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John sent this lighter to me with my shisha purchase. I've seen some cool things, but this lighter has got to be the coolest. Usually these things give off a blue light, this sucker is green! Look at the pic.. green flame! Woot. smile.gif

Dunno if other lighters do this too, but.. I thought it was cool.
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QUOTE (r1v3th3ad @ Oct 7 2009, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think its copper that makes the green, but I'm probably wrong as usual


Copper does make flames turn green, but I don't know if the fact that the casing is copper would do that. I don't know enough chemistry to say.
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Flame color depends on several factors, the most important typically being blackbody radiation and spectral band emission, with both spectral line emission and spectral line absorption playing smaller roles. In the most common type of flame, hydrocarbon flames, the most important factor determining color is oxygen supply and the extent of fuel-oxygen pre-mixing, which determines the rate of combustion and thus the temperature and reaction paths, thereby producing different color hues.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame
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QUOTE (liquidglass @ Oct 7 2009, 05:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
it could also be an led inside the lighter itself. Sounds stupid but I've seen a lighter with a green led in the bottom and when the battery died on it the flame was normal.



No, if it were an LED, it would be green whether the flame was there or not.. I tried lighting it when I first got it and it was empty. No green color.

Edit: Also, it's blue for a little while before it turns green. Most likely it's raising in temp, thus turning it green. Edited by JDHarding
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I got a Dukes of Hazzard lighter with my order and it does green blue purple and pink.
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QUOTE (HookahJohn @ Oct 7 2009, 05:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
jd you are one of a few, i came into a box full of lighters and some were torches, they are all mixed, but yep that acdc one is cool



Haha.. thanks for it, though. Sweet lighter. Dude, I got so many lighters from you. You've sent me 3 of those AF Lighter/Knife combos (1 is still in the box! lol), like 5 or so packs of playing cards, 1 of those retro lookin green lighters, and now this AC/DC one. I dunno what to do with them all, but this one is by far the coolest. biggrin.gif
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QUOTE (twoapplesplease @ Oct 7 2009, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What the heck is that thing.Does it take fuel or is it electric like ac/dc implies

coolest thing ever if its electric

Its deffinatly fuel combustion. AC/DC is band whos emblem im assuming is on the lighter.


QUOTE (indian_villager @ Oct 7 2009, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No No no. I ave owned those lighters. There is a small suspended bead of copper that causes it.


Yes i agree, i have never seen one use just temp to control the color, i have always seen them use copper.
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QUOTE (indian_villager @ Oct 7 2009, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No No no. I ave owned those lighters. There is a small suspended bead of copper that causes it.


Ah ha, that explains it


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QUOTE (liquidglass @ Oct 7 2009, 05:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
it could also be an led inside the lighter itself. Sounds stupid but I've seen a lighter with a green led in the bottom and when the battery died on it the flame was normal.



No, if it were an LED, it would be green whether the flame was there or not.. I tried lighting it when I first got it and it was empty. No green color.

Edit: Also, it's blue for a little while before it turns green. Most likely it's raising in temp, thus turning it green.


awesome bud glad you're happy with it wink.gif
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