2006-07-11 10:28:31 · 14 answers · asked by faybybaby 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
You can only strike them on the box. (OK So you can also strike them on glass).
Earlier matches would strike on any surface and could also explode in the box if it was shaken too violently.
2006-07-11 10:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They only light against the brown strip on the box. The non safe ones light against any hard surface
2006-07-11 10:32:32 · answer #2 · answered by Dr Mukti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Unlike older matches, it is highly unlikely that a safety match will spontaneously combust.
2006-07-11 10:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by Random Person 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can only be lit by rubbing them against the side of the matchbox rather than just anything
2006-07-11 10:31:49 · answer #4 · answered by The Mad cyclist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually yes, they are safer than the matches previously made.
2006-07-11 10:33:30 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the people who use them are safe !
2006-07-11 10:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the mixture does not explode but burns.hence they are called safety matches.
2006-07-12 04:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they are longer so you have an extra half a second to realise you are about to burn your hand. Apart from that, no.
2006-07-11 10:32:14 · answer #8 · answered by Evil J.Twin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are perfectly safe as long as you do not strike them.
2006-07-11 10:36:17 · answer #9 · answered by angelo26 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too right
2006-07-11 10:30:01 · answer #10 · answered by Falcone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