This is in some sense the conclusion of a conversation that has been going on for months on TikTok. People ask Hank Green (of Crash Course/Youtube/etc. fame) q

This is in some sense the conclusion of a conversation that has been going on for months on TikTok. People ask Hank Green (of Crash Course/Youtube/etc. fame) questions. Sometime last year, someone asked where the wax went in a candle when you burn it (https://www.tiktok.com/@hankgreen1/video/6890298762032368898 https://www.tiktok.com/@hankgreen1/video/6890298762032368898). Since then, hank has been in a bit of a feud with the collective of TikTok, who seem to be unwilling to understand that the wax is what burns (https://www.tiktok.com/@hankgreen1/video/6955202282313059590 https://www.tiktok.com/@hankgreen1/video/6955202282313059590), despite his many attempts to explain (https://www.tiktok.com/@hankgreen1/video/6945244159187897605 https://www.tiktok.com/@hankgreen1/video/6945244159187897605). I'm partial to this explanation by another user (https://www.tiktok.com/@tomlumperson/video/6955493435017121029 https://www.tiktok.com/@tomlumperson/video/69554934350171210...), who also has a great tiktok about bees: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomlumperson/video/6950836651685858566 https://www.tiktok.com/@tomlumperson/video/69508366516858585.... Now, nearly 6 months later, the same question has made it to the mainstream and is getting asked of Randall Munroe in the NYT.