TV-Links.co.uk was a website which contained links to television programming from around the world and movies submitted by users. No actual content was hosted on TV-Links, all content was hosted on external websites. As such, it was thought safe from legal action until the arrest of the site owner, only known as 'Sin', on 18 October 2007.
Format
Most videos linked to on the site were in Flash Video format, the same format used by many other recent video sharing websites such as YouTube. In addition, many videos were in DivX format, at a much higher quality, comparable to videos provided by Freeview and other digital broadcasters.
Historical context and significance
Beginning with the original Napster program that allowed internet users to search for and download MP3 files, with the majority being copyrighted works, the internet has a long history of facilitating the illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. After Napster was shut down, other networks and protocols sprang up, one of the most successful being the BitTorrent protocol. With the advent of video streaming sites like YouTube and Google Video, users can now upload TV shows and movies. As copyrighted materials violate the terms of their hosting services, they are routinely deleted and so there was a desire to create a regularly updated index facilitating the location of available content. TV Links was one of the most popular of this breed of indexes. It was the 26th most popular internet site in the UK (beating Sky.com) and 43rd in the US (beating Netflix.com) before its shutdown, and 0.4% of global internet users were accessing the site.
Legality
General
The legality of this site could be compared to BitTorrent indexing sites like The Pirate Bay or the original Napster program, in that the site did not actually host the files, but only provided links to the files which are hosted on external sites.
The legal page of the site contained the following disclamier:
Shutdown by UK government
On 18 October 2007, the owner of TV-Links was arrested by the Gloucestershire Police in cooperation with FACT. The site was also shut down.
Implications
The forced closure of this site raises a difficult question as outlined in the following quote from an article in the Guardian Unlimited:
Format
Most videos linked to on the site were in Flash Video format, the same format used by many other recent video sharing websites such as YouTube. In addition, many videos were in DivX format, at a much higher quality, comparable to videos provided by Freeview and other digital broadcasters.
Historical context and significance
Beginning with the original Napster program that allowed internet users to search for and download MP3 files, with the majority being copyrighted works, the internet has a long history of facilitating the illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. After Napster was shut down, other networks and protocols sprang up, one of the most successful being the BitTorrent protocol. With the advent of video streaming sites like YouTube and Google Video, users can now upload TV shows and movies. As copyrighted materials violate the terms of their hosting services, they are routinely deleted and so there was a desire to create a regularly updated index facilitating the location of available content. TV Links was one of the most popular of this breed of indexes. It was the 26th most popular internet site in the UK (beating Sky.com) and 43rd in the US (beating Netflix.com) before its shutdown, and 0.4% of global internet users were accessing the site.
Legality
General
The legality of this site could be compared to BitTorrent indexing sites like The Pirate Bay or the original Napster program, in that the site did not actually host the files, but only provided links to the files which are hosted on external sites.
The legal page of the site contained the following disclamier:
Shutdown by UK government
On 18 October 2007, the owner of TV-Links was arrested by the Gloucestershire Police in cooperation with FACT. The site was also shut down.
Implications
The forced closure of this site raises a difficult question as outlined in the following quote from an article in the Guardian Unlimited:
Origin
The Camino family were a Spanish/Italian noble family tracing back to the Lords of Treviso in Italy; as like very promiminent and wealthy from the late 1500's to the early 1900's; they also held very powerful and high positions in goverment and were a very well known in Los Altos in Jalisco. They owend from several silver and gold mines from Fresnillo to Calvillo to Pinos. They were very wealthy land owners during the Spanish rule of New Spain. They owned several large haciendas all over the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia. They descend from Juan del Camino, President of the Audencia of Guadalajara appointed by Phillip III of Spain in 1603. They can trace their roots back to the conquistador Juan del Camino who is a descendant of Rizzardo da Camino in the late 1300;s, Lord of Treviso in Italy. the father of he above mentioned.The founder of the Huanuscano branch of Camíno which broke off from the greater branch of the Camíno family from Fresnillo, was D. Eugenio del Camíno, legitimate child of D. Andres del Camino, Hacenado of Los Angeles in Noria-Pinos, Zacatecas; who at age 33 came to Huanúsco and created this branch and originally was seated as "Hacéndado" at "El Carreton". His consort was Dona Maria de los Dolores Martinez-Martinez de Valades. He had 3 legitimate children. Eúgenio I, his heir, and his older son who died at a young age, Fernando del Camino, and by his second wife Dona Nicolasa de Velasco, the young Maria Guadalupe del Camino born in Calvillo. The hacíenda only lasted 1 generation, before becoming an hijido of the reowned Hacienda de la Luz in his son's rule.
