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Discussion Thread 📮 Monday 8 September 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

These are just 100% beeswax, no added scents. Ideal burn time is a thing, you'll waste them lighting for too short a period.

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[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Running the figures. 1kg of wax needs 8kg of honey, so 130kgs of honey for 16kgs. Say you put 10g of honey on toast that's 13,000 slices of toast w/ honey (!).

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[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago*

Or enough mead for a damn good day in Valhalla

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