‘Got to try this’: In viral video, girl seen lighting candle with its own smoke

Explaining the phenomenon in the comments section, the Twitter user said, “See that white smoke when the candle goes out That’s paraffin wax vapour It’s the unburned fuel particles, including unburned carbon, this fuel trail is flammable as seen here it can be ignited.”

Lighting a candle using its own smokepic.twitter.com/vjma4dckuU

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) January 1, 2023

An intrigued user then asked if fuel attracts smoke or vice versa in the real world. “In the real world, large fires produce huge plumes of smoke in which leftover fuel that is not completely burned can reignite,” Science girl tweeted.

Several users were curious and wanted to try it out. “I’ve got to try this. So cool,” a user commented. Another user also came up with an explanation. The comment read, “Let’s see how much I remember from Highschool Chem, Combustion requires Oxygen, a Hydrocarbon fuel, and a Spark. In the case of a candle the fuel is the wax, and once that wax is heated up into a vapor it fuels the flame further, the smoke has said wax vapor and relights the fire.”