With so many advancements in modern society, you’d think we’d have moved beyond the butane lighter by now. A pressurized, flammable gas, butane fumes can irritate your eyes and skin, can elevate your heart rate, and even lead to cardiac arrest. And we did mention that whole highly pressurized and flammable part, right?

While certainly potentially problematic, butane lighters themselves aren’t normally a massive danger. But it’s 2020. Humans can do better...which got the folks at SaberLight thinking.

Instead of a butane flame, why couldn’t electricity generate a plasma beam even hotter than fire? You know, kind of like having a Jedi's lightsaber light your Marlboros.

After two years of development, SaberLight got it right, creating small hand-held devices powered by an ultra-powerful lithium-ion cell to generate a superheated plasma wave. On top of sounding cool, SaberLight plasma lighters are windproof, splashproof and since they don’t contain any fuel, and are completely airport-safe as well.

USB rechargeable and built to last a lifetime, six different varieties of the SaberLight plasma lighter are now also on sale for $9.99, 75 percent off the retail price.

Plasma Arc

The Plasma Arc is the model that looks the most like a traditional lighter -- yet with all the cool plasma torch properties you’d expect. It fires up in a heartbeat for use, then just slip it in your pocket for quick and easy transport.

Plasma Lighter

If you’re looking for something a little more sophisticated and elegant, this extended Plasma Lighter might be the one for you. Read the rest

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