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Big Dipper beeswax tapers
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Big Dipper beeswax tapers

Big Dipper Wax Works 100% beeswax taper candles, 12 inch, pair.

$15Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

Pure beeswax, poured in Seattle, burning slow and smelling faintly of honey. The original dimmer. Keep a box in the drawer for the next power cut, or light them every evening.

Calm
Does not compete for your attention: no notifications, feeds or endless content. Does its job and gets out of the way.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
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=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisBig Dipper beeswax tapers
What it replacesSmart onePhilips Hue Go
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Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
#DEPENDS
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=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
6 of 66/6
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Philips Hue Go.

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Dimmable by breath. Smells better than any app.

Big Dipper beeswax tapers

$15
Calm
Big Dipper beeswax tapers$15
Buy on Amazon