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Contents 1 FIRE!! 2 Prometheus 3 How is a lighter made? 4 History 5 Materials 6 Different lighters

[edit] FIRE!!

FIRE!!

Fire is a rapid oxidation process that creates light, heat, smoke, and releases energy in varying intensities. It is commonly used to describe either a fuel in a state of combustion (e.g., a campfire, or a lit fireplace or stove) or a violent, destructive and uncontrolled burning (e.g., in buildings or a wildfire). The discovery of how to make fire is considered one of humankind's most important advances, allowing higher hominids to ward off wild animals, cook food, and control their own source of light and warmth.

[edit] Prometheus

one story of how fire was given to man was the prometheus story, a greek story.Back when the greek gods were roaming the world

Prometheus was the son of Iapetus who was one of the Titans. He tricked the gods into eating bare bones instead of good meat. He stole the sacred fire from Zeus and the gods. Prometheus did not tell Zeus the prophecy that one of Zeus's sons will overthrow him. In punishment, Zeus commanded that Prometheus be chained for eternity in the Caucasus. There, an eagle (or, according to other sources, a vulture) would eat his liver, and each day the liver would be renewed. So the punishment was endless, until Heracles finally killed the bird. Prometheus is known to be one of the most interesting characters in Greek Mythology.

[edit] How is a lighter made?

[edit] History

The discovery of tobacco in the New World in the sixteenth century and the opening of a worldwide market created the need for a portable way to make fire. Pieces of flint and steel struck against each other and modified pistols were early devices. In 1903, Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach made a hand-held lighter with a striking wheel. During World War I, soldiers made their own using empty cartridges. In New York City in 1886, Louis V. Aronson opened a company for "artistic metal wares" for smokers and patented an automatic lighter after World War I.

In 1931, George G. Blaisdell of Bradford, Pennsylvania, saw a friend trying to light his cigarette with an awkward lighter, but one that worked. Blaisdell acquired the American distribution rights for the Austrian product. He redesigned the case for comfort, improved the chimney (or wind hood) around the wick to make the lighter windproof, and modified the fuel chamber. Blaisdell named his lighter "Zippo" because he liked the sound of the word "zipper," which was another new and publicly acclaimed device. He began manufacturing his lighter in 1933.

[edit] Materials

The entire bottom case and the parts of a lighter are called the outer case assembly, and the inside case (containing the fuel and sparking action) and its parts is called the inner case assembly. The raw materials used for lighter manufacture are mostly metals. The outer case is made of cartridge brass, a material that was developed for rifle cartridges. A specialized mill makes brass sheets of the proper thickness and cuts them to the width required by the lighter manufacturer. The brass is wound on large rolls or spools that are delivered to the factory.

A metal mill processes stainless steel for the inside case in a similar manner. It also arrives on large spools, and each holds enough metal to produce several thousand lighters.

The manufacturer produces the majority of the parts in a lighter. Most of the smaller parts are also made of brass or steel, depending on the purpose and location of the part in the lighter. The flint tube and spring tip (contained in the fuel chamber) are brass, as is the screw that holds these in place and exits the bottoms of both cases.

Other small parts inside and connected to the inner case are stainless steel. The cam, cam rivet, and plate are attached to the back top of the inner case and hold the lighter closed. In the chimney (wind hood) area and on the front, the cam spring and eyelet and the rivet for the flint wheel hold the fire-making parts. Specialized contractors make the eyelets and fasteners.

Three non-metallic components are also parts of the inner case assembly; these are wicking, balls made of a cotton-type substance, and felt. The wick and balls are placed in the fuel chamber. A piece of felt is fixed to the bottom of the inner case, but its front end can be lifted to allow lighter fluid refills and new flints.

[edit] Different lighters

Zippos-

       a lighter that has a metal cover. 
       whent the zippo is lit it will stay lit until 
       it gets blow out by wind or shuting the lid-
       it does not have a gas button, the gas just 
       flows out.

Jet Lighters-

             A lighter, that makes a flame so hot,
             it will burn you on contact. The Flame is
             blue and usually its electrical. They Usually 
            have a nice design. Also they are Refilled with
            Butane.

Disposable Cigarette Lighter-

                             must push flint and hold gas to
                             make a flame. cannot be reused after
                             it is all out.