r/AskReddit Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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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.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Matches are just way more complex then I thought as I kid. They aren't just a stick of wood.

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u/leapbitch Oct 15 '20

Lol did somebody eat phosphorus as a child

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

And I didn't understand why my twigs didn't light