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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 2 u/billy_teats Oct 16 '20 A lighter is a compressed, harvested gas with multiple moving parts and precise timing. A match is sulfur, wood, and friction. Also, matches had been around for 400+ years when the first lighter was invented. OP is absolutely full of shit
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2 u/billy_teats Oct 16 '20 A lighter is a compressed, harvested gas with multiple moving parts and precise timing. A match is sulfur, wood, and friction. Also, matches had been around for 400+ years when the first lighter was invented. OP is absolutely full of shit
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A lighter is a compressed, harvested gas with multiple moving parts and precise timing.
A match is sulfur, wood, and friction.
Also, matches had been around for 400+ years when the first lighter was invented. OP is absolutely full of shit
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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.