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White lighters are believed to be bad because when you use the bottom to pack down the ashes of a burning or semi burned bowl the ash ring is more obvious and pronounced than on any other color lighter. That being said i bet they carry the best chance for the police to charge possession of one as paraphanalia.
Huh?, No white lighters used to be bad luck well to me, for 4 years I thought they where bad luck and would avoide smoking with them. But now I dont give a shit, as long as it lights im using a white one right now and have many times. nothing bad happens. But when I do go to buy lighters I never buy a white lighter there just boring to look at.
If you hold a white lighter over a bowl in order to block air (while emptying the chamber of your device) repeatedly, the spot on the lighter where it was held tends to turn a yellowish colour. Also, what Left said: when you use a white lighter to pack a burning bowl, the ashes are visible on the bottom. That's why they're "bad luck", or so I'm told.
Most Bic lighters I've owned have had a white bottom anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
I, however, have never found that a white lighter carries any more bad luck than any other colour. I generally use cheap Ronson (refillable) Butane lighters. My store stocks them so I have like a million.
I'm colourblind when it comes to lighters. Fight the power!
Personally I think white anything is a bad choice, considering how any/every thing shows up on it. It's not like it's cheaper to buy a white or anything