Today, I was having trouble blowing out the last of the several candles on my bedside table. Exasperated, I blew as hard as I could, which sent hot wax from the other candles shooting into the air, all over my face and into my eyes. FML
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On 11/15/2009 at 4:23am - misc - by shiiiiit (woman) - United States (Oregon)
ok this is just FULL OF FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!
how the fu*k can you blow a candle out and have the wax shot towards your face?! that would mean you were sucking the air in but even that is impossible! and if the wax went into your eyes youd be blind! so you are a fake attention seeker!
If she was directly above the candle when she blew it out, the liquid wax could have splashed up at her. The same principle causes water to splash back up when someone jumps into a pool.
But then, that's pretty stupid as well, sticking one's face right up against a candle to blow it out...and if there was that much liquefied wax floating in the candle, she burned it WAY too long.
So either way, she's a fuckin' moron.
#6 - On 11/15/2009 at 10:41am by myfriend_youfail
thats true. I was going to say the same thing. Some though could have helped her blow them out from the other side. Therefore she misinterpreted the whole scene.
#22 - On 11/15/2009 at 12:03pm by nintendo64
I agree.
Plus, Hot wax on a candle cools very fast. So I definitely call this fake. :|
#45 - On 11/15/2009 at 4:44pm by Boxingsweets
Wait, if you were BLOWING how did it end up back on your face..?
oh, and by the way, very original name OP.. :P
No, she was probably above the candles blowing down, and there's a bit of a rounded hollow where the wax is melting where the wick is, so the wax would go straight up in the air, and into her face.
#38 - On 11/15/2009 at 3:14pm by Twinklestar
That sucks. I hope there was no real damage. For the others, you CAN blow into hot wax, or other liquids, and have it fly back at you. Common physics. Take a shot glass and put water in it. Blow into it sharply from up close and your face will get wet. Just sayin.
#5 - On 11/15/2009 at 10:39am by Pipistrello
How do you blow hard enough that something as thick and syrupy as candle wax shoots back at you?
[no pun intended]
#7 - On 11/15/2009 at 10:42am by allmidnighteyes
Maybe it was like this http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1141/1183477929_3ec6872f47.jpg?v=0
and then it shot back at her when it hit the wax wall, but I really doubt it... Though it could be possible... but if it went into her eyes, wouldn't she be having some medical attention that would be really bad? :S
#21 - On 11/15/2009 at 11:44am by StaticDown
If you blow hard enough you always end up with hot, sticky stuff in your face. YDI
#8 - On 11/15/2009 at 10:43am by McBadAss
I believe this is true because my friend did something similar when she was drunk. I ended up picking wax of her face, hands and her hair. Was so funny!
#12 - On 11/15/2009 at 11:08am by sarahjiffy
If you blew really hard, wouldn't the wax fly the direction you blew? As in, away from your face? I don't get it. How were the candles arranged?
#13 - On 11/15/2009 at 11:15am by dnlphm94
Maybe it wasn't completely flat surface. I don't know how to explain it but imagine the candle melts and there's a wall of wax behind it, so imagine the wax hits the wall and bounces back. idk just an idea...
The closest I could find to what I was talking about http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1141/1183477929_3ec6872f47.jpg?v=0
#17 - On 11/15/2009 at 11:37am by StaticDown
i could've sworn that a candle blows out after the first try
#15 - On 11/15/2009 at 11:29am by shewasalmost18
I CALL FAKE!
Unless you can change the laws of physics...
#23 - On 11/15/2009 at 12:10pm by I_Call_Fake
YDI
I really can't see how you can make wax splash into the opposite direction than the one you're blowing and unless you weren't abnormally close the the light you wouldn't have been able to get it into your eyes
#24 - On 11/15/2009 at 12:16pm by Blabloop_Fishie
Next time, grab a glass and shove it over the candle til it goes out. Works just as good, and you ain't gonna get wax anywhere.
well u should get to the hospital before posting this fml
#32 - On 11/15/2009 at 1:13pm by NoNameAtAll
you can't blow it into your face it would go in the opposite direction and anyway even if you did you deserve it for not doing the cool thing which is using your licked finger :p
I HAVE TOTALLY DONE THIS BEFORE! LOL i had to get a candle snuffer because ive actually done it more than once... and it hurts sooo much, so i understand
this is a load of bull its literally impossible to blow hot wax or anything for that matter into your face it would go the other way not into your face
The only way you could have had trouble blowing a candle out would be if you were too lazy to sit up in bed and get close enough to do it.
YDI
#36 - On 11/15/2009 at 1:50pm by capthavoc123
Ok, so the only way for this to be possible is if you blew at the candles from above... But why the fuck would you do that?! Always blow from the side so wax won't get in your face
#41 - On 11/15/2009 at 3:38pm by Avenging_Angel
YDI for breaking the laws of physics.
YDI for not being able to blow out the candle on your first try.
YDI for posting an obviously fake story.
YDI for being an out of shape dumbass.
I wish I could click that button four times...
The poster is a moron either way you look at it.
1. Burning candles for extended periods of time increases the risk for a fire.
2. Putting your face directly vertical above the flame increases your risk for flame and wax burns.
3. Putting your face directly vertical over a pool of hot wax and blowing hard is just plain stupid. The wax will splash back up as you disturb the surface tension.
Methinks the poster should invest in those battery-operated flameless candles. They're practically idiot-proof.
#53 - On 11/15/2009 at 9:26pm by myfriend_youfail
EDIT: don't know why it posted my comment under this one. It's unrelated. Apologies.
#54 - On 11/15/2009 at 9:29pm by myfriend_youfail
Exasperated???? How many damn candles did you have on your bedside table?? Really you are worn out because you had to blow out maybe 5 small candles? If you had more than 5...goodness you are strange. And wouldn't the hot wax go the other way towards where you were blowing? Are you extremely fat? because that would be a better excuse rather than saying there were just too many candles.
#48 - On 11/15/2009 at 7:26pm by saviisneat
Having trouble blowing several "candles" all at once? The "wax" hit you in the face?
I think we've all learned a valuable lesson about fellatio, yes?
#56 - On 11/15/2009 at 10:15pm by ScaryyMary
YDI for referring to your BF's penis as a candle and semen as wax.
#58 - On 11/16/2009 at 12:25am by ActionManly
totally happened to me... gets in your eyelashes and shit... ugh i feel ya homes!!!!
#59 - On 11/16/2009 at 1:09am by 3smyluckynumber
and why all the fat comments? what does that have to do with candles? People are such assholes.
#62 - On 11/16/2009 at 10:33am by xcarxcrashx
Ok...seriously...I don't know HOW you were blowing those candles...but usually, air goes AWAY from you, and if it blows hot wax AWAY from you with it...you must blow candles out in a REALLY weird way...
#63 - On 11/16/2009 at 12:51pm by The_Disturbed
Also...if it were the last of the candles...the wax from the other would have solidified by then. It takes about 3seconds to harden. It may still be warm, but not liquid enough to go everywhere when you blow on it, let alone something near it.
#64 - On 11/16/2009 at 12:53pm by The_Disturbed
It takes more than 3 seconds for wax to harden. If a candle is burning more than an hour the wax is super liquefied and will easily splash you in the face if you stood above it to blow it out.
#66 - On 11/18/2009 at 6:03am by xcarxcrashx
