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
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    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.

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

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

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          Could be chromed plastic

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

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                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.

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

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

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

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

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                  We’re talking about lighters in cars, buddy.

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      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

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