La Hacienda de la Luz
The first Hacendado or second according to some was D.Mariano del Camino(1853-1916). The hacienda of La Luz was given to D. Mariano by decree of Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico; apprx. 25,000 acres of land, at once D. Mariano combined the La Luz and El Carreton in 1895 to make a total of apprx. 32, 000 acres of land. As soon as that was taken place he also combined several other of his domains including present day La Higuera, which was 1200 acres; La Presa de los Serna; another 1,500 acres and upon tha marriage of his wife Dona Arcadia she had inherited the Arroyo de Soto upon her second cousin's death, as well as Media Luna and parts of San Pedro was annexed. By the end of 1896 the total domains of the family were around 63,000 acres in present day Huanusco-Calvillo valley area.
The family resised in there domains of Arroyo Soto where Dona Arcadia was born until 1897. Hacienda de la Luz but wasn't settled or occupied until 1899. The last Hacendado was Manuel I del Camíno in 1917; son of Don Mariano del Camino. In which he was disposed by the the radicals of Emiliano Zapata during the . After the hacíenda was made part of the country of Mexico. As like the other thousands and thousands of other haciendas in Mexico. Several members of the family died during the seige of the Hacienda by Emiliano Zapata and his militia, they tried protect and fought Zapata, but lost at the end in 1915.
Descendancy
There are approximatley less then 300 known living descendants of this house.
The family is very well known for its practice of incest until this day, in
order to keep pureness of Spanish Blood.
Pretender
The current pretender to the Hacíenda and the House is Maríano II Camíno who currently resides at La Lúz. His Heir Aprrent is his son Samuel del Camíno,
who is also related to several other hacienda pretenders in the area of Huejuacar.
List
Seated At El Carreton
Hacendado Eugenio I del Camino (1849-1891)
Seated At La Luz
Hacendado Mariano I del Camino (1891-1909)
Hacendado Manuel I del Camino (1909-1910)
*Pretender* Mariano II Camino (1962-Present)
*Heir Apparent* Samuel I Camino
Genealogical data
Ancestors
The Camino family were a Spanish/Italian noble family tracing back to the Lords of Treviso in Italy; as like very promiminent and wealthy from the late 1500's to the early 1900's; they also held very powerful and high positions in goverment and were a very well known in Los Altos in Jalisco. They owend from several silver and gold mines from Fresnillo to Calvillo to Pinos. They were very wealthy land owners during the Spanish rule of New Spain. They owned several large haciendas all over the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia. They descend from Juan del Camino, President of the Audencia of Guadalajara appointed by Phillip III of Spain in 1603. They can trace their roots back to the conquistador Juan del Camino who is a descendant of Rizzardo da Camino in the late 1300;s, Lord of Treviso in Italy. the father of he above mentioned.The founder of the Huanuscano branch of Camíno which broke off from the greater branch of the Camíno family from Fresnillo, was D. Eugenio del Camíno, legitimate child of D. Andres del Camino, Hacenado of Los Angeles in Noria-Pinos, Zacatecas; who at age 33 came to Huanúsco and created this branch and originally was seated as "Hacéndado" at "El Carreton". His consort was Dona Maria de los Dolores Martinez-Martinez de Valades. He had 3 legitimate children. Eúgenio I, his heir, and his older son who died at a young age, Fernando del Camino, and by his second wife Dona Nicolasa de Velasco, the young Maria Guadalupe del Camino born in Calvillo. The hacíenda only lasted 1 generation, before becoming an hijido of the reowned Hacienda de la Luz in his son's rule.
La Hacienda de la Luz
The first Hacendado or second according to some was D.Mariano del Camino(1853-1916). The hacienda of La Luz was given to D. Mariano by decree of Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico; apprx. 25,000 acres of land, at once D. Mariano combined the La Luz and El Carreton in 1895 to make a total of apprx. 32, 000 acres of land. As soon as that was taken place he also combined several other of his domains including present day La Higuera, which was 1200 acres; La Presa de los Serna; another 1,500 acres and upon tha marriage of his wife Dona Arcadia she had inherited the Arroyo de Soto upon her second cousin's death, as well as Media Luna and parts of San Pedro was annexed. By the end of 1896 the total domains of the family were around 63,000 acres in present day Huanusco-Calvillo valley area.
