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		baroffoos on June 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Glass Battery That Keeps Getting Better? Do you have a source for the candle fact? Thats quite interesting.

thatcat on June 7, 2019 [–]

A quick search shows tnt has 4 kJ / g while paraffin has 42 kJ / g. A lot of energy is in paraffin's hydrocarbon chain, but less energy per bond and it is less accessible.

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