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How to turn your empty lighter into a cool toy motorcycle

One man’s empty lighter is another’s toy motorcycle.

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Fernando Alfonso III

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A French filmmaker has just given empty disposable lighters a second life.

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In a new YouTube video from Jamaica-based producer Romain “Sherkhan” Chiffre, a teenage boy can be seen taking apart two lighters and fashioning them together with glue to make a toy motorcycle.

The two-minute clip is part of an ongoing series called “Raatid and Magic,” in which Chiffre provides an unadulterated look at Jamaican life. Since 2003, he has filmed musiciansartisans, and businesses.

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Instructions on how to make the toy motorcycle have circulated around Reddit since 2011. Check out the Imgur album below on how to piece together your own.

H/T Reddit | Screengrab via YouTube

 
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