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Originally posted by mr sticky
Just a guess, but even though the butane is under pressure and has a rather high expansion rate, there is a small capilliary tube that the liquid travels up. This tube stays immersed (sp?) better with the channels divided as the lighter is tilted. If I manipulate the liquid on the non-tube side my lighter seems to want to go out.
Just a theory...
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Butane is a gas. That liquid is irrelevant. Here's an experiment you can try. When the lighter is low enough on fuel, swish all the fluid onto the other side where the tube is not. Then try lighting the lighter and see what happens.
It will light up just fine.
The divide is for structural integrety...