How do you flick the burning ash at the end of a lit cigarette?

Question

serious question, and PLEASE, no replies like "you shouldnt be smoking in the first place"... GEE thanks for nothing.

ive seen people do this very efficently/quickly, and i would like to know how for the times when im standing outside/sitting in my car. if somebody could just explain which fingers hold the cigarette and which one flicks it.

for those of you who didnt do so great in anatomy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger

thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Well you know how you hold a cig..inbetween your pointy finger and your middle finger (usually)..just take your thumb...and put it on the top of the cig filter and press lightly down on it really fast and the ash should fall off....dont do it to hard u'll break the cig haha good luck :P

Answer 2

OK, bucko, do it this way:

First off, don't flick off every ash from the cigarette every ten seconds. Wait until the cigarette has a "head" of dead ashed on it that isn't on fire. THAT's what you flick off.

I do it one of two ways. Either I SNAP my wrist to flick the ashes, or I hold the cigarette with my thumb and the two adjacent fingers and release-and-then-grab it so the cigarette shudders and then snaps back to its original position, with the ashes falling off.

outside? In a stiff wind? Always position the cigarette so it will be "flicked" downwind from you and your friends. Anything else is rude.

Answer 3

You hold the cig between your middle finger and pointy finger and when you want to ash it you take your thumb, place it on top of the smoke and tap it down. ( i put my thumb nail on the end and flick it down) It does take a few times until you get the hang of it.

Or if you are trying to put it into an ashtray or someplace specific use your pointy finger (the one on top) and lightly tap on the cig, while holding the smoke with your middle finger and thumb, until the ash falls into the ashray.

Hope this was helpful :)

Answer 4

When I smoke, I hold the cig between my index and middle fingers. To tap, I grip it between my thumb and middle fingers, and use my index finger to tap the ash down into the ashtray. A gentle tap is all that is needed, and the amount of ash that has the chance of escaping is reduced. A very quick movement with minimal mess :)

Answer 5

Guess you would flick it if you were a man and wouldn't care. I think a woman would lightly just take the tip and brush it slightly over an ash tray. And smile!!!!

Answer 6

Well it seems that you must not have been smoking for very long. So before you learn the minute details of one of the worst habits. Quit now, It's one of the hardest habits to quit (Minus Caffeine and narcotics, legal and not). Hope this helps if not flick away.....

Answer 7

you hold it between the index and middle finger and flick it with your thumb

Answer 8

if you hold it between the first two fingers I would say with your thimb from the bottom, upwards, if you hold it with your thumb and index finger I suggest tapping it with the middle finger. thats my op. wood luck, DONT GET BURNED. <(joking)

Answer 9

It comes with age and practice.I'm sure one of your school buddies have to smoke so just watch or ask them.

Answer 10

thumb flick