Yes, I found this out the hard way during Tour ‘74 at Madison Square Garden. Looking back, I can hardly believe that it’s been nearly 50 years… I’ve lived a great life!
I imagine the worst that might happen is you could get the flint spring too hot and lose it's temper, but thankfully the spring from a bic lighter can be trimmed to length to make a replacement
El zippo no funcionara seguro, he hecho pruebas dejandolos encendidos hasta que se apagasen y la rueda dejo de ejercer friccion sobre la piedra... Queda totalmente inutilizable
@@justindunlap1235 I just saw this and replaced my Spring on my Zippo that died 15 years ago, It lives! Thank you Random person! I was wondering why the spark never came back.
so Jeff I didn't read all the comments so this may have been explained to you already. the liquid fuel does not burn, what burns are the vapors from the liquid. the heat generated from the Zippos heated the fuel causing more vapors those vapors are escaping from between the insert and lighter casing and ignited as they mixed with oxygen upon escaping. you can see this by the fact the small lighter went off first due to having less surface area needing to be heated up. I believe those slims were affected by the heat from the box style Zippos.not saying they would not have had some reaction from there own heat, but you provided much more heat by them all being so close together. the slims are more of a sealed unit as they heated up the vapors could only escape from the wick hole that is why the flames grew larger. at the end flame was showing from the bottom of one of the slims either the fill port screw was not tight and vapors were allowed the escape or more likely the rubber seal melted from all that heat allowing escape of vapors. to do this test right you needed to do one lighter at a time of course that would making for a long boring video so I get why you did it like this. Hope I helped you understand why this happened and why the box style lighters can't be lilt for very long. BTW I love your videos you are one of my favorite youtubers.
I think you are right because I did the test with my own zippos and one went 3:45 without blowing up or burning down 😅but I did them one by one, alone and not burning them side by side.
I had a zippo when I smoked out of high school and I had the flame engulf the entire thing, like yours. I remember never leaving the flame open for a prolonged period again.
The lighter is heating up the fuel, as the whole thing is very conducive because it’s metal. As the fuel is heated, it evaporates more rapidly and forcing its self thru cracks in the lighter. Think of a pot of broiling water, basically the same thing except fire is far more involved. 😂
I tried this with a knockoff one once. A few minutes in the inner part just plopped up and out of the case and lighting the wool. Made quite the satisfying plop sound^^
You should really check if they are still working. I would guess at least the zippos only went out because they burnt up all the fuel. Or at least the big one. It really didn't seem like it broke.
zippo should have made something about the spring so it will shrink and close it lids automatically once critical temp is reached or perhaps a lower melting temp choke point on the wick somewhere to stop the fuel from wetting the wick so to burn off the wick purposefully to kill the flame once the critical temp is reached, it need something that is a sacrificial safe precaution that can be easily replaced either around the lid mechanism or around the wick.
idk if you're filling them properly, I can usually keep my armor zippo lit for 6-8 min before it starts spitting random flames but its never gotten this bad.
Please somebody help me find the original clipper design that stays lit. They only sell butane clippers that you have to keep the button pressed to keep lit
You're only suppose to saturate the cotton, not fill until you can see the actual liquid, especially with those rubber gaskets since the original piece soaked up that excess fluid.
Seems more like the lighter itself is getting too hot, and its essentially boiling all the lighter fluid. All that gaseous lighter fluid is flammable and so it feeds on itself, boiling more and more. This means that its really a fight between heat gained from the flame and heat dissipated from the body. Since all of these lighters are made of metal and have their fuel reservoir so close to the flame, they inevitably will fail. Its just the size of the flame and how much metal is in close contact to the flame.
It sounds like it's raining Jeff already rain again it's about as bad as Seattle, Oregon State's they are heavy in rain and snow. I live in the wind I don't know which one I would like better wind or rain all the time.
Try doing it with a zippo but close the valve. see how long it lasts then with one burst of fluid not all of it from the fluid valve being open I feel like when burning the wick it would last a little longer. I dunno. interesting experiment?
Aftermath...and will Zippo fix them for free??. This is why you don't use Zippos like that😂. Yeah we knew...but its like Mythbusters...somebody had to do it...so why not our boy the Colonel😂
i dont think theyre broken really, maybe need a new wick at worst, i think the shell and cartidge just heat up and make the lighter fluid evaporate alot quicker and with more pressure causing the lighter fluid to overwhelm the wick and pour out around the cartridge, not inherently dangerous unless you knock it over or drop it indoors or burn yourself trying to close it... it wont explode or anything
What would be cool is shoot one and then reapair it in such a way that you can see the bullet hole clean thru it and it still function as well as a new one!😂
My father told me about the days when he fuelled his car and got the attendant to put the last few drops in the hose into his lighter. From what he told me, everyone did it in the 1930's.
