Ancient tombs and eternal lanterns, why the eternal lanterns of ancient tombs have not been extingui

There are many similar records, and it is recorded in the historical records that there is an ever-bright lamp placed in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang;

The Chinese have a tradition of treating death as life, and the mausoleum after death is also called the Yin House, and the king attaches great importance to the mausoleum, as a residence after death, they also hope to be as brilliant as the palace they lived in, so there is a permanent lamp; A kind of ever-bright lamp is a double-layer structure, in which a container is filled with lamp oil, the wick is soaked in vinegar, and the outer layer is filled with water to cool the lamp oil; This is a great invention, because the oil consumed by the oil lamp is not mainly ignited, but volatilized by heating, the wick soaked in vinegar is not easy to keep the low temperature, and the water outside the oil jar can also effectively prevent the oil temperature from rising, but Changming is the ideal wish after all; In the excavation of Dingling in Beijing, there is a celadon vat in the main hall of the mausoleum, which contains wax lamp oil and a wick, which is the ever-bright lamp, but apparently this lamp was extinguished not long after the mausoleum was closed, because the closed mausoleum lacked the air needed for burning.

The mystery of the ancient tomb that never goes out.

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Then I knew that it was as if the lamp of eternal light was for the dead, and for the way of the dead, and that it was used to guide the dead to the kingdom of heaven.

In fact, the lantern did not burn for thousands of years, but the action of opening the tomb after a thousand years ignited the lantern. To put it simply, the lights are off before the tomb is turned on.

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context. The lamp is burning oxygen is gradually depleted, and it is not possible to maintain the continued combustion and specialize.

extinguished, a part of the lamp oil in a closed environment volatilizes into combustible gas, and the corpse of a dead person is produced by microorganisms to produce combustible gases such as phosphorus, and combustible gases do not burn when there is no oxygen.

When the tomb robbers open the tomb, it is time for the oxygen to spontaneously combustion, and the lamp is re-ignited, and when it is on, it is always thought that it will not be extinguished for a thousand years, but in fact it is extinguished when there is a lack of oxygen, and it is the result of re-ignition when it enters the oxygen. It's similar to the Ghost Fire Theory.

Eternal fire, the lamp lit by every household on Chinese New Year's Eve, once lit, cannot be blown out until the oil runs out and the candle finally extinguishes itself, which is an ancient traditional custom. Lanterns were also placed in the tombs of Chinese kings, hoping to be as brilliant as their palaces.

A kind of ever-bright lamp is a double-layer structure, in which a container is filled with lamp oil, the wick is soaked in vinegar, and the outer layer is filled with water to cool the lamp oil; This is a great invention, because the oil consumed by the oil lamp is not mainly ignited, but volatilized by heating, the wick soaked in vinegar can not only keep the temperature low, but the water outside the oil jar can also effectively prevent the oil temperature from rising, but Changming is the ideal wish after all.

In the excavation of Dingling in Beijing, there is a celadon vat in the main hall of the mausoleum, which contains wax lamp oil and a wick, which is the ever-bright lamp, but apparently this lamp was extinguished not long after the mausoleum was closed, because the closed mausoleum lacked the oxygen needed for combustion.

There are many similar records, history.

In the copy of the record, the bai is recorded in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and there is an ever-bright lamp;

The Chinese have a tradition of treating death as life, and the mausoleum of the person after death is also called the Yin House, and the king attaches great importance to the mausoleum, as a residence after death, they also hope to be as brilliant as the palace they lived in, so there is a permanent lamp; A kind of ever-bright lamp is a double-layer structure, in which a container is filled with lamp oil, the wick is soaked in vinegar, and the outer layer is filled with water to cool the lamp oil; This is a great invention, because the oil consumed by the oil lamp is not mainly ignited, but volatilized by heating, the wick soaked in vinegar is not easy to keep the low temperature, and the water outside the oil jar can also effectively prevent the oil temperature from rising, but Changming is the ideal wish after all; In the excavation of Dingling in Beijing, there is a celadon vat in the main hall of the mausoleum, which contains wax lamp oil and a wick, which is the ever-bright lamp, but apparently this lamp was extinguished not long after the mausoleum was closed, because the closed mausoleum lacked the air needed for burning.

