another cheap lighter story
and yet another student mixed with Netto story.

My mate took a fond liking to buying cheap lighters and messing with the flame size controller on the front to get a really big flame. after a few weeks of practice he was the master - sometimes getting a 10 inch flame out of a small punny lighter.

This one time I'd been to Netto and seen a pack of lighters for 50p. BARGAIN. ill give it as a gift to my uni friend.
That night i gave the present to him - he was thrilled, he now had 5 lighters at his disposal to beat his personal best flame.

Whilst watching tv we sat in the kitchen, he sat in the corner messing wih his lighter. Now he had been 'working' this one particular lighter for about 20 minutes... he was now ready... he hushed the room to show off his amazing flame size, he struck the lighter - all of a sudden his whole arm and shoulder went up in flames... the whole time he had been messing with the lighter - it had been seeping fluid onto his arm, which had been soaked into his jumper - like a wick effect.

I didnt know whether to laugh or scream. believe me it was hilarious looking at this guy do some sort of indian fire dance around our kitchen... the whole room went from placid silence to pandemonium in a split second. It was put out eventually with only singes to his arm hair..

Length? he defo beat his personal flame best.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Wed 9 Jan 2008, 14:05, 5 replies)

Is a 'punny lighter' one whoch makes awful jokes based around clever use of wordplay?

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Wed 9 Jan 2008, 16:01, closed)

Wow
Your mate must be quite the engineer.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 9 Jan 2008, 16:35, closed)

Engineer?
Nah it's dead easy innit.

First you need to prise the metal casing off the lighter.

Then rotate the flame control in an anti-clockwise motion. You'd normally just slide it to the right - for big flame, and left - for little flame. Once you've got the casing off you can lift the flame control switch off the gas valve. So what you need to do is slide the flame control doodah to the right and lift it up slightly with your thumb so it come off the valve, put back to the minimal position, lower the flame control bit of plastic and repeat.

After 5-10 turns you should be able to get an impressive flame height.

Good for a laugh if someone asks to borrow your lighter and then watch them ignite their eyebrows.

*chuckle*
(Fireyfox is prepared to change, Wed 9 Jan 2008, 18:42, closed)

wool
thank god it was wool and not polyester or he would have been an ex-mate.
(blu-k, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 1:38, closed)

useful
Good on you for the tech notes fireyfox. It can be used to silly self-burning chenanigans, but is entirely useful when 'high' setting on a new cheap lighter produces a 3mm flame.

Cheap lighters eh? Keep kids entertained for hours....
(Greencloud Wanted to go fishing on, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 9:42, closed)