Ode To Flamers Trip Around The Dragon Zippo trick:
Hold the lighter in the standard Trip Flick/Palm Squeeze grip
(lighter sideways, hinge facing up, resting on your curled ring finger, bottom of the base pressed against
the webbing between your thumb and index finger, with your thumb and index finger gripping the cap either side).
I find that having the placement of the thumb and index close to the hinge helps both getting the lighter open
and the spin later on. So, gripping with your thumb and index push/squeeze the lighter into your webbing
(with a slight upwards direction) and watch it flip open. If you are still gripping the cap tight it is most likely
horizontal with your thumb and index.
Now let up on that grip, but not too much, and let gravity force the lighter to rotate 90.
Try to do this Flip and release the pressure move almost simultaneously, but be careful not to loose the lighter.
Still loosely holding the cap with your thumb and index reach over with your ring finger and place it on
the striking wheel. You may find that your little finger automatically comes around to rest under the lighter.
Now, apply pressure on the striking wheel with your ring finger and force the lighter base to rotate up through
the hole created by the thumb and index finger grip
(you may need the bottom of the lighter to slightly press against your palm to light).
This "Zippo trick" taken from HERE - Enter and watch Zippo trick video.
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