Well, it throws a lot more sparks and it doesn't generate a flame from a limited fuel source. The Sparkie is waterproof and not as finnicky about temperature. It won't blow up on impact. It stands a better chance of making it through TSA.

Well, there's a few anyways.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)