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A filter cigarette broken near the filter is hard to smoke with all the smoke escaping. Here's a simple way to make it smoke-able without glue or tape.
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![Step 1 Break off the filter end carefully.]()
Break off the filter end carefully. -
![Step 2 Remove all the tobacco from the filter end.]()
Remove all the tobacco from the filter end. This leaves behind a 1/8-inch recess[1] -
![Step 3 Carefully shove the other clean end of the cigarette into this recess using a twisting motion.]()
Carefully shove the other clean end of the cigarette into this recess using a twisting motion. You should end up with a leak-proof seal.[2] -
![Step 4 Remember that the end (the part that you light up) looks broken, but it won't once you light it up.]()
Remember that the end (the part that you light up) looks broken, but it won't once you light it up.
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Be careful not to tap this "fixed" cigarette. Tapping and flicking it loosens up the twist and the cigarette can fall apart easily.Thanks
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