It can be difficult to remove the ash from a cigarette.A hole in a friend's couch can be avoided if you take care when ashing your cigarette.You can ash your cigarette with a little practice.
Step 1: Do you know where you are?
You should have an acceptable place to ash before attempting this method.If you don't have an ashtray, you should ash in the sink, cup, or surface that can be easily cleaned.If youshing on wood, carpet, tile, or cloth these will be stained and burned.
Step 2: You should hold your cigarette between your fingers.
The middle finger should be held at a point where the cigarette is firmly held.Your middle finger will hold it in place so it doesn't move.You might split the cigarette in half if your grip is too rough.
Step 3: Dropping downward.
Press down firmly on the filter with your thumb, index and middle finger, and hold the cigarette in place.The ash falls when the tip of the cigarette shakes.
Step 4: You can grab your cigarette with your thumb and middle fingers.
The cigarette should be held by the index finger.The grip needs to be firm without crushing the filter.
Step 5: Place your index finger on the top of the cigarette.
The cigarette will bend if you tap it too hard.You don't want to burn yourself if you touch the ash or the point where the cigarette is lit.
Step 6: The cigarette should be dropped multiple times.
This method doesn't provide a lot of pressure on the cigarette so it's likely that you'll have to "ash" it multiple times.It is always a good idea to find a place that does not harm someone else's property.
Step 7: You should rest the cigarette between your fingers.
The starting position is similar to the one used in the thumb flick method, where your middle finger serves as the fulcrum while the index finger holds it in place.Keep the pressure between your fingers strong enough to hold the cigarette in place, but avoid squeezing too hard so you don't split it in half.
Step 8: Hold it over the ashtray.
Make sure the cigarette is only an inch or so above the edge of the ashtray, with the tip hovering over the inside of it.The ash falls in the ashtray.The table the ashtray is on could be damaged by this pitfall.
Step 9: The edge of the ashtray has a cigarette on it.
The front of the cigarette will hit the ashtray if you use the top of your thumbnail.The cigarette should hit the side of the ashtray to loosen the ash.The impact with the ashtray will cause your cigarette to burn.
Step 10: This method can be used at bars or at home.
If you need to ash into an empty beer bottle, this is a great trick.The bottle acts as a receptacle for the ash, so you can just throw it away after you finish.If you end up drinking ash, it could have dangerous health effects.
Step 11: The cigarette should be held between thumb and index finger.
The grip is not strong enough where the filter becomes crushed.The ash will fall down if the cigarette is held upright.
Step 12: The cigarette can be turned upside down.
If the tip of the cigarette is hovering over the bottle, the ash will fall into it.The ash shouldn't fall anywhere else, so keep the bottle stationary.
Step 13: The cigarette should be in the bottle.
Put your middle finger on the bottom of the filter.The cigarette's tip will hit the inside of the bottle, causing the ash to fall.
Step 14: It should be quick.
The cigarette will burn more quickly if you keep it over for too long.It might take a few tries to get the ash in the bottle, so make sure to flick the cigarette with enough force to loosen it.
Step 15: The cigarette filter needs to be between your thumb and index finger.
The tip of the cigarette should be pointed upwards.The grip needs to be light but firm to allow the cigarette to stay in place.
Step 16: The lit end of the cigarette should be on the ashtray.
The cigarette should be hovering over the center of the ashtray with a 45 degree angle.If you point the lit end of the cigarette downward, the ash will fall into the ashtray.
Step 17: Put the cigarette between your thumb and index finger and press it against the ashtray.
Roll the cigarette between your fingers without moving it back and forth, by placing it in the center of the ashtray.When the cigarette touches the ashtray, the tobacco will rest on the tip.By rolling the cigarette you can make a smooth, symmetrical, and sophisticated cigarette.