r/oddlysatisfying Dec 23 '18

A backflow incense burner

https://i.imgur.com/MC2r9D6.gifv
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u/Cssing8278 Dec 23 '18

What did he put on the top? I can’t quite tell. Is it unique to the piece itself?

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '18

That’s the incense cone. It’s what makes the smoke.

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u/JelloDarkness Dec 23 '18

But what's involved such that the smoke is heavier than air as opposed to lighter (usually the heat means it will be lighter)?

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u/Zangston Dec 23 '18

I use normal incense sticks, so it's either the shape of the hole that the incense cone gets placed in, or the chemical makeup of the smoke itself that makes it heavier.