The family resised in there domains of Arroyo Soto where Dona Arcadia was born until 1897. Hacienda de la Luz but wasn't settled or occupied until 1899. The last Hacendado was Manuel I del Camíno in 1917; son of Don Mariano del Camino. In which he was disposed by the the radicals of Emiliano Zapata during the . After the hacíenda was made part of the country of Mexico. As like the other thousands and thousands of other haciendas in Mexico. Several members of the family died during the seige of the Hacienda by Emiliano Zapata and his militia, they tried protect and fought Zapata, but lost at the end in 1915.
Descendancy
There are approximatley less then 300 known living descendants of this house.
The family is very well known for its practice of incest until this day, in
order to keep pureness of Spanish Blood.
Pretender
The current pretender to the Hacíenda and the House is Maríano II Camíno who currently resides at La Lúz. His Heir Aprrent is his son Samuel del Camíno,
who is also related to several other hacienda pretenders in the area of Huejuacar.
List
Seated At El Carreton
Hacendado Eugenio I del Camino (1849-1891)
Seated At La Luz
Hacendado Mariano I del Camino (1891-1909)
Hacendado Manuel I del Camino (1909-1910)
*Pretender* Mariano II Camino (1962-Present)
*Heir Apparent* Samuel I Camino
Genealogical data
Ancestors
History
Hot Air Brand (also known as Hot Air) is an American clothing company co-created by
Chike Ozah, best known as one-half of the video directing team Coodie & Chike (Kanye West, Mos Def, Lela James, etc.). Founded in 2007, alongside co-founders Bee Nguyen (Grand Tactics), Diego Carlin (Sound In Color / Abound), Louis Yakich (Sound In Color, Nalo Corp), and Duke Wu (Artful Dodger).
Hot Air is influenced by Hot Air Ballooning and the amazing patterns and colorways found on man's oldest flying machines. The apparel line consists of T-shirts, Tops, Jackets, and Sweaters and can be recognized by its bold and creative colors and pattern applications.
The company is based in Los Angeles, California.
Hot Air was featured in on September 2007 for their new collaboration with New Era and Grey One. They were also highlighted on The Hundreds feed on August 31, 2007 regarding the Holiday 2007 collection.
Hot Air Brand (also known as Hot Air) is an American clothing company co-created by
Chike Ozah, best known as one-half of the video directing team Coodie & Chike (Kanye West, Mos Def, Lela James, etc.). Founded in 2007, alongside co-founders Bee Nguyen (Grand Tactics), Diego Carlin (Sound In Color / Abound), Louis Yakich (Sound In Color, Nalo Corp), and Duke Wu (Artful Dodger).
Hot Air is influenced by Hot Air Ballooning and the amazing patterns and colorways found on man's oldest flying machines. The apparel line consists of T-shirts, Tops, Jackets, and Sweaters and can be recognized by its bold and creative colors and pattern applications.
The company is based in Los Angeles, California.
Hot Air was featured in on September 2007 for their new collaboration with New Era and Grey One. They were also highlighted on The Hundreds feed on August 31, 2007 regarding the Holiday 2007 collection.
Lighter tricks are tricks (Trick: a difficult, dexterous, or clever act designed to amuse or impress) performed using Zippo lighters. As a result, you have a Zippo lighter being flicked, flipped, flown, flung, snapped, slammed, squeezed, swung, spun and tossed in ways that appear impossible. Tricks can be done in one hand or in both and sometimes involve multiple lighters.
Other names: Zippo tricks, lighter spinning, lighter manipulation, etc.
History
During World War II, American military personnel were the sole customers of Zippo Lighters, because they were available only at military PX’s. To the GI’s the lighter was a tool that served many purposes: lighting cigarettes, warming hands, cooking food, illuminating dark nights or underground passages, signaling friendly troops, lighting fuses.... etc. With so much time to spend with their lighters, the GI’s are certainly the purveyors of the Zippo trick. The lighters offered the GI’s both fun and function.
Zippotricks.com
In 1996, Norwegian native Morten Kjølberg started Zippotricks.com, more for fun than anything else. Site traffic was minimal until early 2000 when he added video footage to the site, then things began to take off. Zippo found out about the site in 2001. Rather than shut the site down for using their registered trademarked, Zippo bought the rights to the site, keeping Morten as the site administrator. The site was relaunched and ignited a world wide Zippo craze.
Some statistics from the ZT.com site:
*572 tricks were featured
*90% of the audience was male
*73% of the users didn’t smoke
*Users were mainly between 18-30 years old
*Largest audience is USA at 50%
*68% of the users were confident that women fall for tricks.
