Zippo Trick: The Twilight Zone

Want a dirt simple Zippo trick that will amaze people again and again? Then try out this one called Twilight Zone. All you need is a Zippo lighter and a few minutes to practice.

I've seen this done before on different sites so I didn't create it. I'm just showing it so that more people can know about it and get free drinks at bars from their friends.

Step 1 Prep Your Lighter

Getting your lighter ready for this trick is easy. Stick your pinky finger or a pen inside the lighter and curve the wick towards the hinge. Just make sure that the lighter hasn't been used recently or you'll burn yourself, OK?

Curving the wick creates a small pocket where a smaller blue flame can still burn even while the main flame has been put out.

Easy, right? Now let's do it.

Comments

[atan18]

can this be done by other brand lighters? from where i come from zippo is expensive.

[fungus amungus]

It will only work with a wick lighter. Haven't tried any others besides Zippo.

[sassimo03]

Im just blown away on how simple this little trick is. Awesome.

[gnartkoshvili]

woooow

[oscarwindahl]

it works with starlighter too :D

[lupusXIII]

can it be one of those cheep lighters (you know the colourful ones with the see through cases) or does it have to be zippo

[DannytheGreat]

only zippos have wicks

[Satan Reaper]

Argh ive been trying so hard but it wont work :(

[SHUBLIMINALI]

this can get me a lot of women in pubs!
very goood!

[jacuzzi141]

i just took out my old zippo after 2 years and the fuel had leaked all over the inside + when i lit it there was a ginormous fireball 2ft across!!!

[joekickass345]

i ask my mom can i have her and she said yeh im 13 lol

[sharlston]

her?

[sharlston]

im 10 and ive got 2 zippos

[awesomekitteh]

if you are ten you are to young to be on instructables so you had to lie abot your age so you lied about your age

[sharlston]

I said im ten to refer to my friend whos ten who bought one becuase it sounds cheesy when you say,ohh my friend got one and hes only 10 blah

[awesomekitteh]

ok then nvm...

[weaponscollector94]

lol i am 15 and i have about six plus a few windproof ones!

[nerfer192]

all zippos are windproof...

[weaponscollector94]

i meant a few jet lighters.

[HardCoreHacker]

im just wonderin, do u need a id to get them? If not how much $$$ do i need?

[sharlston]

well i bought them with my dad and i got mine for $2 so i dont know about the id

[sk8trboipyro]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! INCEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cornflaker]

Disturbing... lol

[TheDeadChemist]

This sounds a tad bit wrong........

[espboy]

LMFAO!!!!!! xD

[Cartuner55]

LMAO

[thebboy]

lol, agreed. but i think we both know what he means. or atleast i hope we do.

[Archive555]

I'm 14 and bought one off eBay :p

[cornflaker]

A mum or a zippo? lol

[Vulcanator]

i bought one off of my friend at school

[Rokko8652]

im 11 and have one and a lighter collection with like 15 lghters....

[Nicrostar]

are they fueled?

[Rokko8652]

.....Uhh, Yea, duh, all almost empty from messing around...

[jamesjamesjames]

"yea, of course they're fuelled, they're all almost empty" haha

[dpr]

does this burn u?

[weaponscollector94]

nope, done properly you should feel a slight bit of heat cause your fingers are in contact with the flame for a brief second

[dpr]

but what if not done correctly?

[weaponscollector94]

then you might get a small burn

[scoobbrandon]

 if you touch the metal after its on for a wile you will burn your self

[weaponscollector94]

i love this trick, great for parties!