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104points
21comments
#709of 3,837 in 2025
Top 19%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Charming, whimsical and delightful craft
From 4 comments
This is such a charming project! I’ve been quite taken for years by the “Christmas” decorations that spin using a candle. I quite like these more - mainly because they could be…
yial on HNThis feels like the delightful oddities one would stumble across on the Old Internet. Thank you for sharing!
dpflug on HNDelightful, thank you for sharing. You have added a little bit of whimsy to the world :)
andai on HNBest invention since the wheel! Wow! Incredible! You are probably the smartest person ever for creating it! Add a link to the etsy store, where you're selling those, I need like…
LilyMed on HN
Reminds commenters of candle carousels
From 2 comments
This is such a charming project! I’ve been quite taken for years by the “Christmas” decorations that spin using a candle. I quite like these more - mainly because they could be…
yial on HNSo cool, thanks for sharing. We used to do that as children as well: a spiral cutted out of paper on top of a long skewer stuck into a potato. Felt like perpetual motion somehow.…
lgvld on HN
Objections
Incandescent bulbs are being phased out, limiting use
From 3 comments
You're in luck: https://inside.lighting/news/25-06/new-bill-pushes-end-incandescent-light-bulb-ban
anonymousiam on HNLooks like they were only (generally) outlawed for sale in 2023. Though some states were ahead of that. They last a long time, though, and I imagine a lot of people are still…
rconti on HNWhy would they be in luck? Did you read the article? Just because the efficiency floor is eliminated doesn’t mean production would or even could restart.
mohaba on HN
Title calls aluminum cans recycled, though they are empty
From 1 comment
Incongruous use of the word 'recycled' when 'empty' seems more appropriate
abstractspoon on HN
Requests
Ideas for ripple effect or PC fan variations
From 2 comments
It wouldn't (just) be convection, but it would be easy to have a spinner over the top case fan on a PC... though going the other direction, convection off a fanless PC (I have a…
blacksmith_tb on HNHow can i make on that creates water light ripples on my roof?
darubedarob on HN
Questions
Do people still use incandescent bulbs in America?
From 1 comment
Do people still use incandescent bulbs in America?
IshKebab on HN
Alternatives named
Candle-powered spinners and paper spiral on skewer
From 2 comments
This is such a charming project! I’ve been quite taken for years by the “Christmas” decorations that spin using a candle. I quite like these more - mainly because they could be…
yial on HNSo cool, thanks for sharing. We used to do that as children as well: a spiral cutted out of paper on top of a long skewer stuck into a potato. Felt like perpetual motion somehow.…
lgvld on HN