Making A Candle Seesaw... How?

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]Ever heard of burning the candle at both ends? It's not always a bad thing, especially when you can turn it into science art. Look at this piece of PVC in the middle and two large candlesticks pushed into either end. A nail holds it in place on two glasses. Now, watch the seessaw action here happens because of a loss of mass as it burns. Look at this.

[00:00:21]You know what happens when you take a candle and you tip it downward? You lose some of that wax that's there. And as you lose the wax, you lose some of the weight. It's like a seessaw. It just keeps going back and forth. Potential energy turning into kinetic energy.

[00:00:33]You're gonna have to babysit it just a little bit, but it's a conversation piece at any dinner table. Super super cool. It's a burning candle seessaw guaranteed to keep your guests talking.