Metal Screens bad?

Discussion in 'Other Smoking Accessories' started by HiiP0WER, Oct 11, 2014.

  1. Was at the smoke shop a while back and I remember the clerk saying that metal screens caused Alzheimers, among other things..
     
    What do you guys think about this? 
     
    I have been using glass honeycomb screens for a while now, but they get dirty so fast and clog up.. Just popped a metal screen in because I didn't have anything else, and it rips so much better, so much easier ...
     
    What do you guys think, was the clerk right?

     
  2. As long as it is not an aluminum screen you should be fine.


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  3. So stainless steel is okay?
     
  4. Try not to use screens that have been in the faucet for years and use newer screens. I heard this rumor like 15 years ago when I started smoking but never noticed anything.


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  5. Probs not as bad as using garden hoses, alfoil and plastic bottles as a daily smoking apparatus.
     
  6. Aluminum vaporizes at a way higher temperature than a typical pocket lighter's flame. Fallacious logic for the most part. It is true that a small amount will still vaporize, but it is so small of an amount that it's negligible.


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  7. I have been using metal screens for years and I.......uh.....I......uh...
        ........damn what was I talking about just now?
     
      Oh yeah! Metal screens!! Well anyway, as I was saying, ......um.....wait a minute I have to take my meds for altimers.
     
  8. Dont use aluminum if you want your memory to be longer than 5 seconds. Same for copper. Stainless steels the way to go bro


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  9. "Metal" is a vague term.

    There are many different varieties of metal. That being said, some metals are toxic while others are safe.

    Toxic: aluminum, brass, copper

    Even so, a couple times won't do harm to your body. Its such a miniscule amount, though its a problem when you start smoking out of bad metals everyday.

    Things build up, just don't be stupid. Be aware and youll be straight.

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  10. I hope they are ok as I've been using them for 56+ years without any ill effects.
     
  11. #11 Greenunit, Nov 3, 2014
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    I've never seen aluminum screens. Only stainless steel, brass, and silver.
     
  12. Those are good examples, two others would be plutonium and uranium, shit even potassium


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  13. Specialty smoke shops sell titanium screens for bout $5 sorry I don't have a standard quote for our internationals €,£ or Â¥ for example
     
  14. I really like these stainless steel screens for my bongs, bubblers and pipes. Hundreds of times better than the paper thin crap from head shops in my area.
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  15. Just don't heckin' do it
     

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