Why does a candle make no smoke when it is lit but makes a lot of smoke when you blow it out?

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Why does a candle make no smoke when it is lit but makes a lot of smoke when you blow it out?

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in accordance with the other comments, go ahead and blow out a candle, and take a lighter to the smoke that rises and see the flame follow the trail of unignited wax vapor back to the wick

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