Hi all.
First time poster long time lurker. I'm a fitter by trade started in the aircraft industry, moved to boat building side more recently. Hope i'll be able to contribute here.
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BTW, you know those gag bithday candles that don't blow out? What's in those things and how come we don't all have some of these in our bags?

You've already managed it, its magnesium in the wick. The liquid parafin of the candle protects the magnesium from the air but when the candle blows out the magnesium is ignited by the ember, now exposed to the air it burns reigniting the parafin. This principle should keep your PJ / cotton balls windproof.