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1 STAR. lit 40 candles at once to stress test them and the fire department came

Answered Started by xX_SootLord_Xx · Oct 1, 2026 · 15 replies · 15,302 views · 8 from staff

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  1. #1

    bought 40 votives to do a stress test in my garage. smoke alarm went off, neighbor called it in, fire department showed up. candles performed fine honestly but im leaving 1 star because of the situation

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    Why did you need to stress test forty candles

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    content

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    First and most importantly: we are so glad everyone is okay, including your neighbor, who sounds like a good neighbor.

    Please, nobody do this. Our care guide asks for one candle per surface, never unattended, at least three inches from anything. We would add: not forty, and not in a garage.

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    For context, our largest lighting was the 212-foot table at the Sonoma Harvest Supper: 140 glasses, 280 guests, nine staff, two extinguishers, and a permit. That is a ratio of one adult per half a candle.

    Your garage test was forty candles to one adult. We do not recommend comparing your garage to the Sonoma Harvest Supper, though we are flattered.

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    Firefighter here. Not the crew that responded, different district. Seconding everything above.

    Also, this shop sent our station a box of unscented candles last year “for the break room, for emergencies.” We thought it was a joke until a power outage in March. Good people.

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    That was a real box! They’re from our 2016 run of Unscented. We had some left over, and they were always meant for emergencies, in a sense.

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    WAIT. YOU HAD UNSCENTED LEFT OVER??

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    We did, and we gave them to the firefighters, which we think you’d agree is the right home. But please check the petition thread. There is news.

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  10. #10

    ok changing to 3 stars. the candles were fine. the fire guy was nice

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  11. Answer #11

    Thank you. If you would like to do a stress test properly, come to the pour room on a Tuesday. We will show you how we burn-test: five glasses, one at a time, on a steel table, with Ruben watching.

    It is very boring. We would love to have you.

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    is it really boring

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    It is extraordinarily boring. I have done it for six years. I’ll save you a stool.

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  14. #14

    went today. it was boring. ruben is goated. 5 stars

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  15. #15

    We’ve written “Ruben is goated” on a card and pinned it in the pour room. He asked what it means. We told him it’s good.

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  16. #16

    I looked it up. Thank you. I’ve told my mother.

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