• JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    My grandpa used to use cheap matches to light his pipe. They weren’t even wood, more like cardboard. The packages were small enough to fit in your wallet, and.you could just tear one off when you needed it. Whenever I tried to light one they would break unless I was literally holding the head where you strike.

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      10 months ago

      It took me a lot of practice back when I used to use them lol a lot of the time I would fold over the back of the matchbook and strike the match between the sides of the cover

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      10 months ago

      You hold the match with your index and middle finger, pinch the matchhead between your thumb and the striker, pull, and then just pull your thumb back before it actually gets hot.

      Leaves you in a perfect position to block and wind with your palm/thumb. Just gotta be quick or you get burnt- or just have tough hands.

      Then you just pinch the matchhead with your thumb/ring finger to put it out.