Tuesday March 22, 2005 12:58 pm

Self-Lighting Cigarette

Andru Edwards

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Misc. Tech


Self Lighting CigaretteIn an effort to make ruining your lungs an even easier affair, Israel company Gasham Enterprises has developed a cigarette that can be lit without a match, lighter, or any other type of portable flame. Instead, the tip of the cigarette has sulfur and phosphorus built right in. All you need to do is rub the cigarette against the side of the pack, and it ignites. You would think that a rough action like this would destroy the cigarette, crumbling it to pieces - but these cigarettes are reinforced with bamboo and tobacco leaf to stop them from breaking.

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