Strike Anywhere Matches
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I still have about 3 boxes of strike anywhere wood matches. Someone was telling me that you can't buy them anymore, I haven't looked yet but will. My question is the wood matches you have to have, the box for striking them to light, will they light by butting up the ends and twisting them together to cause friction? I was told that is the only other way they will light. Anyone have some of those matches, will that work to light them with out the box?
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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^ ya, they suck bad. That is why I thought if anyone had them if they would try to light them by twisting end to ignite them and see if it works. I looked and you still can buy strike anywhere matches from Amazon like you said. Thanks
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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I've heard the shipping companies are the cause of the strike anywheres getting hard to find, they consider them hazardous bc the white tip is white phosphorus. White phosphorous match production was outlawed in 1913. What is used now is phosphorus sesquisulfide and potassium chlorate.
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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I know they are still available cause I just bought a box at RuralKing. Not the kind Paul is talking about.
Them strike on box are a pain. However I knew a guy that had a pocket full of strike anywhere matches one 4th july for lighting firecrackers. They rubbed in his pocket and all lit up. He dropped his pants in public and still had a burn in a bad spot.
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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I've heard the shipping companies are the cause of the strike anywheres getting hard to find, they consider them hazardous bc the white tip is white phosphorus. White phosphorous match production was outlawed in 1913. What is used now is phosphorus sesquisulfide and potassium chlorate. Thanks for clearing that up Paul.
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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Strike anywhere matches will light when struck on anything.....your zipper or front teeth. I use them for frying fish. Throw one in the oil and when it lights the oil is hot enough. We had mice get into a box of them when I worked in Idaho and were told the mice must have chewed on them. Anyway, it burned the cabin down.
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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160user >>> I keep all my matches in a tin box that has a latch if knocked to floor it won't open. I heard a lot of bad story's about that same thing. I just wonder if the box only strike matches, if they can be light with striking them or twisting them together. I was hoping someone had some and would try. LOL
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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snowy, The strike on box matches will not light if you rub the heads together. In my experience they don't always light when struck on the box. The new green headed ones are worse than the old red headed ones. Charlie
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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Ya, that is what I thought. Someone told me they will light every time by holding one in each thumb and pointer finger and twist the ends together. I just tried the green strike anywhere and when you twist them they light right now.
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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I have heard you can tape a bunch together and make a heck of a bomb. Even better if you put those match heads in a piece of pipe with caps on both ends. Fuzing and ignition is only limited by one's imagination.
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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I have heard you can tape a bunch together and make a heck of a bomb. Even better if you put those match heads in a piece of pipe with caps on both ends. Fuzing and ignition is only limited by one's imagination. I experimented with yarn and gas from my outboard tank. When it went off it shook the windows out of the house.
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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^^^ LOL >>> that reminded me a guy I know we bought one of those water guns that will rotate to water his grass. He built a stand 5 feet high and such. When he fired it up and started shoot water out it broke every window in his house on the south side. LOL He has an old house with single pane glass windows. His wife wasn't happy with him. LOL When he told me the story I was on the ground laughing.
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Re: Strike Anywhere Matches
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Werent the ohio blue tips the ones u could hold in one hand and flick the top with your thumb nail to light?
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Werent the ohio blue tips the ones u could hold in one hand and flick the top with your thumb nail to light? Those were the strike anywhere. I still have the scar under my right thumbnail from showing a chick how cool I was.
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