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Where does a crayon's core come from?

Have you ever noticed when a crayon is broken in half, there is a small cylindrical core in the center. What part of the crayon making process makes this core, and what is the core's purpose?


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It is made in the exact same process as the rest of the crayon. Being at the center of the cooling wax, the core cools slower, making a noticable difference. And it is not always a perfect cone. If you want proof of this answer, look at the flat end of a new crayon. You can't see it there because, being on the outside, it cooled at the same rate as the other parts of the outside.
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