• @d00ery
      12•6 months ago

      Although, I think safety matches are ones that will only strike on the rough side of the box, rather than a wall or chin stubble.

      But I rather like the idea that they have matches that don’t burn all the way down. https://www.britannica.com/science/safety-match

      • no bananaOP
        5•6 months ago

        Yes! I missed that part. It’s correct that it means that they only strike on the rough part of the box. The safety being in the fact that they don’t spontaneously ignite.

    • no bananaOP
      6•6 months ago

      Yep. That’s pretty much correct.

      Edit: except for what the comment above says about the safety part.