Ethiopian Sparklers

The stove here is hooked up to a propane tank, so without a pilot
light, the hotel provides matches to light the burners. Luckily one of
my coworkers lent me a lighter because the Ethiopian matches seem much
more effective as sparklers than matches. You have to keep your eye
trained on the match head as you strike it. The flame fizzles out so
quickly, sometimes it's not possible to get it to the burner in time.