The landlord said the so-called"Ever-bright lights"It is only recorded in some historical books, but it seems that all of them have been destroyed without exception. So far, not a single tomb has been found with a burning lantern. When the Dingling Tomb of the Ming Tombs was excavated, there was indeed an ever-bright lamp inside, but unfortunately, this lamp was extinguished.

The oil in the lamp bowl is still full, indicating that soon after the tomb was sealed, the lamp was extinguished due to lack of oxygen!

in a closed environment; The lamp burns in the oxygen source is gradually depleted; Failure to sustain the continuation.

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volatilization into combustible gas; The corpse of the dead is subjected to microorganisms to produce combustible gases such as phosphorus; Combustible gases do not burn when there is no oxygen; The lamp does not burn for thousands of years; Rather, it is the lack of oxygen to extinguish; When the grave robbers open the grave, it's time; spontaneous combustion occurs when oxygen enters; The lamp is back on fire; It is light when it is seen; I always think that it will not be extinguished for thousands of years, but in fact it is extinguished when there is a lack of oxygen; The result of re-ignition when entering oxygen! It's similar to the Ghost Fire Theory.

It is an ancient traditional custom that the lanterns lit by every household on Chinese New Year's Eve, once lit, cannot be blown out until the oil runs out and the candle finally extinguishes itself.

Is it true that there are ancient lamps in the tomb that have not been extinguished for thousands of years? Sima Qian once recorded that the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang used mermaid paste as a candle, and it was immortal for a long time. Mermaid paste refers to the use of the body of the South China Sea mermaid into an oil lamp, there is a saying "outside the South China Sea, there are mermaids, water dwelling like fish", legend has it that the mermaid body is rich in oil, **comparable to**, but this is a legend after all, can not confirm its authenticity.

In 527 A.D., a pair of Roman soldiers discovered an ancient lamp that had been burning for 500 years in ancient Syria; In 1400 A.D., people found ancient lamps that had been burning for more than 2,000 years in the tomb of the ancient Roman prince Peles; In 1540 A.D., while exploring the Appian Way, an ancient tomb was discovered with an ancient lamp burning in it. These ancient lamps cannot be extinguished with water, the wind cannot be extinguished, and the lamps will only be extinguished when the liquid in the lamp bowl is poured out.

Maybe the lantern is not a thousand years old, maybe it is just a re-ignition after the tomb is opened, because there is no oxygen in the long-term closed tomb, and oxygen is a necessary condition for combustion, sometimes when we walk in a closed tunnel, we need to light a match first, and wait until the match is lit, we can go in, so that we can breathe.

In addition to the conditions of oxygen, there is also a chemical substance: white phosphorus, white phosphorus has a very low ignition point, it is easy to burn, adding alum and white phosphorus to the wick, it can be assumed that after the tomb door was closed thousands of years ago, the oxygen burned out, and the white phosphorus was left after a thousand years, the tomb door was reopened, and it was re-ignited after a thousand years.

It is also possible that a cold substance is used as a fuel, using the principle of cold matter planning, which requires very little oxygen and emits a blue glow. There is also the saying of the gods, it may be a certain formation, building two levels of yin and yang, the light represents a kind of protection, guarding their soul for thousands of years, not being disturbed by others, when the light goes out, it is also the time when they really leave this world.

Because there is oxygen, at the same time as there is oxygen.

There are also tens of thousands of tons of candles....Burn the ...... slowly

It's actually very simple! It's all about embalming! Isolate oxygen!

Also bai is similar to du in white phosphorus and the like! Or elements that react with oxygen! When the sealed tomb DAO ran out of oxygen, he was extinguished.

When the tomb is opened, oxygen is available, and it spontaneously combusts until the tomb is deprived of oxygen and is extinguished again. In fact, it is embalming for you. Two additional sentences:

In ancient times, a lot of research was also done on embalming corpses. I have long understood that oxidation or oxygen in space things love to rot. So the lamp was lit to burn out the oxygen in the sealed tomb.

I still remember that there is a ** that said that the fire sickle was on fire at that time (for example, the time in the Water Margin is that there is this fire sickle, and when he sees the wind, he should usually seal it), it should be white phosphorus. Its purpose is to achieve the result of embalming for the lack of oxygen for the people and burial goods inside.

