answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Quote from the Related Link: "Most cigarette filters are made from cellulose acetate, which will burn, but won't ignite. Thus, most of the time it extinguishes itself when air is no longer moving around it."

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

For the same reason a damp matress won't ignite...there is a certain aount of moisture in every tobacco product which would prevent it from truly igniting in flame!

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

when you breathe in you add oxegen to it.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why doesn't a cigarette catch fire?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory catch on fire?

A cigarette started the fire and it quickly spread.


What caused the Blackpool Tower fire in 1956?

a discarded cigarette caused the tower ballroom to catch fire 1956.


Can a cigarette start a deck fire?

YEs, it might catch on a piece of clothing or something, then the fire on the clothing would make other things catch on fire YEs, it might catch on a piece of clothing or something, then the fire on the clothing would make other things catch on fire


Can you use an electronic cigarette while you have oxygen on?

can you use electronic cigarette while on oxygen


Do erasers catch on fire or melt?

An eraser Will catch on fire


Chances your car will catch on fire in a car accident?

If you are rear ended in a pinto, 75%. but generally cars don't catch fire, as gasoline in liquid form is very stable, to the point where you can put out a cigarette in it. its the fumes you have to worry about. But unless you have an exposed gas tank, you should be fine.


Difference between catch fire and catch ON fire?

"Catch fire" means to start burning, while "catch on fire" means to become engulfed in flames. The phrase "catch on fire" is more intense and implies a more significant amount of fire compared to just "catch fire."


Why do you catch on fire?

If a bomb explodes on fire you can catch on fire by a bomd


Why do marshmallows catch on fire?

the sugar in the marshmellows can catch fire


Can farts catch fire?

Farts can catch on fire


Can a baseball catch on fire?

It can be burnt, but not catch on fire.


Can you fart and go on fire?

Your farts can catch fire, but impossible for the( farter) catch fire.