Is it possible to strike a match on your face

The grizzled marine places his boot on the chest of the fallen, reaches for a cigarette, and lights it by striking a match on his jawbone. His meditative gaze surveys the battlefield. War is Hell. Classic Holywood war film image. But can you strike a match on the stubble of your face and have it light reliably?

Anyone make a habit of doing this? It MIGHT be possible if you have strike-anywhere matches and some very coarse stubble but I have never seen it done and I have seen people try just about everything when it comes to fire. However, you can light a match by flicking it quickly through the bottom of your front teeth. NoobShaver , Dec 29, Not with today's strike anywhere matches. They are way less sensitive then the ones we had when I was a kid, can't even light them with your thumb any more, and yeah it did hurt when that little piece broke off and got stuck under the nail LOL.

The one hand book match light was pretty cool too, unless the head stuck to your skin or the whole pack went up. I think that is why they moved the strike strip to the back of the book. You must log in or sign up to reply here. Show Ignored Content.

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Most matches today are safety matches, which can only be ignited when struck on the lighting strip of the match box or book.

With strike-anywhere matches, or Lucifers, however, all that's needed to light the match is friction. The match can be struck on almost any surface -- even your pant leg.

What can you use as a match striker? Sandpaper makes a particularly good striking surface because the gritty surface provides lots of friction, but it's still safest to light a match with the box. What is the thing you strike a match on called?

The top of the match is called the match head, and it contains an oxidizer, usually potassium chlorate. Can you light a match with your finger? Yes, strike anywhere matches can be lit with your fingers, although it's not a trick we'd recommend.

Am I supposed hire someone from DreamWorks, and then they will follow me around and light the matches for me? Isn't that somewhat inconvenient? Response by poster: IvyMike: I tried using a Zippo on my two day stubble. If I jam it against my jawbone, it sounds like a spark is produced, though I can't be sure because I can't actually see it.

Walmart yes, boo hiss etc. Try this instead. Preferably when you've got a drink in your other hand. Just realize that it's really easy for something like this to come off as cheesy and trying too hard. The times I got the best reactions from this was when I did it out of necessity without thinking about it. If you can learn to strike a match off your fingernail, it's pretty easy to give the appearance that you're striking it off your stubble. Just be sure to "drag" forwards, under your chin, and to thumb "flick" after you've cleared your chin.

Really important bit, that bears repeating: Flick after you clear your chin. Sorry to double comment, but in the interests of safety suggestions for the novice, I also suggest learning to blink in coordinated fashion with your thumb flick.

It's really easy to send small, sizzling ember fragments containing phosphorous off your thumb flick, and you don't want to chance getting these in your eyes. Helps to rotate your wrist down and away from your face for the match flare, too, as flaring matches themselves occasionally throw hot sparks. Once the match has flared, just smoothly rotate your wrist up to light your stogie.

You probably ought to learn and practice behind safety googles. Also, you can light a safety match off a regular pane of glass.