Is a lighter effective because it’s on fire? Or just because it’s hot?

If you made a lighter that was just as hot as another lighter, would it work just as well even if it had no fire?

  • DebatableRaccoon
    link
    fedilink
    209 months ago

    It’s the heat and no, cars don’t come with lighters anymore. The power sockets are still there but they even come with warning labels to not try use a lighter in them. No idea what happens if you try.

    • @Junkers_Klunker
      link
      299 months ago

      Itll melt the plastic around the socket as they arent designed to tolerate heat anymore.

      • DebatableRaccoon
        link
        fedilink
        89 months ago

        Thanks for the answer though I’ve seen some metal ones still with the warning label.

        • @charles
          link
          English
          89 months ago

          Could be chromed plastic

          • ZephrC
            link
            fedilink
            39 months ago

            Driving off a cliff is even dumber still. Its not a dumbest thing contest though

              • ZephrC
                link
                fedilink
                39 months ago

                Nah, that was all you. Nobody said smoking was a good idea. Just that it’s stupid to create a fire hazard to make a car 0.0001% more profitable. You barged in with a weird non sequitur. I was just pointing it out.

                  • ZephrC
                    link
                    fedilink
                    29 months ago

                    Was that what it was supposed to be? Don’t quit your day job.

          • @MotoAsh
            link
            0
            edit-2
            9 months ago

            You don’t have to light a cigarette with a lighter. What’s truly dumb is forgetting how useful fire is…

            • @SpaceNoodle
              link
              29 months ago

              Yeah, fire is super handy for all sorts of things while I’m driving a car.

              • @MotoAsh
                link
                09 months ago

                Ah yes, why have the ability to do anything you don’t immediately need to do?! I am a smart person!

                • @SpaceNoodle
                  link
                  -19 months ago

                  We’re talking about lighters in cars, buddy.

    • @wiccan2
      link
      199 months ago

      My car seems to be from the transition period, it has a lighter but no ash trays in the front, only in the back.

      I guess it’s fine for the kids to smoke while watching the in built DVD players but not the driver and front passenger /s

      • @XeroxCool
        link
        49 months ago

        There may have been an accessory package available that gave you a cup-shaped ashtray to put in the cupholder