Lighting many candles at one time.

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Pantha1
posted 02-07-2000 11:56 AM              
Question: In the movie 'the craft', one of the characters lights a single candle and instantaneously, about 4 dozen more also light. How is this accomplished?

dead_body_#ONE
posted 02-07-2000 01:26 PM              
I did this in a very simple way. I took an appropriate number of electronic matches/model rocket igniters for the number of candles and to each one taped just the head of a match. Then I wired each of the igniters in parrellel and attached the thin speaker wire to the battery pack. The thin wire and small igniters and match heads can easily been hidden behind the candle.

Pantha1
posted 02-09-2000 11:11 AM              
I think that should work. Thanks alot.

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