This time around he’s showing off a vintage cigarette lighter whose quirk is not needing to be “struck” to produce a flame. It’s a catalytic lighter that uses platinum to ignite methanol ...

It didn't occur to me until some time after I bought it, but this is the direct ancestor of the disposable plastic cigarette lighter. Apart from being made of silver, it works in nearly the same way.

Dangers involved with using this laser cigarette lighter to start off your smoking session include shooting your eyes out and giving yourself a mean Harry Potter style forehead scar. This thing ...

Olivia Cigars is recalling 60,000 of its Cigar Slim lighters because they are missing a child safety feature, violating federal regulations for cigarette lighters. The recalled lighters do not ...

It was midnight on the North Sea and I was trying to keep my balance on the deck of a tall ship that looks like it dropped out of a time portal from the 18th century. My hands, raw from handling ...

When sailing in rough waters, you will experience less motion on a big ship compared to a small one. Large cruise ships can ...

I'm not a sailor and don't know any sailors, but this past spring I went sailing one Saturday afternoon on the Matthew Turner, a tall ship that sails out of Sausalito. In addition to a history ...

These luxury mega-yachts, expedition-style vessels and sailing ships can visit tucked ... uses as little as one-fifth of the fuel of standard cruise ship systems. The quiet alternate hydro-jet ...

In 1954, an Egyptian archeologist discovered an immense, beautifully crafted ship buried in pieces right beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Now fully reassembled, this extraordinary royal craft ...

The matatu driver would press the cigarette lighter down its slot and a few seconds later, the red end of it would be sending plumes of smoke after making contact with the cigarette. The same ...

you will be required to complete this process at the pier at least two hours prior to the published sailing time.” Smith also likes to look over the deck plans for the ship, which are usually ...

said it was closing Jubilee Sailing Trust (Tenacious) Limited. It said neither trip sales or fundraising could meet the tall ship Tenacious' £150,000 per month costs. The future of the charity ...