Why is it that when you run your finger through candle flame, you rarely feel the heat, but just a second of flame from petroleum gas can burn you good?

Question

Why is it that when you run your finger through candle flame, you rarely feel the heat, but just a second of flame from petroleum gas can burn you good?

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Answer 1

Along with the temperature difference: your finger will rarely spend a whole second in the flame when moving through a candle flame. (Unless it’s a very big donkey candle)

So you’re comparing apples and oranges a bit.