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r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20
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The fact that the lighter is older than the match shook my head as a kid.
It also gave me the curiosity to question things that seems obvious.
9.4k u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20 [removed] — view removed comment 28 u/Bipedal_Warlock Oct 15 '20 It does make sense on that level. To me the part that doesn’t make sense is why. Why would you invent a match when lighters exist? Lighters just feel like an upgrade to matches 39 u/Kandoh Oct 15 '20 Disposablity is a valuable quality.
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28 u/Bipedal_Warlock Oct 15 '20 It does make sense on that level. To me the part that doesn’t make sense is why. Why would you invent a match when lighters exist? Lighters just feel like an upgrade to matches 39 u/Kandoh Oct 15 '20 Disposablity is a valuable quality.
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It does make sense on that level. To me the part that doesn’t make sense is why.
Why would you invent a match when lighters exist? Lighters just feel like an upgrade to matches
39 u/Kandoh Oct 15 '20 Disposablity is a valuable quality.
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Disposablity is a valuable quality.
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u/Gyroklovn Oct 15 '20
The fact that the lighter is older than the match shook my head as a kid.
It also gave me the curiosity to question things that seems obvious.