Olena Vladymyrets, 94, from Vinnytsia, and her daughter Nina made 4,000 trench candles for Ukrainian defenders.

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Alchemy@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y (3 replies)

"My hands hurt, but I want to help" 😪 😪

athos77@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y

Heroes come in all ages and abilities.

wieson@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

You used the emoji that is sleeping and having snot come out of its nose. Just fyi

Alchemy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

….why is that even a thing??

Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Hey so where do you donate?

I mean in the beginning of the war it made sense to send even a small amount of money, later if seemed billions were pouring in so...

Today it looks like small donations can actually make the day brighter for the people over there, a small sum might become a a pair of gloves, 6 hours of light and a little warmth, some nicer food, ...

Ulara@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Yes, even a small donation can make the day brighter.

https://impactful.ninja/best-charities-for-ukraine/

Thank you for your kindness, Valmond 🙏

SoonaPaana@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

What is the role of the corrugated paper? What happens if standard wicks are used?

BombOmOm@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

My guess is to have the flame dispersed over the entire candle so as to make it much more difficult to blow out. Would also make it hotter for use as a field stove or human warmer.

Ulara@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

The corrugated paper is cheap, has vertical channels on the inside, and its quantity creates a large area flame. Standard wicks would only produce a small flame with little heat.