Zippo Tip

Here’s a useful tip for all smokers that use a Zippo lighter. Well, it’s probably something that every Zippo owner knew all along except for me and if that’s the case it’s simply because physics was never one of my strong subjects.

I’ve had a Zippo lighter now for coming up two years. This is sold as a ‘windproof’ lighter, guaranteed to fire up anywhere in just about any conditions. Unless I’m the one using it that is. For two years this bloody lighter has worked every time except when I am out. I walk the dogs across the local fields, the lighter wont work. Nothing made it work. I got a sore thumb trying. Yet as soon as I was home it would light up again. Every time. Didn’t even need wind or rain to stop it. It just wouldn’t work.

And it took me two years to figure it out. When I am at home, my cigarettes and lighter lay beside me on a coffee table. When I am in the car they sit in one of those little trays between the seats. But when I go out walking, I put them in the breast pocket of my jacket. The difference is that I always put the lighter in my breast pocket upright. I finally figured out that if I put it in the pocket upside down -- it works every time.

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Looks like a Zippo lighter, stores 12 gigabytes

US Modular is at it again with their uniquely-named Monstor Drive Line (no that's not a typo). The micro-sized USB drives may look like little more than fashionable cigarette lighters, but the latest entry packs in an incredible 12GB of storage. The stainless steel shell is quite attractive, and it certainly helps that this device is "small enough to fit in the palm of a hand." As expected, the new Monstor Drive throws down USB 2.0, low power consumption, and 1500G shock resistance, but unlike other similar devices, the Monstor doesn't use flash memory, opting for a 4200rpm micro-HDD instead. Look for the 12GB drive to start shipping November 1st with an asking price of $129.

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