me and my gf live in the back of our pickup.its air-tight.i try to light my lighter but it wont light,why??

Question

there is a camper shell, we weather proofed the windows, its all we have until we can find a new place, we are days from a new home, but sometimes when i try to light my lighter it wont work, and i noticed its hard to breath sometimes, i know whats happening i do have a brain ,but my girlfriend thinks its not as bad as i tell her it is so im asking you so she can read it for herself and to prove her wrong. thanks for you time

Answer 1

lack of oxygen....... and a little note for others who want to know how your able to be on line...... its called family, friends, and library :))

Answer 2

how are you posting on the internet, if you live in the back of a pickup truck?


anyways,

its the same thing if you put something over a burning candle, the flame goes out, due to lack of oxygen.

your lighter will not light, due to the back of the pick up being air tight.

as for the not being able to breath, well.. yea, thats common sense.

Answer 3

Oxygen feeds fire. Carbon dioxide which you two are exhaling will put it out.

You really shouldn't light anything in this circumstance, but if you absolutely have to, you might have bett luck holding your lighter up higher instead of low to the floor of the pickup bed since the carbon dioxide is heavier than the air and will sink.

Answer 4

if its air tight there would be a lack of oxygen and cause a problem breathing and fire needs oxygen to burn to stay alight

Answer 5

sounds like there's a lack of oxygen, man. fire will not light in those conditions...and, HUMAN BEINGS CAN'T DO SO SWELL EITHER!

Answer 6

if you live in the back of your truck, how are you on the internet?

Answer 7

YOU HAVE IT SO AIRTIGHT THERE ISN'T ENOUGH OXYGEN. DO YOU WANT TO SUFFOCATE AND WAKE UP DEAD? YOU DON'T NEED TO BE SMOKING ANYWAY.