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How does a car cigarette lighter work? (www.lumafield.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This is an ad for something CT-scan-related, but it contains a good breakdown of how an old car cigarette lighter works. And it has a couple interactive CT Scan explorers past the video.

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[–] [email protected] 88 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Ah, the old school electric car cigarette lighter. Also known as "The curious child's first learning experience with the concept of 'hot' "

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How many noses have fallen to its lure?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fingertips for me, lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same here. I was playing with the little cover thing, accidentally got it stuck, and the plastic handle started to melt off. Burnt the tips of my fingers trying to get it fixed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I learned the hard way that

  1. it still worked even if the car was off and

  2. even if you pop it out early, perhaps thinking it's not working, it can still be hot enough to burn you even if it isn't red hot like you normally see it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ash trays in all the passenger doors. AKA mini trash cans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Ohhhh shit so that's what they were? As a kid I used to see them as mini cup holders.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Eh, I just took it out to plug in my Game Boy/Game Gear.