Apprentice Toker's Guide to Bongs

[GorillaFarmer]

Originally Posted by b0rn 0f 0s1r1s

i don't know if it's just me but that list relating to drag seems a bit inaccurate according to my experiences. this is how i'd list it.

Least Drag
Straight tube
Beaker
Bubble
Most Drag

For percs

Least drag
Many arm tree percs
Hook Percs
Dome percs
Most Drag

For ash catchers

Least Drag
inline a/c
Many stemmed pill bottle a/c
single stem pill bottle a/c
Most Drag

for bowls

Least Drag
pinched bowl
turbo bowl
regular single small hole bowl
Most Drag

for diffusers

Least Drag
slitted
D cut
puncture
Most Drag

Agree fully

[weebay777]

anyone ever hear of pulling the downstem out to clear a bong hit ?

[bongwat3r]

Originally Posted by weebay777

anyone ever hear of pulling the downstem out to clear a bong hit ?

Um, I am pretty sure the downstem is attatched to where you cant use it as a slider, unless your slider broke, you don't have money and rig it up. When i tried rigging, it never ammounted to anything worth even using. I ended up just buying another slider. When someone mentioned why bongs clear better with sliders, than if the bong had a carb, i would say its because of there is more of a water/air flow. Usually carbs are small. Who knows i could be wrong.

[BubbaYungStunna]

Originally Posted by NYCdeisel

Also could someone explain why a carb makes a bong harder to clear?

Because you just want to inhale the air that's in the bong, and with a hole letting more air in the smoke is more diluted, and it takes longer for you to "clear" the bong of smoke.

[Dr.Greenthumb09]

nice guide.... gotta teach that ettiquete.

[bossballin4]

Originally Posted by KiNg KoNG

add this to the list, if you think a bong should have a carb, then you need your head examined cause something is screwed up...

If you have a bong with a carb on it, your either a girl or stupid

haha yes

[WEEirDo]

What type of glass for bongs should I stay away from when buying a bong and what are hard to break kinds of glass?

[jdn5017]

Originally Posted by jeffreATL

for the different shapes of bongs and the different types of pers

Least Drag
Beaker
Bubble
Straight tube
Most Drag

For percs

Least drag
Many arm tree percs, the more arms the better
Hook Percs
Dome percs, i personally wouldnt even buy a dome perc they drag alotttt.
Most Drag

For ash catchers

Least Drag
Illadelph style inline
Many stemmed a/c
Single stem a/c
Inline a/c
Most Drag

This is what i can tell from the different peices I have.

Personally i wouldnt go taller then 18" or more then 2 percs or 1 perc with a/c

I agree fully with this, OP should have this one, not jeff's

Originally Posted by WEEirDo

What type of glass for bongs should I stay away from when buying a bong and what are hard to break kinds of glass?

generally speaking, the thicker the glass the better off you are. A friend of mine bought the mad scientist (the bong that is almost always featured on GC), which, was a great piece of GonG work. The big problem with it, though, is that the glass is super thin like 3 or 5 mm. I just bought an illadelph straight tube that is 7 or 9 mm thick.While this doesn't sound like a huge difference, it definitely shows. My friend's Mad Scientist broke after two uses while it was in the box, and bubblewrapped. All I can say to you is that if you go to your headshop and find two bongs that you really like, with comparable prices and quality, go for the one that is heavier/has thicker glass.

smoke on
- J

[Buddha89]

+Reps. sweet, thanks for the info everyone

[poncho]

if you need a step by step on how to rip a bong...then..well i dont even know what you should be doing. not smoking probably.

[oldskoolgrower]

Originally Posted by KiNg KoNG

add this to the list, if you think a bong should have a carb, then you need your head examined cause something is screwed up...

If you have a bong with a carb on it, your either a girl or stupid

If you're intolerant of people's likes and dislikes and attack them for liking something you don't, then you're just stupid.

Neg rep.

[Greenbudlover]

Very nice guide ill use it for my home amde pen plastic tinfoil water "pipe" I love bongs nhey taste delicous! But What happens if you drink bong water ? Danger anything ?

[ForYouIWill]

nothing will happen...except you might vomit from the terrible taste in your mouth

[Thai_Sticks]

Originally Posted by sparticus63

Tube Shape
Least Drag
Beaker
Bubble
Straight tube
Most Drag

Good idea to have a guide like this. This info is incorrect though, I think you must have written it backwards. Straight tubes have the least drag because of reduced surface tension. Rule of thumb is smaller surface area=smaller drag (at the same distance from the diffuser)

Nice thread though

[NYCdeisel]

Originally Posted by BubbaYungStunna

Because you just want to inhale the air that's in the bong, and with a hole letting more air in the smoke is more diluted, and it takes longer for you to "clear" the bong of smoke.

Ah I see now. Thing is, I have never actually hit a bong that had a carb instead of a slide. Thanks