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A woman uses a vending machine that dispenses pre-lit cigarettes for a penny, 1931. (lemmy.world)
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[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

My first thought was the little Black Cat firecrackers, which sounds way more fun than pre-lit smokes

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago

Pre-lit firecrackers, how chaotic

[–] General_Shenanigans@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Somebody told me once that cigarette paper contains what is basically gunpowder, which is why it burns continually and makes it burn quickly when smoking it. I don’t know if that’s true, but maybe there’s a connection there.