Generate Electricity Using Candles

Tue, Feb 19 2007

wtf i do not get it says:

i dont get it i tried to do it, but it didnt work.

Sat, Feb 23 2007

Fernando Rosas says:

It didn't work because it's a hoax. I've made some research and the only thing showing is this video with no support whatsoever!

Sun, Mar 10 2007

NICOLA TESLA says:

Pero como se puede ser tan hijo de puta y aprovecharse así de la ignorancia de la gente...a la hoguera con ese mamón y su interruptor de debajo de la mesita.

Tue, Mar 19 2007

Aleks says:

I think that they might have inserted the battery into the candle to make this video... unless it's edited.

Wed, Mar 20 2007

Ekij says:

It's a hoax. A very well presented hoax but a hoax nevertheless. Electricity needs a circuit. The two candles aren't connected! There is a (concealed) battery or other power source, either hidden inside one of the candles or more probably under the table and conncected by well concealed wires.

Wed, Apr 10 2007

Oink! says:

I'm trying it right now. IT DOESN'T WORK! (which was pretty obvious, but still... I needed to try it first! ;D

Thu, Apr 11 2007

AsDf says:

Jejeje, q cabron el pavo, cuando enciende y apaga mete la mano sospechosamente debajo de la puta mesa q cojones tiene el aprendiz de tamariz este!!!

Mon, Apr 15 2007

Ed says:

Around 2.25 min in the video the flame is not even burning and the lightbulb is already on.

Fri, Apr 19 2007

lol! says:

fake. u r weird. u sikken me. :p

Mon, May 13 2007

Jay says:

I did it! the wire has to go throgh BOTH candles for it to work dick suckers.

Thu, May 16 2007

Hoax finder says:

Nice Trick(Hoax) how did u do it?

Thu, May 23 2007

Jim & Steve says:

Ditto!

Sat, Jun 8 2007

octy says:

so does this really work or not?. I'll try it..but i don't wanna waste my tiem if it's BS

Mon, Jun 17 2007

vs says:

lol, have you ever held a lit candle? it's perfectly cold, the heat is in the melting wax alone. stop buying BS

Sun, Aug 25 2007

Chris says:

California needs big candles right away!!!!

Wed, Oct 16 2007

Nada says:

Nails are pushed into candles further after "magnet rubbing" break in film. Also, leads are moved at this time as well. Presenter's hand moves below table (to flip switch) just before candles are lit. Holes drilled in bottom of table and candles, connected to nails with circuit completed below table. What A waste of time. ...and mine too. Will avoid this site in future.

Fri, Nov 1 2007

Sara says:

I don't know if this really works. But if you have done it, do you think that you could tell me :P

Tue, Feb 4 2008

Fred says: says:

It works! All you do is stick the end of the cables where the other end is connected to the nails that are placed on the side of each candle and you stick the othe other ends on each of your testicals if your male. If your female it's on each of your juggernauts. You then light the candles up and you'll be astonished with the outcome! The bulb just blows up coz it's generated so much electricity the bulb says "I given in".

Tue, Feb 4 2008

Jack says: says:

LOL! That was nice dude! Especially the "I give in" part. That was HILLARIOUS!!!

Tue, Feb 4 2008

Fred says:

How do you know if I'm a dude? As far as the name goes I could have both train and tunnel!

Tue, Feb 4 2008

Jack says:

EEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW... Interesting(Eyebrow up)

Mon, Jun 21 2009

Jay says:

Keep both hands above the table on the next attempt to gain some credibility...!

Fri, Jun 25 2009

Ali-Oop says:

It's an obvious fake. First and foremost, the circuit is open, as Ekij has pointed out. Open circuits don't work. Were there another wire between the candles, it would close the circuit, but the setup would be even less believable, as it could then easily be done with one battery hidden in a candle. Secondly, with the availability of candles, nails and wires, do you really think something so simple would have taken 150years to "discover"? If this really worked it would be a phenomenon that we all would have learned about early in high school science class. Thirdly, if the process depended on the candle flame, you would expect the light to respond accordingly. In particular, when the candle is lit, it takes a second for the flame to reach its full size. You would expect the light to take a second to get up to full brightness, but no, it comes on bright after the lighter touches the candle, but before the flame is established. The light bulb never wavers or flickers like the flame; such an effect would have been perfect to really nail down this hoax.

Sat, Jul 10 2009

Pat says:

Everyone who sees this says "The circuit is open the circuit is open HOAX!!" People who say that don't understand what a "circuit" is. A circuit is a path from a positive charge to a negative charge. If you've ever seen something called "lightning" shoot out of a cloud and into the ground (or vice versa), then you've seen ions flow from a negative charge to a positive charge without forming a loop.

