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A personal and dangerous story

Discussion in 'Marijuana Consumption Q&A' started by 111Questions, Jul 25, 2009.

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  1. #1 111Questions, Jul 25, 2009
    Hey everyone, I'm new here and what I'm about to tell you I haven't told anyone else yet, so here goes.

    It's been since April that I've smoked, but for about 8 months before that I smoked quite a bit.

    One night, I dropped my glass pipe. Being very stupid and desperate to get high, I decided I'd construct my own gravity bong.

    I cut a hole out of the bottom of a gallon gatorade jug, punched a hole in the plastic cap, filled the cooler with water.

    Now's where the potential danger comes in. Instead of making a bowl (because I'm an idiot, yes - I know), I got some tin foil and simply covered the cap with it entirely, and made a small hole in the foil on top of the hole in the plastic cap.

    I used that as my "bowl." I never lit the plastic directly, and because it was a gravity bong I didn't really light the weed all that long, maybe for 2-4 seconds. The flame never directly hit the plastic, it was always covered by the weed and the foil.

    I did this for about a month, maybe once every other day or so. I stopped when a friend of mine suggested putting a trumpet piece in the hole.

    I know, I was an idiot. But I'm wondering how much of an idiot? Am I at serious health risks because of this? Do you think I inhaled the plastic fumes?

    Since I did that, I actually found a lump on my testicle and a lump on my breast (which worries me because I'm a male), which have both been examined and nothing was seen/found. Also, I've been experiencing some weird head pains.

    I feel really fucking stupid - because I was. But right now I'm just worried about my health. I'm going to a doctor to get the lump on my breast biopsied.

    I'm not sure what I'm looking for here - maybe I'm just getting it off my chest.
     
  2. #2 m0ng00se1, Jul 25, 2009
    Its always a better idea to buy another real bong/pipe for a few bucks rather than risk your health.

    Good luck on the biopsy, hope it comes out clean.
     
  3. #3 worshiptheherb, Jul 25, 2009
    so wait, are you a boy or a girl?
     
  4. #4 SeanDiesel, Jul 25, 2009
    Since when do normal girls have testicles?
     
  5. #5 m0ng00se1, Jul 25, 2009
    AHAHAHHAHAAAAAA. :smoking:
     
  6. #6 Cifer, Jul 25, 2009
    I've smoked gravity bongs before. Nothing happened to me. I'm sure everything will be cool.
     
  7. #7 111Questions, Jul 25, 2009
    Right, but did you use a metal piece? I didn't, I just put the weed directly on top of the tin foil which was on top of the plastic cap.

    Thanks for the response btw.
     
  8. #8 Jeff Curro, Jul 25, 2009
    Smoking plastic is not good but I do not think it did anything to you.I am sure you had brain damage before you did this.
     
  9. #9 god4gotmyname, Jul 25, 2009
    Scientifically speaking, a normal Bic lighter won't emit a flame hot enough to vaporize aluminum, though when you do a gravity/waterfall bong with an aluminum bowl, the smoke still appears unnaturally yellow.

    So I don't know. It's pretty annoying how two hard pieces of evidence just conflict like that... I have no idea whether the aluminum pipe/bowl thing is good or bad or nuetral or what.
     
  10. #10 SeanDiesel, Jul 25, 2009
    Tin foil used repeatedly can release chemicals, but they are minimal.
     
  11. #11 Retaardvark, Jul 25, 2009
    No, you didn't get plastic fumes. Two seconds of lighter to plastic contact doesn't even emit fumes. If you did a maximum of four second through the aluminum, I see no possible way for the plastic to melt. You should have looked at the cap without the aluminum foil to see if there are any scorch marks/warped areas.
     
  12. #12 userdude5021, Jul 25, 2009
    You should be fine, your probably just psyching yourself out. I made a bong, and my bowl is just a large socket coated in foil with a makeshift handle. Me and my friends have been hitting this up since mid june and we've been straight. So maybe if your still concerned you should make a makeshift bong, so that dangerous chemicals get caught in the water.
     
  13. #13 SeanDiesel, Jul 25, 2009
    WHAT!!?!?! water doesn't filter EVERYTHING out, whoever told you that needs to be drop kicked into acid.
     
  14. #14 Cifer, Jul 25, 2009
    I didn't use any metal pieces. I just put the weed in the tin foil.
     
  15. #15 Blow Me A Dubb, Jul 26, 2009
    Why would you dropkick someone in acid.
     
  16. #16 Shorty515, Jul 26, 2009
    literally.




    but seriously im sure you're fine
     
  17. #17 hellobob09, Jul 26, 2009
    Why would you drop kick someone on acid?
     
  18. #18 Mr Mac, Jul 26, 2009
    haha... he said... drop kick someone into acid. NOT on acid. AKA someone said something stupid and should be slapped.

    anyway.

    tin foil is never a good thing but I don't think it is why you have lumps.

    good luck with the lumps though... thats pretty fucking scary.
     
  19. #19 SeanDiesel, Jul 26, 2009
    Thank god you clarified. I was reading these posts laughing my ass off.
     
  20. #20 undead420, Jun 25, 2012
    Damn that really does suck
     
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