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Crayola brand crayons may market its most popular product as a child's drawing tool, but according to viral photos, Internet rumors, and questionable advice blogs, the company has also been marketing emergency candles: The image of the crayandle pictured above has been circulating since at least 2013, when it was posted by Willow Haven Outdoor in an article titled 5 Make-Shift Urban Survival Lights When the Electricity Goes Down. The list also included other flammable, light-producing items such as sardine oil and bacon fat, but it was the Crayola candle that truly caught the Internet's attention. The picture is frequently shared on sites such as Pinterest, and several bloggers have conducted their own Crayola candle experiments. The verdict? Crayola crayons are made out of paraffin wax and can therefore be set aflame. The paper on the outside acts as a wick and allows the crayon to burn slowly like a candle. While the most popular claim is a Crayandle will burn for 30 minutes, most amateur experiments peg the burn time closer to 15 minutes: https://youtu.be/VZTrhmCBS6oOf course, just because you can do something doesn't mean that you should. Crayola has issued a statement explaining its crayons were not designed to be burned like candles: This flammable phenomenon is not restricted to Crayola brand crayons. It should also be noted the existence of an emergency does not affect the burning time of a crayon:
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