Editing Match (section)

==Varieties of matches today==

Friction matches made with [[white phosphorus]] as well as those made from [[phosphorus sesquisulfide]] can be struck on any suitable surface. They have remained particularly popular in the United States, even when safety matches had become common in Europe, and are still widely used today around the world, including in many [[Developing country|developing countries]],<ref name=crass5 /> for such uses as camping, outdoor activities, emergency/survival situations, and stocking homemade [[survival kit]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9271990.htm|title=Legality of Strike Anywhere Matches Is Up For Debate|last=Staff|date=10 March 2012|website=PRWeb.com|access-date=16 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710130414/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9271990.htm|archive-date=10 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2009/11/matches-test-best-survival-matches-still-strike-anywhere|title=Strike Anywhere: The Best Matches for Survival Situations|last=McCafferty|first=Keith|date=10 November 2009|work=Field & Stream|access-date=16 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819001928/http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2009/11/matches-test-best-survival-matches-still-strike-anywhere|archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> However, strike-anywhere matches are banned on all kinds of aircraft under the "dangerous goods" classification ''[[List of UN numbers 1301 to 1400|U.N. 1331, Matches, strike-anywhere]]''.<ref name=iata>{{cite book|author=IATA|author-link=IATA|year=2007|title=Dangerous Goods Regulations: Effective 1 January – 31 December 2007. Produced in consultation with [[ICAO]]|location=Montreal|publisher=International Air Transport Association|isbn =978-92-9195-780-4}}</ref>

Safety matches are classified as [[dangerous goods]], "U.N. 1944, Matches, safety". They are not universally forbidden on [[aircraft]]; however, they must be declared as dangerous goods and individual airlines or countries may impose tighter restrictions.<ref name="iata" />

Storm matches, also known as [[lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboat]] matches or flare matches, are often included in [[survival kit]]s. They have a strikeable tip similar to a normal match, but the combustible compound – including an oxidiser – continues down the length of the stick, coating half or more of the entire matchstick. The match also has a waterproof coating (which often makes the match more difficult to light), and often storm matches are longer than standard matches. As a result of the combustible coating, storm matches burn strongly even in strong winds, and can even spontaneously re-ignite after being briefly immersed in water.

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Image:Ignition of a match.jpg|[[Making fire|Ignition]] of a match
File:Brymay Matches Back.jpg|Matches with an intellectual pastime printed
Image:Matches.jpg|Household safety matches
File:Sturmzündhölzer.jpg|Special storm matches
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