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Re: Well, this IS a "candle power" forum.....
I see a lot of discussion in this thread on CO/CO2 displacement of oxygen in a room. Sit back and read my little story about that. Don't worry, it has a happy ending. I'm still here.
To those who say it's impossible, I nearly died one time about 20 years ago when I was brewing 13 gallons of wine in a small unused office, maybe 15'x8'. The ceiling wasn't so high. I walked in to check the brew and closed the door behind me. My vision started dimming and my knees buckled. Fortunately, a rolling chair behind me caught me perfectly. I barely managed to roll in the chair over to the door and get it open. I was struggling. I almost didn't make it. A wave of fear and desperation flowed through me. With my hands barely functioning, I clawed at the doorknob. Flexing my legs, I managed to pull it open... gasping... gasping for breath. Outside air flowed into the room and I was powerless to stand. I'd used everything I had left to just get the door open. For several minutes, all I could do was sit in the chair. WOW. Before that, I had never thought brewing wine could take me out. After that, I started opening the door and waiting a few minutes before going in to check the wine.
Summary: CO/CO2 displacement of oxygen can be deadly. I learned my lesson the hard way with my ...experience.
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As far as candles? Yeah, I've got them and love using them when it's cold outside. Get a candle enclosure and don't worry. Most houses are so drafty, they barely retain HVAC. Anyway, I have a metal bowl that I'll melt the candles to for safety. I like the "sparkling birthday" candles for firelighting in my BOB because wind won't put them out and they make a neat sizzling noise. Don't forget the tea candle's hotter cousin, Sterno, if we're talking about prep for power outages. A case of it is cheap and it's fun to play with.
1 candle = 1 candlepower, right?
Last time there was a power outage, my neighbors were driving around in the dark "looking for batteries." I apparently have to worry about them during an extended outage. These batteries were feeding ancient incans. They couldn't buy gasoline as there was no electricity to operate the pumps. Burning gas they couldn't refill to find batteries they should have already had to feed obsolete flashlights barely pushing any lumens.
Hey Jimson, thanks for mentioning that mason jar lid mod to make a candle enclosure. That's pretty cool. I've decided that I'm going to go make one.
I see a lot of discussion in this thread on CO/CO2 displacement of oxygen in a room. Sit back and read my little story about that. Don't worry, it has a happy ending. I'm still here.
To those who say it's impossible, I nearly died one time about 20 years ago when I was brewing 13 gallons of wine in a small unused office, maybe 15'x8'. The ceiling wasn't so high. I walked in to check the brew and closed the door behind me. My vision started dimming and my knees buckled. Fortunately, a rolling chair behind me caught me perfectly. I barely managed to roll in the chair over to the door and get it open. I was struggling. I almost didn't make it. A wave of fear and desperation flowed through me. With my hands barely functioning, I clawed at the doorknob. Flexing my legs, I managed to pull it open... gasping... gasping for breath. Outside air flowed into the room and I was powerless to stand. I'd used everything I had left to just get the door open. For several minutes, all I could do was sit in the chair. WOW. Before that, I had never thought brewing wine could take me out. After that, I started opening the door and waiting a few minutes before going in to check the wine.
Summary: CO/CO2 displacement of oxygen can be deadly. I learned my lesson the hard way with my ...experience.
_________________________
As far as candles? Yeah, I've got them and love using them when it's cold outside. Get a candle enclosure and don't worry. Most houses are so drafty, they barely retain HVAC. Anyway, I have a metal bowl that I'll melt the candles to for safety. I like the "sparkling birthday" candles for firelighting in my BOB because wind won't put them out and they make a neat sizzling noise. Don't forget the tea candle's hotter cousin, Sterno, if we're talking about prep for power outages. A case of it is cheap and it's fun to play with.
1 candle = 1 candlepower, right?
Last time there was a power outage, my neighbors were driving around in the dark "looking for batteries." I apparently have to worry about them during an extended outage. These batteries were feeding ancient incans. They couldn't buy gasoline as there was no electricity to operate the pumps. Burning gas they couldn't refill to find batteries they should have already had to feed obsolete flashlights barely pushing any lumens.
Hey Jimson, thanks for mentioning that mason jar lid mod to make a candle enclosure. That's pretty cool. I've decided that I'm going to go make one.
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