See that cute little frog? My daughters must have dozens of little animal toys like that lying around the house in one place or another. He even makes a funny little ribbit sound too. The problem is, when he does a flame also comes out of his head.

I was reading this article today about novelty lighters today, and apparently they're becoming a real problem deadly in some states. Anyone who's gone up to the register at a gas station or convenience store (which is pretty much everyone) has seen them. The European Union is working to ban them, and people in the US are worried that China (who makes the majority of them not surprisingly) will try to unload the rest of what they have on us. Some fire marshalls are even seeing increases of these products in their states right now.

So if you're going to smoke, stick with a zippo or something else that doesn't look like it came out of a happy meal.

Fire officials seek ban on lighters that look like toys [Quad-City Times]