Hot Tour & Shut Down
In 2003, the idea for the Zippo Hot Tour was hatched. Two skilled lighter trickers from the U.S. under aliases Booty and Mr. Twistyneck, were hired by Zippo to perform tricks in nightclubs around the U.S. Pressure started in June 2003 by the US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) after a gig in Flint, MI. Zippo had created 30 second commercials from the ZT.com and aired it on local cable the week leading up to the show.
A fire chief in Flint saw the commercials and contacted the NFPA in an attempt to force Zippo to cease the Hot Tour campaign. Early that year, pyrotechnics in a Rhode Island nightclub featuring rock band Great White had burned to the ground. This (along with a number of politicians) put further pressure on Zippo.
After a lengthy discussion between Zippo and the NFPA the popular ZippoTricks.com website was closed down on the 27th of August, 2003.
From the traffic seen on the site (peaking at over 6,000 hits/day) and the comments that readers left, there was a real desire to learn tricks with Zippo's and people felt patronized that a decision not to 'expose' them to the danger of fire had been made on their behalf. A lot of people from the collector's clubs also disagreed on the shut down.
A part of the ZippoTricks.com community went underground on a message board, but Morten decided that it wasn't the end.
Game Over Message
Dear Fellow TrickHeads:
I have some very bad news for you all. For the past couple of months ZippoTricks.com has been under tremendous scrutiny from various US groups, organizations and even political figures concerning the potential dangers involved with tricking.
Although I personally don't agree with these concerns, we have reached a point where we are left with no other alternative other than to shut ZippoTricks.com down, effective immediately.
Ever since I started ZippoTricks.com back in 1996 the site has experienced a massive growth both in content, volume and traffic. None of this would have been possible without your help and contribution. We sure had some good times!
I appreciate all of the friends I've made over the years and look forward to our paths crossing once again.
All the best, Morten Kjølberg Founder.
Lightertricks.com
On January 9 2004, was launched. There was an IP block for the US and EU countries, but there was a back door to the site. The US and EU countries had to type index1.html after the address in order to access the site. On the 4th of July 2004 the block was lifted and the site was open world wide.
Over the years the site saw many changes with the addition of more tricks, maintenance/collector guides, downloadable content, major site overhauls, new members, and of course the release of the DVD. But due to server difficulties and some unfortunate attacks the site went down on a number of occasions, the final one being so bad that Morten didn't put the site back online. Instead he spent his time on revamping it and making it into what it is today.
Morten's welcome message
Game On!
"Ever since the decision was made in August 27th to shut down ZippoTricks.com after months of pressure from various US groups, organizations and even senators with too much spare time on their hands, people all over the World have e-mailed and called me expressing their anger and support. Within the first two days after the news broke - first in Washington Post and then later in newspapers and television networks pretty much all over the world - my inbox counted more than 10,000 e-mails. Reading through them all I discovered that all but one was from people outraged by the scrutiny and pressure that eventually lead to the shutdown. The only exception was an e-mail from a concerned mom that wanted to thank me for closing down the site.
Needless to say these acts of support have meant a great deal to me and inspired me to continue my work establishing the new site. Without such overwhelming support from you guys I am not sure I would have made the decision to carry on. Thank you all!"
The DVD
In January 2005 Lightertricks.com released its first ever instructional DVD entitled starring Alexander Aarvik and co-starring Julius Holtet.
On the DVD Aarvik teaches viewers 50 different tricks from the Lightertricks.com collection. Each trick is presented in two different angles plus and slow motion. In addition to the tricks the DVD includes a Basic Skills section with 24 basic techniques and a Maintenance section detailing 6 different skills necessary to keep your lighter in tip top tricking condition.
LT.com Now
The LighterTricks.com website that exists now was launched in January 2007.
The Tricks
There are almost unlimited possibilities in which one can move a Zippo through ones hand(s), so the amount of tricks (well into the hundreds) on the site is not surprising.
The Basics
Every aspiring lighter tricker should learn these before attempting to learn any real tricks.
*Break - The act of opening the lighter by "breaking" it between two, or more fingers.
*Case Smack - The act of opening or closing the case of the lighter by smacking it against a surface or smacking something against the case.
*Case Swing - The act of opening or closing the lighter by holding the lid, and swinging the case open with a flick of the wrist.
