Comments on: diy project: kate’s homemade citronella candles

By: Greg of Silver Harvest Candles

Greg of Silver Harvest Candles — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:28:04 +0000

Great idea, I will surely do this at home.

By: Hind

Hind — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:30:38 +0000

Hi, talking about the units of measure, i’m Moroccan and i LOVE this blog. Even though i do have some problems with the units (here in Morocco, we have the same units as France and Europe) that’s not a big problem and it’s easy to deal with it so just enjoy the site and don’t care about futilities like that!
Thank you for this website!

By: Lilly

Lilly — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:56:12 +0000

Re: Units of measure. I’m European and I ‘ve no issue if the units of measure aren’t familiar to me. Google is our friend. We can easily change the units by using it, people :)

I’ve been lurking on this site for a few days. I am completely in love. Thank you.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:19:42 +0000

One drop of oil for a small candle? As long as the candle burns okay, I wonder if adding more oil would make for more effective pest-control.

By: sunrise

sunrise — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:09:57 +0000

wow everybody. get over the “units of measure thing” already. they made a note of it jeez. they told us how to make a really cool item for free. that’s what we should be focusing on.

By: Rawan

Rawan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:39:54 +0000

This is a great idea! i love it… I will try to make it…lets hope i can find citronella oil in this part of the world :)

also I agree with Jamie…most of the world use the metric system so its kind of confusing …it would be great to mention both measures…or at least mention units so that we can convert them.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:47:29 +0000

Jamie,

It is a good idea to specify the units of measure. That being said, it seems clear what the author intended. It is not possible for water to be 140 degrees Celsius at standard temperature and pressure.

It also seems reasonable to use the units of measure most commonly used by the target audience. The metric system is easier to use and internationally accepted, but is virtually nonexistent in the average American kitchen.

This looks like a great idea. I’m surprised at the small amount of citronella needed to achieve the repellant effect. This would make a great boy scout project. Thanks for the idea!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:43:38 +0000

Thank you Grace.

Also things like Pounds, Miles Per Hour, Feet, Pennies, Ounces, and other imperial units are not used by the rest of the world.

Please do send a memo to your editors and authors about this.

Using standard units makes the site more open and inviting to everyone.

By: grace

grace — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:23:02 +0000

jamie

the majority of d*s readers are in america, so we tend to use the units of measurement that are most common to us.

that said, i’ll try to make sure we have things like temperature more clearly defined. normally we use temperature in our food column, which does clarify international units (because our editor is european) but i’ll keep a better eye on posts like this that don’t normally use temperature measurements.

grace

By: Leta

Leta — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:16:23 +0000

We just dropped a massive amount of cash on citronella and tikki torches for our back patio, as we can’t set foot outside without being swarmed by mosquitoes. I hope this project will help cut our cash output. Thanks for the idea!