Talk:Lighter

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Are lighters with wicks still used? I haven't seen them outside of antique shops? Rmhermen 21:17, Oct 20, 2003 (UTC)

Second paragraph, line one. See also, "Zippo." ---

Could someone add a bit about "match lighters"? Search ebay if you don't know what I mean.

Zippo lighters are still used often. Some use them for smoking because they prefer the taste, or just for nostalgia's sake. Others use them for generic purposes, or for tricks. They are, however, rarer than bics or newer variants. -Idiot with a gun

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[edit] Requested move

  • Support — Pekinensis 30 June 2005 17:15 (UTC)
  • Oppose, the barges are pretty common too. Gdr 4 July 2005 20:43 (UTC)
  • Support violet/riga (t) 19:47, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed after the result of a move request. violet/riga (t) 19:47, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] History

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When was the lighter invented?

That was my thought precisely when I read this article! Apparently the Zippo was invented in 1932 [1]. But lighters predate this - they were around in WW1 according to [2]. Or the 19th century according to this page [3] (but can you believe any page written in Comic Sans?). Richard W.M. Jones 18:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

precisely my thoughts as well - can we get some concrete info on this?EunuchOmerta 02:47, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
The German Wikipedia article has a section on the history of the lighter. Here's a partial translation:
The American firm Repeating Light Co. in Springfield received a patent in 1865 for the pocket lighter they developed. Modern pocket lighters have existed since the beginning of the 20th Century, when the Austrian Carl Auer von Welsbach invented the pyrophoric alloy in 1903. Ferrocerium is used to this day in disposable lighters. - GilliamJF 23:46, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Colored Flames

How about adding a section on the various types of lighter flames. Isn't it a special metal in the head that burns with the flame changing the color to a green or red torch look? DMZ 20:26, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Collectors of Zippos

I have noticed there are several sites able to show links to thier sites. However, I have been told Im not allowd to follow this practice. What is the requirement to have an external link from wikipedia? Thanks webmaster of www.lighterpros.com

See: Wikipedia:External_links. Wikipedia isn't a place for you to gain PageRank or sell lighters. Buy some Adwords adverts if you want to do that. Richard W.M. Jones 09:21, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Refillable Butane Lighters

I've heard that there are some butane lighters that you can refill, however the lighter itself needs to be of a slightly (and more expensive) type, thus making them much less common.
~ender 2006-11-22 10:15:AM MST

[edit] how do lighters work?

The explanation given in the article is for push button piezoelectric lighters.I am looking for a picture or diagram showing all the parts of a piezoelectric lighter however the photograph is of a lighter with wheel, which would be a "flint" (actually cerium-iron alloy) lighter. --88.153.11.135 16:40, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Legality

I think there should be a section about the history of lighter regulations.

[edit] Add Content

Suggested content to add:

  • safety concerns (eg lighters shaped as toys, danger of whick lighters which don't go out when you let go of them, burning your eyebrows off when the lighter is set on 'high' and you are high so you think this is the correct setting for you...)
  • zippos -- were they really invented for military use? Evidently they were popular in Vietnam and used for burning houses (or is that a myth?), but it says they were invented in 1932, so maybe WWII?
  • disposal/environmental concerns: in most places it is illegal to throw them in the trash, but there is no other way to dispose of a broken lighter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.86.56.101 (talk) 01:17, 11 October 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Jet Lighters

Im looking for some info on jet lighters, as I picked one up from the shifty looking guys under the Eiffel Tower, and need to refill it now. What do they run on? When were they first used? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.240.229.247 (talk) 20:56, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Two chambers

But, to resolve a recent discussion with a friend - why do disposable butane lighters always have two chambers of fuel? Something to do with maximising pressure? The world wants to know! --Ndaisley (talk) 17:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm, hadn't really considered it before... It's generally a sort of baffle, open at the top and/or bottom, not a complete division of the tank. My guess is that it is more a structural feature rather than intended to change the fuel's behavior. Specifically the "bridge" between the sides reduces the area of unsupported tank wall, possibly making it stronger against crushing, bending, and/or bursting. This is only my guess and a proper source should be found before anything goes into the article. --Dfred (talk) 01:31, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah i would agree that it would have to be to give it greater structural integrity, those things are weak, if through them against the ground and they'll explode. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.210.142.134 (talk) 00:39, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] misphrased sentance?

"As matches, lighters, and other heat sources are the leading causes of fire deaths for children,[5] many jurisdictions, such as the EU,[6] have forbidden the marketing of novelty or non-child resistant lighters." Really? heat sources are the leading causes of fire deaths in children? thank god for this info, i thought maybe cold or slightly warm things might be what's burning our children (no offense to whomever wrote it, im sure they are perfectly intelligent and meant something else)