*Flick - This is the opposite of a Snap. Place the tip of your index or middle finger behind the tip of your thumb and "flick", causing your index or middle finger to shoot straight out - similar to how you would "flick" a speck of dirt of the top of a table. This basic move can be used to open or shut the lid, light the flint wheel etc.
*Lid Smack - The act of opening or closing the lid of the lighter by smacking it against a surface or smacking something against the lid.
*Lid Swing - The act of opening or closing the lid by holding the case in any manner, and then flicking the wrist, causing the lid to swing open or shut.
*Roll - The act of lighting the lighter by rolling the Flint Wheel along a surface, causing it to spark.
*Slide - The act of lighting the lighter by sliding a surface against the flint wheel, such as the palm of your hand.
*Snap - This means snapping your fingers in order to perform a function. If you snap with your middle finger and thumb, then as your middle finger comes off your thumb, it can easily do several things: Open the lid, strike the flint wheel, close the lid, etc.
*Squeeze - In your dominant hand, with your palm up, hold the lighter with index and middle fingers on the lid and thumb on the case, hinge towards your pinkie. Squeeze the lighter so that your index and middle fingers slide down the reverse case, and thumb falls on the front of case. If you do this quick enough, the lighter will open itself. Bear in mind that the regular squeeze is only one out of many possible squeezes.
The Categories
The tricks on LT.com are organized into 7 categories based on the movements involved in them.
*Aerials - Tricks involving the lighter being tossed into the air.
*Breaks - Tricks using breaks (usually to open with).
*Concepts - Tricks involving a new style or movement.
*Finger Flickers - Tricks with movements not covered in the other categories.
*Smacks - Tricks involving smacks.
*Spins - Tricks where the lighter is "walked" through the fingers.
*Squeezes - Tricks using squeezes (usually to open with).
Other names: Zippo tricks, lighter spinning, lighter manipulation, etc.
History
During World War II, American military personnel were the sole customers of Zippo Lighters, because they were available only at military PX’s. To the GI’s the lighter was a tool that served many purposes: lighting cigarettes, warming hands, cooking food, illuminating dark nights or underground passages, signaling friendly troops, lighting fuses.... etc. With so much time to spend with their lighters, the GI’s are certainly the purveyors of the Zippo trick. The lighters offered the GI’s both fun and function.
Zippotricks.com
In 1996, Norwegian native Morten Kjølberg started Zippotricks.com, more for fun than anything else. Site traffic was minimal until early 2000 when he added video footage to the site, then things began to take off. Zippo found out about the site in 2001. Rather than shut the site down for using their registered trademarked, Zippo bought the rights to the site, keeping Morten as the site administrator. The site was relaunched and ignited a world wide Zippo craze.
Some statistics from the ZT.com site:
*572 tricks were featured
*90% of the audience was male
*73% of the users didn’t smoke
*Users were mainly between 18-30 years old
*Largest audience is USA at 50%
*68% of the users were confident that women fall for tricks.
Hot Tour & Shut Down
In 2003, the idea for the Zippo Hot Tour was hatched. Two skilled lighter trickers from the U.S. under aliases Booty and Mr. Twistyneck, were hired by Zippo to perform tricks in nightclubs around the U.S. Pressure started in June 2003 by the US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) after a gig in Flint, MI. Zippo had created 30 second commercials from the ZT.com and aired it on local cable the week leading up to the show.
A fire chief in Flint saw the commercials and contacted the NFPA in an attempt to force Zippo to cease the Hot Tour campaign. Early that year, pyrotechnics in a Rhode Island nightclub featuring rock band Great White had burned to the ground. This (along with a number of politicians) put further pressure on Zippo.
After a lengthy discussion between Zippo and the NFPA the popular ZippoTricks.com website was closed down on the 27th of August, 2003.
From the traffic seen on the site (peaking at over 6,000 hits/day) and the comments that readers left, there was a real desire to learn tricks with Zippo's and people felt patronized that a decision not to 'expose' them to the danger of fire had been made on their behalf. A lot of people from the collector's clubs also disagreed on the shut down.
A part of the ZippoTricks.com community went underground on a message board, but Morten decided that it wasn't the end.
Game Over Message
Dear Fellow TrickHeads:
I have some very bad news for you all. For the past couple of months ZippoTricks.com has been under tremendous scrutiny from various US groups, organizations and even political figures concerning the potential dangers involved with tricking.
Although I personally don't agree with these concerns, we have reached a point where we are left with no other alternative other than to shut ZippoTricks.com down, effective immediately.
