Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> I have a candle on my windowsil. Do you know, I looked at it this
> afternoon, and it had *melted* in the sun. It's now actually welded to
> the sil; I can't move it at all.
>
> Do you have any idea what the hell temperature parafin wax melts at?


Viscosity will be a continuous function of temperature, and not a step one. A
week at temps above comfortable room temperature might give similar amount of
flow as a few seconds at "melting temperature."

I got a B in a graduate level engineering class on viscosity of glasses.
<retching emoticon>

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