[Gilles Messier] at the Our Own Devices YouTube channel recently took a look at an interesting device — an electric lantern powered by a candle. At first glance, this sounds completely absurd.

They’re selling items that look high-end for an affordable price. That includes one of the best-selling lantern candle holders, which look like a Pottery Barn style five times the price.

Candles. Lanterns. Torches. Campfires. They give off beautiful light, but not very much of it. (Well, except for full-frame flames like that at top left. And don’t be concerned—it’s not a ...

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