Can A Cigarette Ignite A Puddle Of Gasoline?

It is very unlikely that you will go up in flames if you toss a cigarette butt in a pool of gasoline. Cigarettes tend to burn at a much lower temperature than gasoline, and the fumes from the gasoline are the main burning agent, not the liquid itself. In addition, cigarette butts are more likely to ignite a lighter than gasoline itself.

One study attempted over 2,000 different scenarios and situations where gasoline and a lit cigarette could interact, and guess what? Not a single attempt resulted in the gasoline catching on fire!