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Singing and rotating birthday cake candle definitely kicks things up a notch
“The Singing and Rotating Birthday Candle” in this suddenly very popular video is only $3 on Amazon. (more…)
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Candle that smells like a motorcycle engine
Flying Tiger Motorcycles offers this curious "Two Stroke Smoke Candle" that is made from two-stroke oil and "high-octane fragrance" to give your home that singular bike bouquet. It's $20 and comes in...
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Indiana Jones Nazi face-melting candle
Everyone hates Nazis. For decades they've been the go-to villains for movies that need bad guys. With the modern sensitivity toward Native Americans, Russians and other traditional villains of American...
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New Mac-scented candle reportedly smells like a standard candle
The New Mac Candle is a hand-poured, 100% soy 9-ounce candle offering 45-hours of burn time with notes of mint, peach, basil, lavender, mandarin and sage. It's $24. Here it is reviewed by staff at The...
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Candle-powered phone charger
The Stower Candle Charger, in addition to being a basic emergency stove, powers USB gadgets with fire: put a fuel canister under it and it'll transmute heatrons into juicetrons as described in the...
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Tiny kicks: Candles and soap for sneakerheads
This charming line of sneaker-shaped candles and soap by Russian company What the Shape was surely created for "the sneakerhead who has everything." Each one measures a little over 5 inches long and...
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Watch this very satisfying candle-carving artisan at work
Anyone who was a hippie or who grew up knowing a hippie or two probably saw these intricate carved candles here and there. They eventually went mainstream in the 1970s, like macramé. (more…)
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Meat-scented candles
With Father's Day around the corner, the folks behind A.1. Sauce have rolled out (what they consider to be) the greatest gift for dad's ever: meat-scented candles. The three "meat scents" are Burger,...
View ArticleStar Wars scented candles: Yoda's cooking pot, Imperial trash compactor,...
Create your own version of "Smell-O-Vision" by watching one the first three Star Wars films and lighting these officially-licensed candles from Merchoid when the scene coincides with the smell. List of...
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Recall issued for candles due to fire risk
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission posted a recall on Adco Trading Inc.'s Peaceful Stream/Moonlit Waves Candle due to fire risk. If you have one, please return it to Dollar Tree for a full...
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Geometric projection candle holders are super cool
If you are into candles and Sacred Geometry, you will love these candle holders. The candle flame will create stereographic projections onto the surface they sit upon, in the patterns of Flower of...
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"Where does a candle go when it burns?"
A New York Times reader asks: "Where does a candle go when it burns, anyway? Is it healthy to be breathing in melted candle particles? How concerned should I be?" Randall Munroe of XKCD fame breaks...
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Florida man steals candles, uses bear spray on bystanders
A man in Doral, FL, fled from a Bath and Body Works at the Miami International Mall loaded with candles and trailing bear repellent spray. According to police spokesperson Rey Valdes, at least 15 of...
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Newsprint-scented candle
Offered for $65 at Bondtoo, this candle is said to smell like newsprint, though it isn't clear whether they mean burning or standard, non-ironic newsprint. In any case, Gizmodo's Casey Chan remarks,...
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Woman who quit job gave colleagues "sorry for your loss" candles on the way out
Branka Oljaca, 24, decided to quit her job as a dental assistant in Adelaide, Australia to pursue her side hustle of candlemaking. As a goodbye gift to her colleagues, she gave them candles with the...
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The Great Candle Scandal of 2012 gets a worthy reenactment
Do you remember this video from November 2012, which features an exasperated, fuming Wisconsite named Angela ranting against Bath & Body Works because she was unable to get candles in the two...
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Yankee Candle reviews track COVID waves
It's a sad state of affairs when we can't rely on the CDC to report on COVID cases in a way that clearly and straightforwardly reveals the true extent of spread and transmission, and instead have to...
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Cleverly-named candles fund donations to progressive organizations
I was shopping the other day and spotted some candles made by a company called "Virgins on Fire Candle Co." Jesse Regis, founder, describes the company and its products: I launched Virgins On Fire in...
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Indulge your inner child with Little Debbie snack cake-scented candles and...
Snack-cake mogul Little Debbie is on fire lately (pun intended)! The company currently has two collaborations going that I can actually get behind. First, the company has teamed up with GooseCreek...
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