The Chemical History of a Candle

Six parts, one candle. Follow a flame all the way down to what it is made of, and finish somewhere you did not expect: your own chest.

1. Part 1A Candle Makes Its Own Cup
2. Part 2The Dark Part of the Flame Is the Fuel
3. Part 3Nothing Burns Without the Air
4. Part 4A Candle Makes Water
5. Part 5The Gas You Cannot See Leaving
6. Part 6You Burn the Same Fuel a Candle Does