Candles are dangerous.
They can get very hot and can cause powder explosions (I have a picture somewhere, of a birthday cake, so loaded with icing sugar, that the candle-blower-outer inadvertently caused a huge flash. The party looked like a scene from Backdraft.)
Answer - Flame Retardant Safety Candles: They won't burn whatever you do to them. (The wick is made of Asbestos and Mycre (sp?).)
(Other candles are available: Magnesium Ribbon Candles, TNT and new C4 - for those who want their party to go with a bang.)
(Inspired by several HalfBirthdays coming-up, and just passed)-- Dub, Feb 03 2006 Patented Birthday Cake Candle Extinguisher http://inventorspot..._extinguisher_15246In case they don't work [Dub, Jul 02 2008] Battery Operated Candles http://www.batteryo...7so4CFSEhYQod1WLqzgnot fire-proof, but guaranteed not to set your eyebrows on fire [Cedar Park, Jul 08 2008] Davy lamp candles - but I don't know if these work for particulate explosions, like icing sugar [+].-- coprocephalous, Feb 03 2006 mica?-- po, Feb 03 2006 Lycra?-- AbsintheWithoutLeave, Feb 03 2006 Wasn't Mycre Sherlock Holmes' brother?-- moomintroll, Feb 03 2006 //Micre/Mycre/Mike-er // Ah, I've just found out it's "mica"! Duh!-- Dub, Feb 03 2006 Retarded candles. [+]-- wagster, Feb 03 2006 This could be even more dangerous. Picture a bunch of halfbakers confronted with a candle that 'needs some help' lighting. +
BTW, C4 just burns when lit. </shut up - damn pedant>-- Shz, Feb 03 2006 AH, you spotted that... Well, that one's got some extras to it (The Thermite one's fun, too)-- Dub, Feb 03 2006 where's [8th] when you need him?-- po, Feb 04 2006 He's in line behind the other 7 people.-- DesertFox, Feb 06 2006 hardly the guy's style.-- po, Feb 06 2006 //Don't loose your Eyebrows//
Pedant: Argh! The eyebrows! They're on the loose! Help! I'm being savaged by a wild eyebrow!-- DesertFox, Feb 06 2006 [df]ta - well spoted (>{)-- Dub, Feb 06 2006 A Baker can make anything burn. If you have an answer, we have a problem.-- Shadow Phoenix, Nov 18 2007 //"mica"! // Paris?-- coprocephalous, Jul 02 2008 //I have a picture somewhere// I want that picture. Bun withheld in lieu of link-- Custardguts, Jul 04 2008 // where's [8th] when you need him? //
Lurking in the undergrowth, watching you through a night-vision scope.
Safety tip: using thermite to light BBQ's is Not Advised (although it does work).
[-} for anything flame retardant.-- 8th of 7, Jul 04 2008 LED birthday candles? [link]-- Cedar Park, Jul 08 2008 halfbakery