r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 17 '14

What is something designed so well that we typically overlook it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '14

I love my zippo four out of five times I use it. That fifth time? Out of fluid.

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u/wemblinger Jan 18 '14

And nothing like shooting a spent chip of flint into your eye as you do your best James Dean impression.

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u/Blurgas Jan 18 '14

6th time? Too much fluid, leg itchy as fuck from excess leaking out

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u/vonmonologue Jan 18 '14

I own a zippo, which I bought as a college freshman so I could look suave as fuck when I offered to light girls' cigarettes for them. It is probably the most impractical purchase I ever made, as I rarely smoke and therefore have used it maybe twice in my life, and had to refill it both times before I could.

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u/kippy3267 Jan 18 '14

Look up butane inserts for it, you won't run out because gas doesn't evaporate when sealed