The Edible Candle posted by leia , StudentThursday, January 19th 2012 @ 1:24 PM    post viewed 190 times

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Here’s a fun way to trick your family and friends!

Supplies: 

banana
almond sliver
matches 
aluminum foil
candlestick 

Note: You will need adult supervision and assistance.

 

 

How do to the experiment: 

1. Cut the ends of a banana off, so all you have is a short, straight piece. 

2. Now take an almond sliver and stick it into the flat top of the banana. If you don’t have almond slivers, but you have whole almonds, you can cut a sliver off it. That’s what I had to do. 

3. Take some aluminum foil and wrap it around the bottom of the banana. 

4. Now put the whole thing into a candlestick. It might take a minute or two to get the foil to fit so it stays.

5. Have an adult light the almond sliver. It may take a while for it to light, but it will if you're patient.

6. Make sure to have everyone out of the room until it’s lit, or else it might look suspicious. 

7. Now turn off the lights and you are ready. Try to have your audience pretty far back. 

8. Say to your audience, “Watch as I make this candle disappear.” Then blow it out, wait a second or two for it to cool, and take a big bite. (You can take out the almond first if you want.) Mmm, yummy! To your audience it looks like you’re eating a candle!

Why it works:

Almonds contain oil. The oil is a fuel because it combines with oxygen in the air and produces heat.