Testing the claim that tealight candles can be used to boil water in emergency

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Having seen people make claims that using 4 tealight candles in a muffin pan that you can boil water in a pan above it, I decided to test out that theory and see if it actually works.  I used the same type and size pans so that the candles had room to burn correctly below the water pan and also have room for plenty of air to get to the candles.  Using 2 cups of standard tap water I put the pan of water over the 4 burning candles and set a timer with my phone, used the finger temp test, and also a cooking thermometer to see just how hot it got.  You can see the setup in the pictures below and the results of the test in the video.