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What's the appeal of electric lighters, compared to refillable butane lighters? That's what I'm wondering at 2 AM.

Convenience? I think butane lasts longer than the battery of an electric lighter, but I don't know, I never tried. Still, is charging that much more convenient than filling a butane tank?

Is it better for the environment? I don't think so. The carbon footprint from lighting up that tiny amount of butane has to be insignificant. On the other hand, electric lighters contain a battery and electronics which has a pretty bad environmental impact in itself. I'm also not convinced that they'd be particularly energy efficient.

That leaves us with the fact that electric lighters work well in the wind, I guess.