My dumb ass left one lit on the middle shelf in my room and left the house. When I remembered I never put it out 45 minutes later I rushed back home to realize it extinguished itself and I didn't burn my apartment complex down. Hands down the dumbest thing I've ever done. I left it burning while I got dressed because when I slightly over-filled it it would be hard to light, so I was letting it burn off some of the excess fuel.
My old zippo had no lid, so I just put it in the back pocket of my jeans to put it out. No prizes for guessing what happened when my dumb friend put in in the pocket of his sweatpants. 😊
I often wonder... in the NUMEROUS gangster movies that I have seen, where the guy pours petrol on a car... fingers a relevant Zippo and throws it lit into a car... . Does the grease on the Brass burn the fingerprint into the metal? I can't help thinking that it seals the fingerprint on the murder weapon..
😂 Just did the test myself with an old Zippo with a graphic th at I haven't filled in weeks and a plain zippo, both with zippo fuel but the graphic one hasn't been filled in weeks and the other one which is plain Jane and was filled last night😅 I must say the graphic one died out after about 1:40 and the plain Jane zippo burned for over 3:45 without catching fire or burning out so I stopped there and didn't press my luck 😂
Bic lighter hurt my finger. So I bought zippo lighter. I thought when you open the lit it light up. I was wrong. It also hurt my thumb. I wasted 20 dollars. Going to buy zippo torch lighter.
bic lighters have a child safety metal piece in between the wheel if you pry it out with a pliers its way more comfortable to use...Or if you just dont like flint wheel combos try an eletric throw away lighter where you just push a button cheap and easy...
Maybe this is the reason one should pull the bottom out an IMCO beeeefooore one uses it as a "candle" hint Actual candles are cheaper than lighters except for a Bic😂
Im not sure if only I thought this but the fire and rain in the background was very relaxing to watch
Hell yeah! Reminded me of being a kid
Yea it was nice
I guess it's a good thing most rock songs are only 4 minutes long.
Nice joke, dad!
wouldn't try this at a pink floyd concert then
Nice one dude
Free bird and paradise by the dashboard light being 10 minutes long:
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Jeff, please do a follow-up on the conditions of the lighters post-burn! I think a dissection, disassembly, and examination, are required!
Aww how come you don't give us a close up of the aftermath?
because thats the next video :)
It would be nice to see an aftermath on how the lighters turned out
Looks like a backyard ritual about to go down. Lol
Yes, I found this out the hard way during Tour ‘74 at Madison Square Garden. Looking back, I can hardly believe that it’s been nearly 50 years… I’ve lived a great life!
Thanks for doing this, I was curious what would happen. At least I don’t have to do this to my lighter
If i am not mistaken, IMCO is made so that u can separate burning part and use like candle separated from lid and wheel part...
An aftermath would be cool. It’d be cool to see if any still work too
I imagine the worst that might happen is you could get the flint spring too hot and lose it's temper, but thankfully the spring from a bic lighter can be trimmed to length to make a replacement
El zippo no funcionara seguro, he hecho pruebas dejandolos encendidos hasta que se apagasen y la rueda dejo de ejercer friccion sobre la piedra... Queda totalmente inutilizable
Yeah if you see the huge flame then put it out nothing happens but otherwise it’ll mess it up
@@justindunlap1235 I just saw this and replaced my Spring on my Zippo that died 15 years ago, It lives! Thank you Random person! I was wondering why the spark never came back.
so Jeff I didn't read all the comments so this may have been explained to you already. the liquid fuel does not burn, what burns are the vapors from the liquid. the heat generated from the Zippos heated the fuel causing more vapors those vapors are escaping from between the insert and lighter casing and ignited as they mixed with oxygen upon escaping. you can see this by the fact the small lighter went off first due to having less surface area needing to be heated up. I believe those slims were affected by the heat from the box style Zippos.not saying they would not have had some reaction from there own heat, but you provided much more heat by them all being so close together. the slims are more of a sealed unit as they heated up the vapors could only escape from the wick hole that is why the flames grew larger. at the end flame was showing from the bottom of one of the slims either the fill port screw was not tight and vapors were allowed the escape or more likely the rubber seal melted from all that heat allowing escape of vapors. to do this test right you needed to do one lighter at a time of course that would making for a long boring video so I get why you did it like this. Hope I helped you understand why this happened and why the box style lighters can't be lilt for very long. BTW I love your videos you are one of my favorite youtubers.
I think you are right because I did the test with my own zippos and one went 3:45 without blowing up or burning down 😅but I did them one by one, alone and not burning them side by side.
I had a zippo when I smoked out of high school and I had the flame engulf the entire thing, like yours. I remember never leaving the flame open for a prolonged period again.
The rain makes this Zippo ASMR
I think the plastic flint tube in the Clipper melted and that sent the wheel and flint flying lol
Aye when you change the flints out in clippers the threading is plastic isn't it so prob did melt away like you said.
The lighter is heating up the fuel, as the whole thing is very conducive because it’s metal. As the fuel is heated, it evaporates more rapidly and forcing its self thru cracks in the lighter. Think of a pot of broiling water, basically the same thing except fire is far more involved. 😂
I tried this with a knockoff one once. A few minutes in the inner part just plopped up and out of the case and lighting the wool. Made quite the satisfying plop sound^^
i wonder how different this test would be with the new woodchuck zippos
I was hoping to see the aftermath of this. What kinda damage each of the lighters sustained and whether or not they would still work.
I wonder what the damage was or if they could still be used after this. I have a feeling they’re not designed to handle that much heat
You should really check if they are still working. I would guess at least the zippos only went out because they burnt up all the fuel. Or at least the big one. It really didn't seem like it broke.
zippo should have made something about the spring so it will shrink and close it lids automatically once critical temp is reached or perhaps a lower melting temp choke point on the wick somewhere to stop the fuel from wetting the wick so to burn off the wick purposefully to kill the flame once the critical temp is reached, it need something that is a sacrificial safe precaution that can be easily replaced either around the lid mechanism or around the wick.
idk if you're filling them properly, I can usually keep my armor zippo lit for 6-8 min before it starts spitting random flames but its never gotten this bad.
What's the damage control section once cooled of?
Any burnt out wicks?
Really cool video!
My bad, found it, thx
Please somebody help me find the original clipper design that stays lit. They only sell butane clippers that you have to keep the button pressed to keep lit
I think the heat is creating suction and forcing fuel through the zippo's seams, thus causing a MASSIVE flame.
Jeff, I think you over fill your zippos. The gasket test was a sign. That thing was soaked.
You're only suppose to saturate the cotton, not fill until you can see the actual liquid, especially with those rubber gaskets since the original piece soaked up that excess fluid.
I am sure that you are correct. My friend once used his zippo as a candle when the power went off and it just burnt normally.
Is it because when metal becomes warmer it expands and that cause fluid leaking?
Seems more like the lighter itself is getting too hot, and its essentially boiling all the lighter fluid. All that gaseous lighter fluid is flammable and so it feeds on itself, boiling more and more. This means that its really a fight between heat gained from the flame and heat dissipated from the body. Since all of these lighters are made of metal and have their fuel reservoir so close to the flame, they inevitably will fail. Its just the size of the flame and how much metal is in close contact to the flame.
Dance of the 5 witches!!! Loved the video. Stairway to heaven should be playing in background. I would like to see an after burn autopsy please!
Where's the examination of the damage video? Nice test.
Cool video. Very interesting results
Ya, ad allready given m Zippo away for free and carry IMCO (less fuel lost weekly)
My guess would be as the lighter heats up the liquid fuel would become vapour and create positive pressure in the tank
Clipper wheel has left the chat
I returned my gaskets, two of them had shrunk and therefore had no seal, I paid full price $13 for them
Pretty cool Testing 👍
It sounds like it's raining Jeff already rain again it's about as bad as Seattle, Oregon State's they are heavy in rain and snow. I live in the wind I don't know which one I would like better wind or rain all the time.
Did you check the filling inside?
Hope to god Freebird doesn't come on
Wow really amazing video!!! ^^
Yes I keep my song's at 445 to stop the crowd spontaneously combusting.
Try doing it with a zippo but close the valve. see how long it lasts then with one burst of fluid not all of it from the fluid valve being open I feel like when burning the wick it would last a little longer. I dunno. interesting experiment?
