This Candle By The Hour rig provides up to 144 hours of candle light via an innovative ‘rope and clamp’ contraption. Just pull up a segment for the time you need – 3 inches for around an hour – and the candle will go out when it reaches the clamp. Clever sausage. Priced at $40.94 and refills at $26.70.
The Candle by the Hour 144 Hour Beeswax Candle allows you to set the amount of time it burns before it automatically extinguishes itself. Simply feed up to 3 inches (about an hours worth) of the pliable unscented beeswax coil through the patented candle clip and relax without worry because the flame will extinguish itself when it reaches the clamp.
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Wow, that's fascinating. The date ended when the candle went out? Awesome! :)