Within the experimental errors for our simple setup, our results are consistent with
Lavoisier’s closed volume experiments and with other reported closed volume experiments.
These results also coincide with Vitz’s results for the burning of a piece of paper in
a closed combustion chamber where a zero change of pressure is reported and a 56% of O2
is consumed, as measured using GC. The wrong explanations for the candle experiment
only appear when trying to explain the results of a candle experiment using a non strictly
closed setup.