There I was the other day, enjoying a beer with [lukecleland] when I chanced upon the idea that a standard cigarette type lighter would, with only a minimal set of changes be an altogether handy spirit level (for judging the horizontality of walls etc.). Surely an enterprising manufacturer could do the decent thing.
-- neilp, Dec 14 2005

Stunning example of industrial design convergence. (+) ..and if you in fact find that the walls of a particular structure are not perfectly in square, then you could use the spirit level lighter to burn the offending building down.
-- ConsulFlaminicus, Dec 15 2005


New recognition code for gay construction workers: "Got a spirit level on you?"
-- ConsulFlaminicus, Dec 15 2005


+, but how would you be able to use it as the consumption of gas drops the level over time? A set of parallel lines, or a way to separate a small, fixed quantity of liquid to a small chamber?
-- Ling, Dec 15 2005


What the Consul said...In my earlier days, one of the things I got paid to do was measure angles. Could have come in handy...
-- normzone, Dec 15 2005


This will proabably sell. According to the A.N.H.W.Program's "industry Standards", levels are disposable. And who needs a straight edge anyway.
-- Grandpa Rhd, Dec 16 2005



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