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The chemical alternatives don't exactly give me confidence (though who really knows what's in a modern candle?). At least candles are a known-known even if non
by dsfyu404ed 4y ago
The chemical alternatives don't exactly give me confidence (though who really knows what's in a modern candle?). At least candles are a known-known even if non-optimal.
- idopmstuff 4y agoI have something like this: https://www.amazon.com/ElusiaKa-Ceramic-Electric-Fragrance-Aromatherapy/dp/B09BVR2Q9N/ https://www.amazon.com/ElusiaKa-Ceramic-Electric-Fragrance-A... Melts the wax and gives you that lovely smell without any fire. The wax also lasts much longer in one of these than in candle form.
- LinuxBender 4y agoI may try one of those. My local grocery store has a few of them. Are they hard to clean?
- tylergetsay 4y agoIf it's purely ceramic and not painted, plop it in the freezer for a little bit then all the old wax comes out as a puck; no cleaning needed
- LinuxBender 4y agoThat is perfect. I will look for the ceramic non painted ones.
- themitigating 4y agoElectric light bulbs
- rsynnott 4y agoI mean, cooking with wood fires is a known-known and we've been doing it forever... but it's the biggest cause of death by air pollution.
- tnorthcutt 4y agoEven bigger than pollution from e.g. burning coal/oil/etc.?
- rsynnott 4y agoSurprisingly, yes, by many metrics. Per the WHO, 3.2 million people/year, mostly poorly ventilated wood or other biomass, mostly poor countries: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/household-air-pollution-and-health https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/household-a... _Overall_, outdoor air pollution (coal/oil/industrial effluent/etc) kills more (about 4.2 million) but in terms of single worst cause, cooking with biomass seems to be it. Even in many rich countries, wood (generally burned for heat, not cooking, in the rich world) is one of the biggest sources of particulate air pollution, as coal is phased out and vehicles get cleaner.