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No Stupid Questions

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[โ€“] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They're dipped in oil. The oil burns vigorously. The oil burns brightly. The oil burns.

[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

And if anything the flight probably enhances the flame by providing plenty of O2

I might be conflating that with when you normally blow out flames, obviously your breath is mostly CO~2~ so thats my bad