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Zippo
A Zippo Lighter is a refillable, metal lighter manufactured by the Zippo Manufacturing Company. They are highly collectible and hundreds of different styles and designs have been made in the seven decades since their introduction.
Zippos are typically rectangular in design with a hinged flip-top lid. Unlike plastic lighters (such as those made by the BIC Corporation) that are used and thrown away, Zippos are refilled with liquid naphtha lighter fluid. By sliding the inner component out of the outer shell, its owner can pour lighter fluid into a rayon packing that holds a wick. The flint that produces the spark to ignite the wick, which is also replaceable.
Zippos gained popularity as “windproof” lighters—able to stay lit in harsh weather. They became popular in the United States military, especially during World War II when all Zippo lighters produced went to the Allied war effort. Additionally, Zippos are known for the lifetime guarantee they carry: if a Zippo breaks, no matter how old, the company will replace or fix the lighter for free.
George G. Blaisdell founded the Zippo Manufacturing Company (located in Bradford, Pennsylvania) in 1932 and produced the first Zippo in early 1933. It got its name because Blaisdell liked the sound of the word "zipper" (according to John Ratzenberger's television show "Made in America").
By 1936 the first patent was granted for the Zippo lighter.
Since 1933, over 400,000,000 Zippos have been produced.
The Zippo Manufacturing Company has expanded its product line recently to include a "Multi-Purpose Lighter".
Zippo maintenance
Refilling the lighter
Open the lighter and remove the lighter assembly from the shell.
Open the bottle of lighter fluid (the lighter assembly can be used to open the "safety nozzle" used for most brands of fluid).
Some Zippos will have a small hole in the bottom of the lighter assembly that can be used to refill the lighter. Otherwise,
Fuel
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Fuel is material with one type of energy which can be transformed into another usable energy. A common example is potential energy being converted into kinetic energy, (as heat and mechanical work). In many cases this is just something that will burn.
Fuels
Solid fuels
There are many different types of fuel. Solid fuels include coal, wood and peat. All these types of fuel are combustible, they create fire and heat. Coal was burnt by steam trains to heat water into steam to move parts and provide power. Peat and wood are mainly used for domestic and industrial heating, though peat has been used for power generation, and wood-burning steam locomotives were common in times past. Steam power is becoming more and more desirable as oil and gas supplies begin to run out, this is because of the wide number of possible things that can burn to heat water.
Liquid and gas fuels
Non-solid fuels include oil and gas (both fuel types have myriad varieties including petrol (gasoline) and natural gas). The former is widely used in the internal combustion engine while both are used in power generation.
Nuclear fuels
In a nuclear reaction a radioactive fuel will undergo fission. This provides a useful source of energy without combustion. Also, in stars (and our sun), hydrogen (a gas) is the fuel for the nuclear fusion.
Other fuel
Hydrogen also features as an upcoming fuel for automobiles with Oxygen in the Fuel Cell. This involves a reaction where the hydrogen and oxygen react to produce water (H2O) and electrical energy, which then can supply an electrical motor in order to run a car (or a variety of other uses). In this reaction the chemical energy of the chemicals is converted into electrical energy due to redox.
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, derived from food, are the fuels for biological systems. For instance,
Fuels
A fuel is a substance used as a source of energy, usually by the heat produced in combustion.
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