As the tomb door closed, the large number of ordinary oil lamps quickly depleted the air in the tomb, and all the lamps, including the everlasting lamp, went out at this time.

No matter how long it takes after that, even if it is hundreds of thousands of years, as long as someone enters the tomb, it will inevitably bring in fresh air, then it will ignite the everlasting lamp that will spontaneously combust under normal conditions, which is the secret that the everlasting lamp is still lit when people enter the ancient tomb for thousands of years.

There are very few ever-bright lights in the ancient curtains! If there is, it must be a very good character, I heard that you have to use a kind of mermaid to refine it and use it to make lamp oil! It can burn for more than 10,000 years, I don't know if it's true or not, I saw it on **!

It is not immortal for millennia; It is impossible for any material to burn permanently, and the reason why the lantern in the tomb is not extinguished is because of the spontaneous combustion that occurs under the action of oxygen.

It's not that it's immortal for thousands of years, it's just that the ground is relatively humid, there is a certain amount of moisture, and it is a closed state, so there is oxygen entering.

Yes, it is based on the fact that the material of this ever-bright lamp is very scarce, and it is generally made of the best oil, which will not be extinguished as long as there is oxygen.

The lanterns in the ancient tomb should be spontaneously combusted by a special wick, and a layer of short-term protection measures is added after the wick is made, and then the tomb is sealed through other torches in the tomb, and the burning of the oil lamp consumes up oxygen. When the tomb was opened again, oxygen entered the chamber and the special wick began to spontaneously combustion. Oxygen always runs faster than people, so when people go in, they will find that the lamp is on, but in fact, the lamp is lit, because they have the subjective impression of being the first to enter, so people who enter the tomb think that the lamp has been burning for hundreds and thousands of years.

According to the descriptions in some historical sources, we can know that the ever-bright lantern is also known as the endless lantern, and the ever-bright lantern has a special meaning in the tomb culture. For the ancient kings, they not only valued their own lives during their lifetimes, but also cared very much about their own afterlife. In their opinion, if a lantern could be placed in the tomb, it would mean that even if he died, he would be able to live in a palace as if he were dead.

Not only that, but since the feudal society period, many people believed that ghosts and gods were real in their minds, so they believed,The ever-bright lamp can help to expel darkness even after death, providing light for the way forward。So, can the everlasting lantern that exists in the ancient tomb really be able to survive for thousands of years?

In fact, the legend of the ever-bright lantern does not only exist in our society, but also in the history of many countries. In 1400 A.D., an archaeologist in ancient Rome discovered a real lamp. When he entered the tomb of an ancient Roman prince, he found a lamp that had been burning for more than 1,000 yearsNo matter how much the archaeologist blows, the lamp remains intensible, and can only be extinguished if all the fuel under its wick is extracted.

In addition to that, in pairsPope Paul IIIWhen the tomb was excavated, archaeologists also discoveredThe lantern has burned for the longest time to date, and according to the speculation and analysis of experts, this lantern burned for 1584, which can be described as breathtaking.

Although none of these once-discovered lanterns have been well preserved, this does not affect the scientific research of experts. After analyzing a large number of historical materials and combining the results of countless scientific experiments, experts finally explained the reasons why the lantern is not extinguished.

In fact, the so-called everlasting light is not always extinguishedBefore the ancients placed the lantern, they would prepare sufficient fuel for it, and when the tomb was officially closed, due to the lack of oxygen necessary for combustion inside the tomb, the lantern would be temporarily extinguished at this time. But as the corpses in the tomb continue to decompose and oxidize, eventually many flammable gases will be produced inside the tomb. At this point, although the lamp is temporarily extinguished, the flammable gases around it ensure the possibility of its future re-ignition.

When the archaeologists reopened the tomb, oxygen entered the tomb again, and the lantern, which had been temporarily extinguished, was able to re-ignite with the help of oxygen。For archaeologists, since they did not know that the lantern had been burning, it seemed to them that the lantern was in a state of constant burning. In the current archaeological community, this statement is generally accepted, because it can analyze the reason for the "non-extinguishing" of the lantern from a scientific point of view.

This is not possible from the current scientific point of view, in a confined environment, the burning of the candle will consume oxygen, and when it is consumed, it will be extinguished.