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How does a car cigarette lighter work? (www.lumafield.com)

submitted 3 months ago by beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 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' "

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How many noses have fallen to its lure?

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fingertips for me, lol.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 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.

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I learned the hard way that

it still worked even if the car was off and
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.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] admin@sh.itjust.works 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.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

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