[offthewall12]

its known that THC is hydrophobic meaning its not soluble in water.

You said that the "big time smoker" said that bongs gets you ripped because the water absorbs more THC. This statement is wrong. All that the water does is it filtrates the smoke and ashes that goes through it. What gets you high is the density and the volume of smoke that accumulate in the chamber/s. the bigger the chamber the more volume and density you can accumulate before "clearing" the more intense the hits will be.

In your second statement "i got higher when i smoked in a bong without water". This is all about displacement. Water takes up space. If u put water it in a bong it takes up space robbing you of space for smoke to gather (milk). So, when u smoked out of a bong without water, you had more space for smoke to milk therefore getting you high faster. but i bet that it was harsh as **** though huh?

-Offthewall