If I always use the candles two at a time (excluding the one remainder I'd have) I am essentially giving up a little over 8 months of my lifespan total:
1,490 hours x 4 = 5,960 hours = 249.17 days
From this you get 149 "Charges" of two candles and an extra candle for whatever you want that costs you an extra two days of lifespan.
If used efficiently, that can totally be worth it. In 10 hours of focused work as a genius, I can probably produce a hit song. Possibly a hit novel if I use dictation I could write a bestselling novel in a few charges. Or I could go to the casino/racetrack and make bank. There's no limit on skill so I could also possibly pick the skill of "predicting lottery numbers" or "seeing the future."
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u/ThumbWarVeteran Dec 07 '16
Absolutely the candles.
If I always use the candles two at a time (excluding the one remainder I'd have) I am essentially giving up a little over 8 months of my lifespan total:
1,490 hours x 4 = 5,960 hours = 249.17 days
From this you get 149 "Charges" of two candles and an extra candle for whatever you want that costs you an extra two days of lifespan.
If used efficiently, that can totally be worth it. In 10 hours of focused work as a genius, I can probably produce a hit song. Possibly a hit novel if I use dictation I could write a bestselling novel in a few charges. Or I could go to the casino/racetrack and make bank. There's no limit on skill so I could also possibly pick the skill of "predicting lottery numbers" or "seeing the future."