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Today I'm going to show you how to make my 5 favorite emergency candles.
1) Start by taking a lump of Edam cheese and peeling off the wax coating.
Next take a strip of newspaper and roll it into a thin tight roll. We'll use this as a wick.
Then tear off a strip of the cheese wax, put the wick in at one end
and tightly roll up the wax until you have something which looks like this.
Light it up, and there we have our first finished candle.
2) Start by taking a block of butter, and using a sharp knife, cut off a piece like this.
Then using a thin screwdriver, poke a hole down the middle.
Next push in a short length of cotton string to act as a wick.
And finally wipe the top of the wick with some butter to help it light.
As it burns the butter will start to melt and pool around the bottom of the candle.
3) Take a can of tuna in sunflower oil and using a thin screwdriver, poke a hole through the top.
Be careful not to slip and don't go through the other side.
Next take a short length of cotton string, and poke it through the hole and into the can.
Use a pair of scissors to cut off any excess, then go ahead and light it up.
Surprisingly this doesn't really smell, and you can still eat the tuna once you've finished.
4) Take a wax colouring crayon and simply light up the end.
It might take a little while to get going, but once it's started, it will burn well.
This may give off toxic fumes and should only be done outside.
5) And finally here's my favorite.
Take an orange, and using a sharp knife, carefully cut through the skin in a circle around the centre.
Then gently use your thumbs to ease the peel off the fruit until you have something which looks like this.
Make sure you have the centre piece here because that's going to be our wick.
Next take some olive oil, and pour it into the orange. Make sure to soak the wick with some, but don't cover it.
Then light it up. It might take a little while to get started, but once its going, it should last a long time.
And if you want to you can float it in a bowl of water and use it as a centre piece on a table.
I hope you've enjoyed watching this video, if you want to see more,
Click on the links on the right hand side, or take a look at my YouTube channel page.
These candles should only be used outside in a well ventilated area where nothing else can catch fire should anything go wrong.
Have fun, stay safe and as always, thanks for watching.