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Strike anywhere matches

  • 23-03-2007 5:00pm
    #1
    Rorate Caeli
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    On TV, no one uses safety matches. Are strike-anywhere matches available in Ireland anywhere?


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  • #2
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    I don't think so. AFAIK all that's available now is safety matches. Those old Cara Friendly matches were handy.

    It is possible to light a safety match by striking it on glass - but 9 times out of 10 the match head gets destroyed.
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  • #3
    cornbb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    Rorate Caeli wrote:
    On TV, no one uses safety matches. Are strike-anywhere matches available in Ireland anywhere?

    Thats an excellent question. I wanna be able to go into a pub and light matches off my stubble. How sweet would that be... I remember hearing once that you can get them from army supply stores but not sure how true that is.


  • #4
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    They were withdrawn a while back..one of the reasons was that they contain phosporous which can lead to an unpleasant condition called "Phossy Jaw"
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phossy_jaw


    Lovely stuff!!


  • #5
    Irishpimpdude
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    Ah they were lighting there stubble on fire too often...


  • #6
    Jello
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    I still have a pack of Chinese strike-anywhere matches my Dad got ages ago. They're pretty cool. :)


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  • #7
    Zonko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 143 ✭✭Zonko


    Swan matches aren't literal strike anywhere matches, but you can strike them off a wall and that.


  • #8
    tony 2 tone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,749 ✭✭✭tony 2 tone


    Degsy wrote:
    They were withdrawn a while back..one of the reasons was that they contain phosporous which can lead to an unpleasant condition called "Phossy Jaw"
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phossy_jaw


    Lovely stuff!!
    The strike any where didn't use white phosporous, which causes phossy jaw.
    I'm remember having a box of strike any where igniting in my pocket through friction. Mmmmmmm toast-y.


  • #9
    NeMiSiS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭NeMiSiS


    You can get em in a shop in Blessington Wicklow.. I'l have a look tomorrow and double check. One of them Old school sel anything shops, like anotehr poster said I think they are Swan, don't think you can.. flick them lit.. as in with your thumb.. but off walls etc no problem, or a bigg stubbly face.
    TK


  • #10
    runswithascript
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭runswithascript


    I hear if you drop them from a height they'll explode!


  • #11
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Theres a shop in carlow that sells them, i think they're called Swan Matches


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