The wax thought experiment is intended to illustrate how things maintain their initial identity though they do change form (ex. the essence of wax stays the same, though it changes state from solid to liquid as it burns).
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In Descartes' Wax Example, he describes a wax candle heating up and changing all of the properties we can perceive, yet we still perceive it to be wax, which he explains is a result of our intellectual sense of substance. Locke expands on this with his idea of substratum, the substance of a thing that is free of characteristics. However, he believes the substratum is imperceptible because it cannot be sensed in a physical way and rejects Decartes notion of the intellectual sense.
CraCrayola Crayons are made from two basic ingredients: paraffin wax and pigment. Heated tanks store the wax. wax and mixed.la Crayons are made from two basic ingredients: paraffin wax and pigment. Heated tanks store the wax. Pre-measured pigments are added to the wax and mixed.
To remove candle wax from a hardwood floor use an ice cube to harden the wax and then gently scrap off the wax with a putty knife. To remove the wax finish on a hardwood floor use mineral spirits on the floor. Use a cloth and apply the mineral spirits in a circular motion until all the wax has been removed.
Candles are made by dipping a wax string in melted candle wax repetitively.
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