It would be pretty cool if it was though.

Back then the anti-trust laws were actually somewhat enforced. Nowadays, not so much.

I would assume people goong “ok, so the wick burns but what is the purpose of the wax? Oh it’s the fuel duh”

If someone had asked me “what percentage of people know how candles work?” I would probably have answered something like “95% of those over the age of 5”. This is very disconcerting. Not that candles are terribly important, but just the lack of reasoning.

Hopefully in accordance with their contracts with artists

You need to use (the expensive) platinum cure silicone for it to be safe.