A 1-watt laser is quite a high power for a laser lighter. Even then, with beam divergence of 35 degrees (600 mrad), it has a NOHD (nominal ocular hazard distance) of some 6.5 cm. Calculator is here:
With such high beam divergence it would not have long distance between the object to light up and the lighter (less than 1 inch is practical), but it’d be very wind-resistant.
I am getting more and more tempted…
