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• 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.

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  • 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.

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    • Zron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Until all 3 of you die because you accidentally started an uncontrolled fire while you’re already in an emergency.

      2 people and 2 space blankets have just as good odds as surviving the cold than 2 people and some candles. Without needing to worry about fire.

      A candle is going to heat up the area around it and dissipate that heat. The blanket will simply keep that 350 btu that you produce every hour much closer to your body, and stop you from freezing to death.

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      • FauxPseudo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Blankets are highly underrated. Gloves are good too. Reusable, zero carbon emissions after you get them home other than the occasional wash. No carbon or unburned wax buildup on the walls or ceiling. Blankets don’t steal oxygen or create a cold draft by sucking up air from under the door. Sweaters are good too.

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      • schmidtster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        We just established that more heat is better and now you want to say making the fire larger is bad…?

        Come on it’s a tea candle stomp it out with your foot of the flame falls over… wait it can’t fall over since it’s height is 1/3 it’s width…. You would literally have to throw it for it to fall over lmfao.

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• 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

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