Mon, Jul 26 2009

Hey Pat says:

Obviously, you don't know that there is a return path with lightning. Nice try though - using a phenomenon most people don't fully understand to try and prove your fake case.

Fri, Jul 30 2009

Dirtsandwich says:

Hey Einsteins - One hand is always under the table when the light/motor is turned on and off. Do it on a glass table, no cuts or edits with the camera back to see everything. Like mentioned before, the light comes on pretty F'ing fast before the wick actually takes flame. So to do the Seeback Effect, it's based on heat correct?

Sun, Aug 8 2009

daddy says:

you suker

Sun, Aug 8 2009

Razzlegames says:

Yes I'm convinced it is a hoax. But you can create an electric field (without wires) which will power a light bulb (AC bulb, or DC with a diode), It is true that every current creates a magnetic field that is wrapped around direction of the current by the right hand rule. Inversely it is also true that a change in magnetic flux through a surface will induce a current in some materials (Faraday's law of induction). Put a bulb (or better yet, a florescent) up to a oscillating magnetic field generator, it is quite impressive. That is likely too complex of a solution for this goofy hoax IMO.

Tue, Aug 17 2009

Skip Gibbs says:

Its simple, this is a recreation of the basic elements of nature. It's eight grade science. First by magnetizing the two nails and placing them in each candle in close proximity (using the candles to hold them) you would create a positive / negative polar field (the first principle element to the basic battery). Next by connecting the wires to the light bulb and then to each nail you have created one half of the electrical circuit. This in much the same way that lightning seeks a polar attraction and will energize between cloud to cloud or cloud to ground to complete the natural circuit (Ben Franklin stuff), it is this natural attraction that causes the atmosphere to atomize creating electricity. By lighting the candles, Ion particles are released into the atmosphere in much the same way as when lightning strikes a lightning rod. The result of the ions being in close proximity to the magnetized nails aloud them to become energized and thus complete the circuit, very much like the way lightning is attracted to the earth or a lightning rod. This is the basic battery composition, but keep in mind that the magnetic field will only last as long as the nails remain magnetize. Pass it along Skip

Wed, Aug 25 2009

Scatman says:

Hey Skippy, are you practicing preaching crap online before running for political office next election?

Fri, Aug 27 2009

qwerrk says:

Oh, Ben Franklin stuff....now I believe it!! (so lame :D :D )

Sun, Aug 29 2009

Mega says:

It works, and the concept can be applied to many other things. The question is would we be allowed to develop the technology.

Sat, Sep 4 2009

GBCronin says:

This is a interesting magic trick and I think, is fairly easy to explain. Watch the video and note the following: 1. There is, what appears to be, a length of plastic wrap stretched across the snack table. Why is that needed? What is it hiding? A pair of holes perhaps? 2. The bottoms of the candles are never shown. Perhaps hiding a contact mechanism that could pass through the holes to the underside of the table? 3. Most telling is the repositioned candles and wires after the CLOSEUP shot of the supposed "magnetizing" of the nails. This is where and when, I think, the setup is made to connect the the candles with the batteries and switch under the table. Note also that there is no zoom-in or zoom-out to get this closeup. The camera had to stop so the setup could be completed and then started up again. 4. Finally, notice that one of the presenter's hands always dips under the table, out of sight, everytime the 2nd candle is lit or extinguished. Flipping a switch perhaps? This trick can't be done "live" because of the possibility that someone would look under the table. Remember the video of the kids "popping corn" with a cell phone? What was under the table...a microwave unit. Have a magical day.

Wed, Oct 20 2009

Indyson35 says:

This is why dunking occurred in New England way back when. Let's bring it back...who is this witch?

Mon, Nov 1 2009

Lite Fixer says:

Fred had the right answer! I was stupid enough to try it and of course it don't work! I knew in my own mind that I should have hooked the leads to my testicles and then put the other end into a 220V wall receptacle! Then I would have seen the light!

Wed, Mar 9 2010

tor father/baap says:

oi knahki magir pola tor mare chode

Tue, Mar 22 2010

a cold candle, lol, heat goes up, its hot!! says:

a cold candle, lol, heat goes up, its hot!!

Thu, Apr 14 2010

Chups says:

I'm trying it

Sat, Jun 4 2010

importdoc says:

This video is fake. Rule #1 of the electron flow theory - all current begins and ends at the "source" and requires a complete "closed"circuit. The space between the candles is a wide "open" circuit. Maybe if it produced a lightning bolt I'd try to replicate the experiment. Rule#2 - electron flow is induced by magnetic induction, or the "collapsing" of a magnetic field which is not taking place during this hoax. Also, both the bulb and motor required DC voltage which, if produced by magnetic induction, requires the use of diodes to keep the current flowing in one direction.