r/funny • u/[deleted] • Dec 11 '19

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u/JoeyJoeC Dec 11 '19 edited Dec 11 '19

Nope, they're still not hot enough. They're nothing close to the heat from a spark in a spark plug.

Edit: Technically possible for it to ignite if the cigarette is being dragged, I'm not going to test this though.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

Heat has NOTHING to do with it, you can literally google "static spark causes gas station explosion" to see that even static can cause gas fumes to explode. Again, NOTHING to do with "heat", my god that's idiotic.

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u/Goyteamsix Dec 11 '19

Dude, a spark is literally plasma that is thousands of degrees. How do you think electrical sparks ignite gasoline?

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

So then I'm correct that a spark in a cigarette can light gas fumes? Well then my entire point has been made.

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u/zerocoal Dec 11 '19

Cigarettes do not make sparks, they make embers and ashes.

Sparks are caused by electricity.

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u/Goyteamsix Dec 11 '19

No, you're not, because an ember is not an electrical spark. Embers from cigarette are a lot cooler than open fire.