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candles Sep 28, 2006
i got this in an email


NEVER LIGHT a CANDLE in
Airconditioned ROOMS

Prevention is better than cure..


A friend in our group (Aramco, Saudi) passed away last week due to carbon
–monoxide poisoning. It happened when she lighted an aroma therapeutic
candle for the night in a room with Air-conditioner ON .

Due to lack of oxygen in the room, the burning of the candle cannot fully
oxidise & thus form dangerous carbon monoxide.

Carbon monoxide will prevent oxygen exchange in the lungs, resulting in the
person dozing-off into a state of unconsciousness & eventually death in
less than an hour, depending on the room size.

This email is to make you aware of such danger when lighting aroma
therapeutic candles in any un-ventilated rooms.

Please forward this e-mail to all your loved ones and friends.

d3vilish_ang3l_88
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Sep 28, 2006
in that case i shud be dead right now ...
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Sep 28, 2006
lol..i didnt say if it was true or not..
but it sure is intersting ?? :roll:
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Sep 28, 2006
A candle,

The room would have had to be completely air tight, I don't think so.
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Sep 28, 2006
this is true for 'SCENTED' candles, methinks.
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Sep 28, 2006
But maybe that's only true for re-circulated air. AC's that suck in fresh air from the outside and then cool it should be ok.
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Sep 28, 2006
Chocoholic wrote:But maybe that's only true for re-circulated air. AC's that suck in fresh air from the outside and then cool it should be ok.


I am telling you this could only be possible if the room was completely air tight, the amount of oxygen a candle burns would easliy be replaced under doors, leaky windows, ducts are not airtight etc.
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