I've actually tried this before but to no avail. I'm wondering if its possible to do if one has a course enough beard and catches it right in the stage where it feels like sandpaper and before it gets longer and starts to soften. This question is one of many I have pondered in life. Of course some may say my switch is half off. Has anyone ever tried this or heard or have seen someone doing this. I'd love to know just out of curiosity.
Possible? Maybe. But wouldn't you burn yourself if successful? I'd leave it to the Mythbusters to try out.
I've never seen that successfully done, even with strike anywhere matches and guys with a beard that could strip paint off a car door. Bottom teeth though, that's pretty easy.
I was bored at Boy Scout camp once and figured out how to do it with my thumbnail. I think I saw that in a Clint Eastwood movie or something. But then I got some of the tip stuck under my fingernail as it lit so I didn't do that anymore. As for striking it on a beard, I'm going to guess "maybe" but I don't want to burn my face so I'm not going to try to figure out if it can be done
Jeans work if you can't create enough friction up the back of the thigh, zipper always works at least with strike anywheres.
Forget it ??.....I don't know....Lets ask your Mom....You told us she experienced the wrath of your 3 or 4 day growth once....lol...., she might think it is possible.....
ME TOO!!!! When I was touring with bands, I was so bored most the time, I used to light my cigs with my thumb nail and kitchen matches...and sometimes they would break off and stuck to my thumb........and I would light a book match with my thumb aswell by folding it over and clicking my fingers with the match head under my thumb....Bar chicks and other idiots really liked it........But a kitchen match on whiskers....never thought to try it....or I did and I demured ....
Not with today's strike anywhere matches. They are way less sensitive then the ones we had when I was a kid, can't even light them with your thumb any more, and yeah it did hurt when that little piece broke off and got stuck under the nail LOL. The one hand book match light was pretty cool too, unless the head stuck to your skin or the whole pack went up. I think that is why they moved the strike strip to the back of the book.