Some friends and I were having dinner and that was the question at hand it may have been to the many margarita's we had or just dumb conversation you decide
2006-07-20 05:07:12 · 13 answers · asked by cookincween 1 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ New Orleans
candles don't have watts, there is no electricity involved, I would say dumb conversation caused by the margaritas lol
2006-07-20 05:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle 6 · 1⤊ 20⤋
Candle Watt
2016-10-14 11:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by cicconi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course candles produce wattage.
Watt is an expression of power, it is not limited to electricity, it is power of any kind. It's a measure of a unit of energy per unit of time, in this case one watt is one joule per second.
Heat can thus be expressed in watts, and a candle certainly produces heat.
Now, as to how MUCH heat a candle produces, that I don't have the answer to.
2014-02-13 07:18:40 · answer #3 · answered by Matt K 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I want to ignore the question of how much light does a candle give out compared to an incandescent light bulb and also the fact that candles don't use electricity and so wattage is, on the surface not applicable, and instead focus on what seems to be the underlying question, "What is the equivilant in watts to the energy output of a lightbulb?" This is actually a very useful comparison that is made very often when considering energy efficiency.
The answer is that energy emission of a candle is the equivilant of somewhere between 160 and 210 watts.
In other words, the total energy output of a candle, mostly in the form of heat and light, is comparable to the total energy output of any electrical device that uses 160–210 watts of electrical energy* — this output might include heat, light, and mechanical energy. The ratio of high-frequency, visible light is much greater in an electric light than in a candle, which is why electric lights burn so much brighter using an equivilant amount of energy.
(NB: for the science minded: we feel radiant energy as heat, but it is actually emitted as low frequency light below the range visible to the human eye. Most of the light emitted by a candle is in this range. This "light" turns to heat when it strikes a non-reflective surface such as our skin, which is why we feel it as heat.)
* http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=117206
2013-11-15 01:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by Jake 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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Some friends and I were having dinner and that was the question at hand it may have been to the many margarita's we had or just dumb conversation you decide
2015-08-07 19:17:09 · answer #5 · answered by Rosenda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a candle burns one watt of energy. A 40 watt lightbulb is equivalent to burning 40 candles
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watts are watts, one million watts output is the same energy whether from a candle or from any other source. Of course the input energy to produce that output will vary hugely depending on what method of heating or lighting you use.
2016-04-02 23:37:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A candle produces one candle-power of light and 80 BT Units of heat.
2014-10-25 12:54:37 · answer #8 · answered by Century25 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Candles produce heat BTU and light both can be converted to watts
2013-11-11 11:00:05 · answer #9 · answered by Nick 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
candles don't have Watts
2006-07-20 05:21:06 · answer #10 · answered by hot chicka 101 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I don't think candles carry wattage because there is no electricity required for them to burn.
2006-07-20 05:10:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