"7 Second Rule"

[cooller]

Hey everyone!

Is there any actual evidence to the theory that "if you hold in smoke for 7 seconds, you will absorb all of the THC!" or is this all just codswallop?

I know studies have shown that have shown that holding in smoke for longer periods of time does not have any effect other than depriving the brain of oxygen which, in itself, may produce a 'high' (<cite style="font-style: normal;">Block RI, Farinpour R & Braverman K. (1992). "Acute effects of marijuana on cognition: relationships to chronic effects and smoking techniques". Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behaviour 43(3): 907 – 917.)

Can anyone give me or point me in the direction of some actual evidence of this claim?

thanks =]
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[impulse7675]

I personally hold it for a longer period of time 20-30 seconds. Normally when i blow out smoke nothing comes out, seems like a waste of weed to me to only hold it for 7 sec.

[Floydian]

...either way, it's no worse than going swimming/diving. Ever hear of those people who hold their breath for minutes underwater? No matter how you're doing that, theoretically, you'd have to be killing braincells.

All in all, smoking a whole bunch of weed and holding it 7+ seconds almost every hit probably isn't any worse than getting drunk.

Edit; I don't get why everyone wonders so much about killing braincells. Some people suspect that even the shockwaves from walking kills brain cells. Everything does. That's why you have huge numbers of them. Some people are alcoholics for decades and still to a degree aren't actually any dumber. Nothing we doing with weed would compare, at least in my opinion. No matter how much you hold your hits.

[Only Live Once]

There's really no reason to hold it in for a prolonged amount of time,but I highly doubt there is an exact amount of time where the THC will be fully absorbed either.Just inhale and exhale just like you should and you'll get stoned.Plain and freakin' simple.

[NoodleDeath]

I hold it in for a while. It only makes sense that your lungs will absorb more if you hold it in more. Absorption will increase over time. Simple. There's probably a max... and I'm probably going too far. But at least I'm never NOT getting blazed.

[Bleezie_King]

you'll inhale more of corse but prob'ly not all of it.

[Le Grenouille]

It makes little difference; THC is absorbed into the fat cells in the lungs, where is becomes soluble and enters the bloodstream. Holding a hit may enhance this, but not by much, and there is absolutely no need to hold it as long as 20-30 seconds; in this case, the headrush you get from holding your breath is as much to do with the heightened buzz as the THC itself.

All holding the hit will really give you is perhaps emphysema.... A deep puff in the first instance will have the same effect.

[justgimmeablunt]

Theres no need to try and get the "science of smoking" ...simple ... puff puff pass lol

[Floydian]

Originally Posted by justgimmeablunt

Theres no need to try and get the "science of smoking" ...simple ... puff puff pass lol

Word to that.

I've always kinda thought... humans aren't truely smart, we're just over-analytical. We really SHOULD just leave it at puff puff pass

[justgimmeablunt]

Originally Posted by Floydian

Word to that.

I've always kinda thought... humans aren't truely smart, we're just over-analytical. We really SHOULD just leave it at puff puff pass

thats what im sayin lol +rep for knowin where im comin from

[cooller]

Don't get me wrong, guys. I'm really fixated on "HOW LONG SHOULD I HOLD IN SMOKE?!?!?!" -- I'm just asking out of curiosity. I've never been able to find proof of this despite everyone saying it and was just seeing of someone had proof.

Thanks for the replies everyone =]

[ithofbubbles]

Holding it in DOESE make you higher, When you inhale a big cloud of smoke only the walls of that smokeball are actually doing anything so if you hold it in it kinda moves around rotating itself letting you're brain feel every bit of smoke in you're lungs and not just the edges of what you inhaled, find the right amount of smoke you can hold in with out coughing for like 10 seconds. If you say holding it in does'nt help then you have much to learn, I decided it helped because I did an experiment with some afgani bud, I took a hit quickly inhaling and exhaling and recorded how long and powerfull my little buz was, when I took the hit I held in the buz lasted almost twice as long and was almost twice as powerfull.

[cooller]

Originally Posted by ithofbubbles

Holding it in DOESE make you higher, When you inhale a big cloud of smoke only the walls of that smokeball are actually doing anything so if you hold it in it kinda moves around rotating itself letting you're brain feel every bit of smoke in you're lungs and not just the edges of what you inhaled, find the right amount of smoke you can hold in with out coughing for like 10 seconds. If you say holding it in does'nt help then you have much to learn, I decided it helped because I did an experiment with some afgani bud, I took a hit quickly inhaling and exhaling and recorded how long and powerfull my little buz was, when I took the hit I held in the buz lasted almost twice as long and was almost twice as powerfull.

unfortunately, ithofbubbles, that's hardly a scientific test and I'm not sure I buy the 'smoke rotating in your lungs' theory. any other proof?

[Motoxridah]

Originally Posted by impulse7675

I personally hold it for a longer period of time 20-30 seconds. Normally when i blow out smoke nothing comes out, seems like a waste of weed to me to only hold it for 7 sec.

Your just damaging your lungs more. Holding it for 3-4 seconds will get all the THC you could possible get from the smoke. Anything more and your just wasting away at your lungs.

[br3ad_]

I hold it as long as i can, i dont sit there and count haha.