I don't know, i'd light a joint with a zippo, but I can't smoke a bowl with one, theres just this taste. Ya know? I think it's kinda interesting when i think about it, because it's very possible that a lighter i got could have moved from me down a line of people, possibly to different states. Yea, i don't get that tore up about it but again only because I use BIC's or whatever cheap lighter i can find.