![Lighters were invented before matches! The first lighter was invented in 1823 while the match was created in 1826. : r/technicallythetruth Lighters were invented before matches! The first lighter was invented in 1823 while the match was created in 1826. : r/technicallythetruth](https://preview.redd.it/lighters-were-invented-before-matches-the-first-lighter-was-v0-lze3aidh8qra1.gif?format=png8&s=d9e9b59754d1d1aed39b416f408d3d13776b646e)
Lighters were invented before matches! The first lighter was invented in 1823 while the match was created in 1826. : r/technicallythetruth
![Angewandte Chemie on X: "Döbereiner's Lighter Invented in 1823 Considered the first commercial application of heterogeneous #catalysis, in this device a stream of H2 gas ignites upon contact with a Pt sponge. Angewandte Chemie on X: "Döbereiner's Lighter Invented in 1823 Considered the first commercial application of heterogeneous #catalysis, in this device a stream of H2 gas ignites upon contact with a Pt sponge.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fz3MzZ-WwAETQEb.jpg:large)
Angewandte Chemie on X: "Döbereiner's Lighter Invented in 1823 Considered the first commercial application of heterogeneous #catalysis, in this device a stream of H2 gas ignites upon contact with a Pt sponge.
![1823 THE SIZED DID YOU KNOW? The cigarette lighter was invented before the first conventional, friction- 1823 THE SIZED DID YOU KNOW? The cigarette lighter was invented before the first conventional, friction-](https://imgb.ifunny.co/images/ec33f4b15015f679e4e0db7a2e14722d68e03544e81062d4bd22ec3a5674d3c6_1.jpg)