Ever since I started ZippoTricks.com back in 1996 the site has experienced a massive growth both in content, volume and traffic. None of this would have been possible without your help and contribution. We sure had some good times!
I appreciate all of the friends I've made over the years and look forward to our paths crossing once again.
All the best, Morten Kjølberg Founder.
Lightertricks.com
On January 9 2004, was launched. There was an IP block for the US and EU countries, but there was a back door to the site. The US and EU countries had to type index1.html after the address in order to access the site. On the 4th of July 2004 the block was lifted and the site was open world wide.
Over the years the site saw many changes with the addition of more tricks, maintenance/collector guides, downloadable content, major site overhauls, new members, and of course the release of the DVD. But due to server difficulties and some unfortunate attacks the site went down on a number of occasions, the final one being so bad that Morten didn't put the site back online. Instead he spent his time on revamping it and making it into what it is today.
Morten's welcome message
Game On!
"Ever since the decision was made in August 27th to shut down ZippoTricks.com after months of pressure from various US groups, organizations and even senators with too much spare time on their hands, people all over the World have e-mailed and called me expressing their anger and support. Within the first two days after the news broke - first in Washington Post and then later in newspapers and television networks pretty much all over the world - my inbox counted more than 10,000 e-mails. Reading through them all I discovered that all but one was from people outraged by the scrutiny and pressure that eventually lead to the shutdown. The only exception was an e-mail from a concerned mom that wanted to thank me for closing down the site.
Needless to say these acts of support have meant a great deal to me and inspired me to continue my work establishing the new site. Without such overwhelming support from you guys I am not sure I would have made the decision to carry on. Thank you all!"
The DVD
In January 2005 Lightertricks.com released its first ever instructional DVD entitled starring Alexander Aarvik and co-starring Julius Holtet.
On the DVD Aarvik teaches viewers 50 different tricks from the Lightertricks.com collection. Each trick is presented in two different angles plus and slow motion. In addition to the tricks the DVD includes a Basic Skills section with 24 basic techniques and a Maintenance section detailing 6 different skills necessary to keep your lighter in tip top tricking condition.
LT.com Now
The LighterTricks.com website that exists now was launched in January 2007.
The Tricks
There are almost unlimited possibilities in which one can move a Zippo through ones hand(s), so the amount of tricks (well into the hundreds) on the site is not surprising.
The Basics
Every aspiring lighter tricker should learn these before attempting to learn any real tricks.
*Break - The act of opening the lighter by "breaking" it between two, or more fingers.
*Case Smack - The act of opening or closing the case of the lighter by smacking it against a surface or smacking something against the case.
*Case Swing - The act of opening or closing the lighter by holding the lid, and swinging the case open with a flick of the wrist.
*Flick - This is the opposite of a Snap. Place the tip of your index or middle finger behind the tip of your thumb and "flick", causing your index or middle finger to shoot straight out - similar to how you would "flick" a speck of dirt of the top of a table. This basic move can be used to open or shut the lid, light the flint wheel etc.
*Lid Smack - The act of opening or closing the lid of the lighter by smacking it against a surface or smacking something against the lid.
*Lid Swing - The act of opening or closing the lid by holding the case in any manner, and then flicking the wrist, causing the lid to swing open or shut.
*Roll - The act of lighting the lighter by rolling the Flint Wheel along a surface, causing it to spark.
*Slide - The act of lighting the lighter by sliding a surface against the flint wheel, such as the palm of your hand.
*Snap - This means snapping your fingers in order to perform a function. If you snap with your middle finger and thumb, then as your middle finger comes off your thumb, it can easily do several things: Open the lid, strike the flint wheel, close the lid, etc.
*Squeeze - In your dominant hand, with your palm up, hold the lighter with index and middle fingers on the lid and thumb on the case, hinge towards your pinkie. Squeeze the lighter so that your index and middle fingers slide down the reverse case, and thumb falls on the front of case. If you do this quick enough, the lighter will open itself. Bear in mind that the regular squeeze is only one out of many possible squeezes.
The Categories
The tricks on LT.com are organized into 7 categories based on the movements involved in them.
*Aerials - Tricks involving the lighter being tossed into the air.
*Breaks - Tricks using breaks (usually to open with).
*Concepts - Tricks involving a new style or movement.
*Finger Flickers - Tricks with movements not covered in the other categories.
*Smacks - Tricks involving smacks.
*Spins - Tricks where the lighter is "walked" through the fingers.
*Squeezes - Tricks using squeezes (usually to open with).