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#280522 - 05/01/16 02:08 PM Light safety matches without the striker
dougwalkabout Offline
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An amusing tidbit: how to light safety matches without the striker.

Practical? Not enormously. Great party trick though!

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a20596/how-to-light-a-safety-match-without-a-box/

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#280528 - 05/01/16 08:24 PM Re: Light safety matches without the striker [Re: dougwalkabout]
Leigh_Ratcliffe Offline
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Yeah, I saw it on their Facebook page. Also passed the observation that the best match is a Lighter!
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#280533 - 05/02/16 02:49 AM Re: Light safety matches without the striker [Re: Leigh_Ratcliffe]
dougwalkabout Offline
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Originally Posted By: Leigh_Ratcliffe
Yeah, I saw it on their Facebook page. Also passed the observation that the best match is a Lighter!


Haha, I agree, give me a Bic lighter or two and I'm set.

If I'm carrying lifeboat matches, I will have a spare striker (folded in on itself) in the container.

However, there may be a practical use for this party trick.

A lot of people still use strike-anywhere matches as a backup, not realizing that the ones commonly available are a pale copy of what used to be a proper match. I have found that, after a bit of ageing or minor exposure to moisture, the phosphor tip just rubs off without doing a darn thing. But maybe all is not lost!

Okay, now I have to play with this.

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