Older than the hills is the blowing out of a match through the opposite sleeve. Decidedly different from “clicking” or “flicking” the lower end of the burning taper is this innovation. From a paper of matches tear one. It is between the thumb and right first finger. Second finger giving aid, the light stick is slightly bent at about its center.

Now the lower half is between thumb and forefinger as the head turns to blow into left sleeve. The head of the match burns. It was lighted during the bending process. The flat lower portion snaps over between the fingers, and the upper half swings through a sudden arc, caused by the bend, sufficiently enough to extinguish the flame.

The rubbing action of the thumb and finger makes it turn over. Just take a match in hand to understand. It fools he who knows about all those extra motions.