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Re:Where does a candle go when it burns? by kiawe_fire on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @02:11PM (#26972313)
Related study, which I found interesting, that confirms the weight you “lose” is excreted primarily through your breath:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/287046#Tracking-th...

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Re:Where does a candle go when it burns? by ihaveajob on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @02:26PM (#26972454)
What I find most interesting is that so many people, including those with supposed expert knowledge of physiology, get this totally wrong.
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Re:Where does a candle go when it burns? by zappo2938 on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @05:42PM (#26974594)
On the flip, that tree in your backyard isn't growing out of the ground outside of the moisture that falls from the sky -- if it did the ground would sink -- it is growing out of the air.
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