Power outages are never fun, but they’re even worse if you get hit with one when you don’t have any candles around. Thankfully, Instructables user DualPhase shares a way to convert an orange into a candle in a pinch.
Using an orange, grapefruit or lemon and any type of oil, you can hollow out the fruit and use the middle stem as a wick. After hollowing it out, all you need to do is fill the skin with vegetable or olive oil and you’re all set. It’s a handy trick that certainly beats out using your phone for light. It probably smells a lot better too. You can find the full guide over on Instructables.
Orange Candle [Instructables]
Rivett
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 9:37 AMNot sure I want to do all that cutting in the dark!
Matt
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 10:02 AMIsnt it just baby making night when the power goes out?
boris
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 2:50 AMhmm thought that would start an oil fire but obviously not….
Jackson Bison
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 8:27 AM“It’s a handy trick that certainly beats out using your phone for light. It probably smells a lot better too.”
Seriously, how bad does your phone actually smell…?