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A '''candle''' was a stick of wax with a wick that was lit. The flame would gradually use up the wax as it burned, shortening the candle.
A '''candle''' was a stick of wax with a wick that was lit. The flame would gradually use up the wax as it burned, shortening the candle.


[[Mandrel (The Sun Makers)|Mandrel]] marked a level on a candle he owned and told the Doctor he must return from the [[Consum Bank]] before it burned that low or he would kill [[Leela]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'')
[[Mandrel (The Sun Makers)|Mandrel]] marked a level on a candle he owned and told the [[Fourth Doctor]] he must return from the [[Consum Bank]] before it burned that low or he would kill [[Leela]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'')


Due to the plant's sensitivity, West [[Yorkshire]] [[rhubarb]] had to have a carefully controlled light source. For this reason, [[Martin Chisom]] used candles in his rhumbard [[forcing shed]]. ([[ST]]: ''[[Lost in the Wakefield Triangle]]'')
Due to the plant's sensitivity, West [[Yorkshire]] [[rhubarb]] had to have a carefully controlled light source. For this reason, [[Martin Chisom]] used candles in his rhumbard [[forcing shed]]. ([[ST]]: ''[[Lost in the Wakefield Triangle]]'')
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Revision as of 04:59, 28 October 2011

Candle
Mandrel keenly watches his candle burn lower. (DW: The Sun Makers)

A candle was a stick of wax with a wick that was lit. The flame would gradually use up the wax as it burned, shortening the candle.

Mandrel marked a level on a candle he owned and told the Fourth Doctor he must return from the Consum Bank before it burned that low or he would kill Leela. (DW: The Sun Makers)

Due to the plant's sensitivity, West Yorkshire rhubarb had to have a carefully controlled light source. For this reason, Martin Chisom used candles in his rhumbard forcing shed. (ST: Lost in the Wakefield Triangle)