Abstract: An electric candle assembly is disclosed comprising a body, a light, a power source conductively attached to a control element, control circuitry to control the conductivity between the power source and the light, the control circuitry comprises a threshold circuit to switch the light from an on mode to an off mode and the threshold circuit is configured to receive a force on the light from a gas whereby the force moves the light and moves the second threshold switch contact from an unflexed position to a flexed position and switches the light from the on mode to the off mode. In some embodiments the control element is an integrated circuit such as a 555 integrated circuit. Embodiments of methods to use the candle assembly are also disclosed.