I was totally stumped too until the answers to your query. I wasn’t thinking northern hemisphere, I guess.
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burgermeister@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I don’t get it
Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
satanmat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They… you know they keep posting that you can heat a room, doing this… a tea candle doesn’t put out that kinda heat…. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
schmidtster@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Isn’t it just so the heat stays in a smaller area? Radiant heat acts differently as well.
Zron@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Doesn’t matter. A candle puts out about 80 btu. 4 candles is about 320 btu.
For comparison, an average human puts out 350 btu by just existing.
So this will warm up a room about as much as having another person sit in there with you.
You also now have the added risk of having a bunch of open flames balanced on pots in your room.
Don’t do this, buy a space blanket for 5 dollars and keep it in in your nightstand if you’re that worried about freezing to death in your home.
schmidtster@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So 3 people huddling for warmth instead of 2. That’s a better situation than before, and if you have a space blanket, even better. It’s still 3 people instead of 2, so better overall situation for everyone.
Sometimes it’s the last percent that means survival just so you are aware.
MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They way I’ve heard this explained is it isn’t going to keep you comfortable but it might help keep you from freezing to death in an emergency
mcqtom@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh, I thought they were using the candles to emulate sunlight and were going to grow a plant upside-down…
emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
If you wanna grow upside down plants just use a mirror duh.
IndefiniteBen@leminal.space 1 year ago
No. Who is they and where are they posting it? I’ve never seen this before.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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