The third candle I tested was a dark blue sealing wax candle, and this one I found a bit of a disappointment. Its drippings form solid oval pellets, like stones on a beach, and they all conglomerated into a sort of oval or circle, with two slight projections to either side, and tips at either end, making it look like a gyroscope or an elongated compass.
The fourth candle I tested was a 10 in/25.5 cm-long white ‘dripless’ taper candle. This candle’s wax did form pellets, and kind of loosely associated with each other, although I did get some of them to coagulate. Nonetheless, it only ended up looking like a snowstorm, and against the white bowl, it was hard to discern any pattern.
I next wanted to test the votive candle, but I had to let this sucker burn for 20 to 30 minutes before I judged I had enough candle wax to go with. Sitting there and trying not to feel bored, I idly checked the decorative pillar candle and discovered it had melted enough wax to go with. On impulse, I poured it into the middle of the bowl. Its wax instantly formed what looked an oyster mushroom with its root.
When I finally judged I had enough melted wax in the orange votive candle, I poured it and it immediately took the form of a snake lunging at the oyster mushroom. Initially, the snake and the oyster mushroom drippings did seem drawn to each other. On closer inspection, the snake had a head shaped more like a horse, goat, or sheep than a traditional snake. On impulse, I poured out a little more of the orange votive candle wax, but it only form a vaguely triangular, umbrella-y shape. The end-result picture appears below:
