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These aren't the big party tricks that amaze and astound friends, these are the ones that make them go, 'woah cool, how'd ya do that?' or 'nice, pretty slick'

These are the basics and are just things to do while you're bored or a new way to light your zippo, it's made as a follow up to Rewicking and reflinting your zippo.

Watch the video to see all the tricks done, it's only on the first and last step so people with slower connections aren't loading it every time they look at a new step. Also it's designed as a run-down of them, As of yet I don't have a camera with a high enough frame rate to capture the motions involved and slow them down effectively, at 30FPS most of these happen over a couple of frames.

Once You've mastered these you can go on to the second set of Zippo tricks


 
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Step 1: Click your fingers...

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This is an easy trick, when executed quickly and smoothly it looks really slick and it's actually quite hard to see what's going on...

All you do is click your finger near your zippo and it lights... Hmm not the normal way of doing it.

The secret to this easy trick is simply putting your clicking finger against the flint wheel, usually your middle finger, as your finger snaps down against your hand it spins the flintwheel, it looks pretty slick if you flip open your zippo and pass your hand right by it clicking, it lights...

The whole point here is just to have a normal scenario, not a big trick, people aren't looking for the method they just notice someone light their zippo with the click of a finger...

So again:
- Middle finger against flintwheel
- Click down hard while moving hand away
- Get admiration and free drinks

Doing it while moving is basically the same except you need to be able to click just as your hand passes the flintwheel...
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spilthe says: Dec 2, 2012. 7:51 AM
the wordage in this article bothered me so much i created an account. you snap your fingers, not "click" them...
killerjackalope (author) in reply to spiltheDec 2, 2012. 3:11 PM
I'm guessing we live in different parts of the world... Neither's wrong...

As for the unclear thing - I went for simple. Autistic I ain't.
spilthe says: Dec 2, 2012. 7:57 AM
i think the guy who wrote this article is on the autistic spectrum. either ways i wouldnt be trusting a guy who is this unclear with instructions with a lighter
JACKBARRY says: Oct 24, 2012. 10:27 PM
where can i get a zippo
msanft says: Aug 28, 2011. 2:28 AM
the lid probably hits the flint wheel
mrlunna13 says: Jul 2, 2011. 9:32 AM
My Dad caught me smoking at age 11, then he bought a pack of cigarettes and made me smoke the whole thing! I got addicted to cigarettes since then!
I own, a collection of Zippo lighters. 1 14K Gold , 7 Sterling Silver, 14 brass, 6 Stainless Steel. I have been looking for a copper one.
imBobertRobert in reply to mrlunna13Jul 2, 2011. 1:01 PM
that wasnt smart thinking on your dads part... but people do that alot for some reason
sharlston says: Jul 25, 2009. 5:03 AM
yay i got my first zippo today heres a pic:
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One. in reply to sharlstonJul 1, 2011. 10:28 PM
cool : )

I can remember when I got my first zippo!
chucknorrisrocks in reply to sharlstonDec 2, 2010. 7:32 PM
Sorry, but thats a counterfeit zippo on real Zippo's the top does not go al the way down and Zippo's have 5 holes on the chimney oh and does it say zippo on the bottom
sharlston in reply to chucknorrisrocksDec 4, 2010. 3:18 PM
Acctually the bottom goes all the way down becuase ive worn it out and look at the ibles 1st step,killerjackalopes zippo has 7 holes
nerfer192 in reply to sharlstonFeb 8, 2011. 1:52 PM
actually its eight
sharlston in reply to nerfer192Feb 8, 2011. 3:42 PM
i counted 7
typenamehere_____ in reply to sharlstonAug 23, 2011. 11:03 PM
Nah, it pretty definitely has eight; in the first photograph that you can see the holes, one is obscured by the curve, but looking in other photos you can see that it is there
sdecarle in reply to sharlstonMar 22, 2011. 11:47 AM
Real zippos have 8, I just bought one.
sharlston in reply to sdecarleMar 24, 2011. 6:13 AM
Hmm what about the zippo in the instructablr?
dombeef in reply to sharlstonJun 22, 2011. 6:51 AM
Then it is fake.
Arc Trooper 5555 says: Dec 27, 2010. 9:59 PM
The black magic trick is amazing!!!!!! :-)
crono1 in reply to Arc Trooper 5555May 3, 2011. 1:46 PM
it was better when it was called The Twilight zone... many tricks have names, should have been around a few years ago when zippotricks.com / lightertricks.com was around. nowadays people are just ripping off old tricks as their own
killerjackalope (author) in reply to Arc Trooper 5555Dec 28, 2010. 4:53 AM
Thanks, its such a cool little effect... It's also really good to play with, like doing it then lighting something by clicking your fingers instead of making a show of the whole trick...
Hermaniac says: Feb 18, 2010. 8:07 PM
My fingers are too slippery :(
killerjackalope (author) in reply to HermaniacFeb 19, 2010. 12:37 PM
Try to catch your fingers on the edge more, that might help...
Tutti2 says: Aug 24, 2009. 8:14 AM
if you pull your zippo out of your pocket and roll the striker off your pants it will light up its sweet and if you leave your zippo running for a while it will make a big explosion and your zippo is totaled
sharlston says: Jul 26, 2009. 6:53 AM
how do you do the thing where you flick the top off the lighter and it lights?
sharlston says: Jul 7, 2009. 12:02 AM
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qualia in reply to sharlstonJul 16, 2009. 11:18 PM
burn down your house.
Marrock in reply to sharlstonJul 16, 2009. 7:23 PM
I got six of them for free, three brass and three in a really ugly realtree camo pattern, by faking points you're supposed to collect from packs of cigars and enter into a website, they made the letter number combos too easy to figure out.
Kwitmeh3 in reply to MarrockSep 6, 2009. 8:27 PM
where?
Wolf Seril in reply to sharlstonJul 9, 2009. 4:40 PM
Don't tell them. If the cashier won't sell one to you because you look too young, then you probably are. You don't have to be 18, but they probably won't sell to a 12 year old. If you really need one, though, try getting an older sibling or friend to buy one for you, or try to buy one from a cashier who looks young.
struckbyanarrow in reply to Wolf SerilJul 15, 2009. 7:49 PM
i just bought my first ippo today and the lady at the knife shop sold an unfueled zippo to me because i said it was a gift for my dad...
Wolf Seril in reply to struckbyanarrowJul 19, 2009. 8:46 AM
They're always sold unfueled.
struckbyanarrow in reply to Wolf SerilJul 21, 2009. 7:36 PM
Unless you buy one used...
Wolf Seril in reply to struckbyanarrowJul 22, 2009. 3:03 PM
Slain again by technicalities.
hintss in reply to Wolf SerilDec 16, 2010. 5:26 PM
2 of my friends and I are masters of technicalities.

yay for getting out of school contracts!
cdawg14 in reply to Wolf SerilJul 12, 2009. 3:20 PM
I find that the bigger the store, the more likely they are to sell it to you. You wont have any luck at 7 11 or somewhere like that. try fred meyers or something along those lines.
ethanbkr says: Jul 7, 2009. 7:05 AM
this trick was so easy I knew it when i bought the lighter
dtoma says: Jul 5, 2009. 3:39 PM
Ya Ive got my great grand fathers zippo from ww2 its a air force one and he stormed normandy great man.
killerjackalope (author) in reply to dtomaJul 5, 2009. 7:02 PM
Nice one, shamefully that one was a present from an ex - interestingly I've found myself relishing the fact that she didn't like me smoking as I light a cig with it more and more amusing...
Meijer01 says: May 28, 2009. 1:13 PM
This one hurts like hell, especially if you do it in the winter time! But it looks really cool though...
Labot2001 says: Aug 28, 2008. 2:47 PM
I want a zippo now.
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