Eli5: How can a candle be relit by holding a flame to its smoke?

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Eli5: How can a candle be relit by holding a flame to its smoke?

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Fire needs 3 things to exist: Something that can burn, oxygen, and heat. Holding a flame to the smoke allows its heat to travel more easily to the wick. The wick now has all 3 things to relight.

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