A buddy gave it to me for free but im not sure if i should use it yet, it's aluminum with a shiny green finish. Will i be getting any harmful vapors?
^ this. Even if its aluminum it isn't harmful. I could go into more detail but I'm on my phone and I'd rather not
Yes they would, unfortunately. They sell toxic chemicals under a multi-national label named "Coca Cola"... Do you really think that pipes have any better safety standards? But to answer the OP's question, there's no way to know for sure unless you know exactly what the metal is, what they used to paint it, and what coating they use.
Are you serious right now man....like damn It's fine OP I've smoked plenty of metal pipes and I'm still kicking after 5 years of marijuana use...
Thanks for the replys, haha it's just for snowboarding really as i have a glass bong. Idk the painted finish sketches me the fuck out but im sure it's fine. I just thought someone else in the city has one of these pipes that they use.
5 years isn't enough time to really notice any effects, unless you go do a bunch of expensive laboratory tests.
To color and coat aluminum like that it is anodized not painted its safe as long as you don't use it like a crack pipe
Troll? No, I'm just saying that you can't assume it's safe without knowing for sure what it's made of. And if there are toxins, they won't affect you acutely, but rather a VERY long time down the road, and you probably won't even notice the damage being done until it's too late. That is, IF it is toxic. Now on the hand, IF it is not toxic, and you know beyond a reasonable doubt... ...have fun, I guess?
I know what you're saying sorry I snapped at you man. You're comment about coca-cola kinda got me going because they're two completely unrelated things but it's whatever I can understand what you're saying but honestly my mom and uncle both smoked metal pipes for years when they were younger and they're both still around so I just felt like you were analyzing this just a little to hard. stay high man
Pretty sure that is the pipe to the inside of one of those marker pipes. Do you have the other part to it? It should be safe. here is a link to where they sell them Amazon.com: Secret Magic Marker Diversion Pipe (Blue): Clothing
[quote name='"Sewage"']Pretty sure that is the pipe to the inside of one of those marker pipes. Do you have the other part to it? It should be safe. here is a link to where they sell them Amazon.com: Secret Magic Marker Diversion Pipe (Blue): Clothing[/quote] Yeah it goes in a marker
haha damn I just checked out that link and if I had $10 I would honestly buy one of these, they are too cool
The companies that manufacture coca-cola don't care whats in their products and neither does the companies that manufacture pipes lol.
Your fine bro people only worry bout aluminum because of vapors but you have to heat it up enough to burn it to do that anyway like tin foil. The coating is almost positively heat resistant. And on top of that youll form resin over the coating to pritect it even more so i wouldnt even worry. But if you still do then hold it in your hand and if its somewhat weighty its steel anyway but if its really light its aluminum. But seriously you have nothing to worry bout