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It works just FINE for lighting cigarettes... I've been using mine (I own over 40) for the last 25 years.

In fact, when my helicopter crashed in 1992 off Hawaii (way off Hawaii)... I used my Zippo to light a cigarette while I floated in my raft with the rest of the crew as we waited the 5 hours for a ship to recover us. That Zippo had been in salt-water for 15 minutes down to a depth of 40+ feet, and lit on the first strike.

I've since cut down to 5 smokes a day myself.