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# Gas Pumps as Lighters
Whatever You Do, Don't Try These Tricks from 'Girl With a Spark' at Home

By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-12-10 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/girl-with-a-spark
References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Girl-with-a-spark/359427) & [zlian.livejournal](http://zlian.livejournal.com/)

The model featured in 'Girl With a Spark' by Vlad Mukhin has a knack of making mayhem. Whether she's [lighting her cigarette](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clean-torch) with a [gas pump](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concrete-lightning) or blindfolding herself in a dimly-lit alley, she's trouble. She's even wrapped herself in [caution tape](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/songs-of-siren) for a few images to prove her troublemaking tendencies.

If you want to channel your inner badass, see more shots from 'Girl With a Spark' by Vlad Mukhin above and live the dangerous life vicariously.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.6/10
- Popularity: 37% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern)

## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Lighter Alternatives:** Opportunity for companies to create less dangerous and more convenient alternatives for lighting cigarettes or other items
- **Shock Value Marketing:** Potential for companies to push the envelope with bold and daring marketing tactics, similar to those displayed in 'Girl With a Spark'
- **Safety Innovation:** Opportunity for companies to innovate and create safer products and environments, in response to the dangerous stunts in 'Girl With a Spark'

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Tobacco:** Opportunity for the tobacco industry to collaborate with lighter alternative creators, to provide safer and more convenient options for smokers
- **Marketing and Advertising:** Potential for marketing and advertising industries to adopt more provocative and daring methods, similar to those used in 'Girl With a Spark'
- **Safety Equipment Manufacturing:** Opportunity for safety equipment manufacturers to create new innovations that could protect individuals from risky and dangerous behaviors like those in 'Girl With a Spark'

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