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Colleagues tell us what the most ridiculous and absurd myths or rumors about Zippo you heard or know? Something about the fact that "the letter C on the bottom represents the third grade" or "cover this Zippo be opened at an angle of 60 degrees" or "all Zippo with a flat bottom made ​​under license in China" or something like that :) I for business need :)

Message Edit 2:40 - June 6, 2009 user solobok

Golden-Joker wrote:

I've read something like that Zippo lighter or saved once soldiers life and stay healthy! Ie flying bullet fired directly into the Zippy and stopped her! but the current is then read that this myth is destroyed, specifically checked Zippy can not stop a bullet, though all depends otdalnosti shot and caliber, but still interesting to think about if Zippy saldatu saved lives, what it has become valuable for him, this lighter "guardian angel "

It's no myth. First, regularly sold at auction lighters barricaded them with bullets. Even taking into account the inevitable percentage of fakes, it should be recognized (and it shows in itself forgeries) that happened in the fake bullets were driven into the lighter is not a hammer. That is - in a lighter shot and bullets stuck. Secondly, all really depends on the distance of the shot. There are many stories about the Marines as a spent bullet ricochet off the grass in front of the trench, and this is not a myth. A spent bullet is closer to a state of free fall. Third, besides the strength of metal Zippo, bullet, falling into a lighter, passes through several "media": housing wall - a wall inserts - padding - back wall of the insert - back wall of the housing. At each transition of environment into the bullet further inhibited, and "go along" clings to the edge of each surface is pierced (especially when it slows exit from the lighter to the other side). And then, often in such cases, the soldiers still injured. Another thing is that non-lethal, it is not too penetrating. Fourth and finally, sometimes banal lighter caused ricochet, causing the bullet only tore clothes or held casual, ie there were no wound penetrating simple scratch. Of course, such stories have occurred with other objects such as breastplates "tassels" belt buckles, books (multi-page book - it's very viscous medium footage when a thick volume bound in a strong battle through when pierced with a knife - entirely on the conscience of Hollywood "grezodelov "), etc., etc.

Regarding the mythology about the bullets stuck in Zippo, there is a cute, but very funny model.

That is precisely the point of the movie mythology.

Message edited 21:49 - June 8, 2009 user botas

Familiar thought (until I explained to him) that from Zippo lying in his pocket, would smell fuel and the pocket itself. Actually from standard grades of fuel (Zippo, Newport ...) smell when the lid is closed no, unless it not drag all lungs, nose pressed against the gap between the housing and the cover.

OFF: solobok, books about piercing with a knife. Thick volumes about not say, but somehow Discovery showed that normal Kevlar Armor, uderzhivayuzhy 9mm bullets pierced ostrozatochennyh knife.

That's right now that thought what that movie was there like how people got into the cave through the portal and there skeletons from the people they found in his pocket was a Zippo, the guy took it and lit

Well I think it is possible, as it as pebbles on the water allowed probably fell and rolled

fand writes:

nakolko I see - even in the lighter sleeve sticks besides and Strelyanaya

So about that and talking. What she Strelyanaya, it is just normal - lighter in the same shot (in any case, it suggests design). But as sleeve uleteal after bullet - it's a mystery. I'm telling you - cartoon!

Said about the incident with Zippo, fell on the speed of the car, not at all sure that it is a myth. I'm here at the Forum have already mentioned my lighter, fell from the balcony of the 11th floor on the asphalt. Lighter - light weight to the thing (and this even with the soldering of the entire body, including the cover). Acceleration of free fall all known since school. She smacked neslabo. And too - a tiny scratch on one of the corners of the cover (kypexin saw when I was away). That's all. I mentioned about the other amazing "neubivaemy" properties Zippo. I fell with it in your pocket with the yacht overboard long flounder, getting out of the water, shaking - lit without problems.

As for the skeleton and immediately ignited Zippo - this, of course, a myth. But cinema - this is revived myth. Also, I have not seen the movie, but if there is a question of time portals, then this opportunity may have wanted to show that the flesh from the bodies of the disappeared not long lying and rapidly and recently, for other reasons (with ragged time jumps). Accordingly, petrol en managed to evaporate. Or (rather) it was a metaphor reliability Zippo, and Zippo MFG. CO. has participated in the financing of the film. Reclining Zippo petrol can keep for a month, it is tested by me personally, but to decades - is unlikely.

And maybe with butter mixed with what else? not only with sunflower

My friends, I do not exactly want to know what you write :)

Stories about Zippo, are hard to believe - is one thing. And I'm interested in exactly misconceptions or judgments that are rooted in people's minds because of ignorance or lack of information :)

Good time to everyone. I, in the mid-90s, heard a myth that the lower the number on the bottom of Zippo, so it is better and more expensive, then I just got sick only Zippo, bought his first "Flint", gave away their druzyam.I only recently again began to collect these great lighters way through an Internet.

Many myths, but all of them destroys

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Diokhan writes:

Zippo quality, as well as the authenticity of the measured gap between the body parts ... and finally bezpovorotno! Where would you lezite with their stamps and stuff, "gap" so that I die!

About it heard from a senior citizen at work, debate continued for half an hour, but learned from the "pro" that I fake it lighter! 8-))

Against age is no arguing! :) I do not like to argue with senile marasmus and speak in such cases "sho s s Rozum is lit." They still can not convince!

Totally agree, only when it is new, there are cracks in the process, because no matter how cool the cover is a little loose, or not?)) (Remembered Solid Chugun) that lasts longer))

Mdaaa ...

And I like that was the case - adult uncle saw in my hands Zippo took a look and sagely insert pulled out of it, look on the bottom inside and gave me the lighter back with the words - "That, EPT ... It's a fake! All fakes bottom inside yellowish! ". That's so.

And yet, when someone takes my friends of Zippo view - why then immediately begin to demonstrate their ability prodelyvat (why it is always the same?? ...) Focus. Still can not understand - it is a prerequisite???? I here except the most basic fokusika nothing to do with them can not - well, it is impossible for me, and that - I do not now zipper goes?? =)))

Message edited 21:17 - August 26, 2009 user long_boy

Probably opening with one hand by strong compression fingers housing top and bottom? :))

Yes most extended ones and focus light, long since learned to do it! More on light pants, even snap of the fingers to open \ Kindle \ close :) and even as Keanu Reeves in the movie "Constantine", etc. etc.. And all thanks to my musical-long fingers :), with these fingers is much easier to do such tricks, but .... there's a lighter sorry! Will have to buy "Chinese Feh" and start it proktikovat remaining tricks!