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And who knows how much fossil fuel-powered electricity was used to manufacture tha solar cell and other parts. I'd say far more than the regular kind.]]>May 11th 2007 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 12th 2007 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 12th 2007 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/"with the presumed flick of a switch, the device flings out a "continuous series of sparks" that should get that pilot light going."

It puts out sparks, nothing more. No fuel required...though I bet it'd be a bit hard to light a smoke with that.

Price ain't too bad though....I mean, $20. Question is how long will it last? I would guess you'd probably lose it first.]]>May 11th 2007 6:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Criterion-8411-Piezo-Gas-Lighter/dp/B000GCFPHK/ref=sr_1_40/202-7472348-3809408?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1178884979&sr=1-40
Note it states "no battery required"]]>May 11th 2007 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/
What makes it "over green"??? Ich nicht unterrichtet.]]>May 11th 2007 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/May 11th 2007 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/
And to address a few comments: no, it doesn't make a flame, but a spark is plenty enough to start a camp fire going if you know what you're doing. It's better than a piezoelectric lighter (like you use to start a propane grill) because it puts out a stream of sparks, not just one piddly spark at a time -- we used to tear the electric starter out of fancy cigarette lighters for shits and giggles back in high school, and while they were fun to shock each other with, they were no kind of good for actually setting things on fire. And while it might make more sense to use disposable batteries than to use a solar charger for many applications, the last thing you want to do is be 100 miles from civilization when you realize you didn't pack any spare AA's. If all you're doing with it is re-starting your pilot light, it's overkill and one of the piezo units from the Amazon.uk link above would be enough, but for camping this thing looks awesome.]]>May 11th 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/11/the-solar--powered-lighter-flings-sparks-without-fuel/
It's about $18.80 in US Dollars, by the way. Anyone know if they ship to the USA?

- James
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