Aftermath...and will Zippo fix them for free??. This is why you don't use Zippos like that😂. Yeah we knew...but its like Mythbusters...somebody had to do it...so why not our boy the Colonel😂
next vid is aftermath and yes Ive shot a hole through zippo on purpose and it was replaced...for free...
cutlerylover i guess zippo’s CEO truely is a man of his word
i dont think theyre broken really, maybe need a new wick at worst, i think the shell and cartidge just heat up and make the lighter fluid evaporate alot quicker and with more pressure causing the lighter fluid to overwhelm the wick and pour out around the cartridge, not inherently dangerous unless you knock it over or drop it indoors or burn yourself trying to close it... it wont explode or anything
What would be cool is shoot one and then reapair it in such a way that you can see the bullet hole clean thru it and it still function as well as a new one!😂
😂The flint swells and corroded after 6 or 7 minutes but that's about it. Easy fix. @AndrewBrowner
I know this is old school, but we used to use mogas (gasoline) in our Zippos back in the day. Maybe you could try a burn test?
My father told me about the days when he fuelled his car and got the attendant to put the last few drops in the hose into his lighter. From what he told me, everyone did it in the 1930's.
Cool experiment!
Alright, now whats the damage report?
did this once, ruined the flint wheel. it gets soft after 1-2min and cant spark anymore
Well done great vid . Knowledge transfer succesful. 😊
Please show aftermath😣
From someone who smokes and uses a zippo daily. My zippo is only lit for 3 seconds at a time. I don’t get why you would want to ruin your lighters.
I know someone who used his zippo as a candle when the power went off. 😊
Very intrastine how you did the experiment
Jeff's very first seance
I hope you're wearing safety eye 👀 wear LoL
My dumb ass left one lit on the middle shelf in my room and left the house. When I remembered I never put it out 45 minutes later I rushed back home to realize it extinguished itself and I didn't burn my apartment complex down. Hands down the dumbest thing I've ever done.
I left it burning while I got dressed because when I slightly over-filled it it would be hard to light, so I was letting it burn off some of the excess fuel.
My old zippo had no lid, so I just put it in the back pocket of my jeans to put it out.
No prizes for guessing what happened when my dumb friend put in in the pocket of his sweatpants. 😊
will the real zippo lighter, please spark up
Great survival tool for wet winter camping when you absolutely need to light a fire...
You should have keep them away from each others.
Its IMCO not I M C O 😩😩
So what broke?
I had all of them excepth the last one. Uncanny
I mean this makes sense, the material that these lighters use to hold fluid are flammable when you soak them in lighter fluid 😂
I often wonder... in the NUMEROUS gangster movies that I have seen, where the guy pours petrol on a car... fingers a relevant Zippo and throws it lit into a car...
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Does the grease on the Brass burn the fingerprint into the metal?
I can't help thinking that it seals the fingerprint on the murder weapon..
Too bad the original IMCO went out of business.
A diy hobo alcohol candle would last hours
Great video
The pyromaniac in me enjoyed this video very much.
that was serious
😂 Just did the test myself with an old Zippo with a graphic th at I haven't filled in weeks and a plain zippo, both with zippo fuel but the graphic one hasn't been filled in weeks and the other one which is plain Jane and was filled last night😅
I must say the graphic one died out after about 1:40 and the plain Jane zippo burned for over 3:45 without catching fire or burning out so I stopped there and didn't press my luck 😂
Yeah science!
3 minutes is the absolute maximum time length for a real zippo anything after very possibly for it to maybe break , why take the chamce i say
Cozy porch
DA Last Man StanDing...
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Cool test. How how (Celsius) does the bottom part get at that extremes? How about with semi-normal use?
Thank you.
God bless, Rev. 21:4
Very abrupt ending
Another sausepan and you can cook stake 😂
Aftermath video...
yup
This was absolutely scary lmao
Timing aside I expected nothing less. It's pure physics and fire behaviors. Thanks for showing us...did any lighters survive the ordeal intact?
another video on that soon
Hé Jeff, It is all in the name. It is a lighter not a torch or lantern :D
Interesting
Well... shouldn't use a Zippo in a concert I guess... or any lighter for that matter.
And if you don't know, now you know Ninja's.
‘Leave it lit’
Top 5 woo hoo!
Couple more tests -
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Bic lighter hurt my finger. So I bought zippo lighter. I thought when you open the lit it light up. I was wrong. It also hurt my thumb. I wasted 20 dollars. Going to buy zippo torch lighter.
bic lighters have a child safety metal piece in between the wheel if you pry it out with a pliers its way more comfortable to use...Or if you just dont like flint wheel combos try an eletric throw away lighter where you just push a button cheap and easy...
@@cutlerylover Most of those electric ignition lighters can be refilled with gas, making them last for about a year in normal use.
Maybe this is the reason one should pull the bottom out an IMCO beeeefooore one uses it as a "candle" hint Actual candles are cheaper than lighters except for a Bic😂