candles. If you take a bunch of unrefined mineral oil and lather it on your nuts every day for a few years you’ll probably get some scrotal cancer, though (per the IARC monograph)

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