I’ve been smoking for the better part of the last 12 years (Don’t smoke people, best way to stop is to never start), and I’ve been doing something most smokers I know do (mostly by habit) but oddly enough, also for practical use.
When your lighter does not work after you strike it 3-5 times, you shake it up, and boom, it works.
Why ? I’d suppose it’s linked to the way lighter gas work, but… I’m 5 :'(
In: Chemistry
Just as an aside, when the shaking stops working, plug the holes in the metal part with your fingers, press the gas lever down and wait 10-20 seconds then immediately strike the flint when you let go of the holes.
I can almost always get a flame from a “dead” lighter doing this.
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