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Wrapping bowl in aluminum foil...

Discussion in 'Beginner Cannabis Consumption & Tips' started by senorbonifas, Mar 24, 2010.

  1. Annything you guys find wrong with doing this on a water bong? I've never used a bong, always the pipe until I tried my friends the other day and recognized he had his bowl wrapped in aluminum foil... didn't know if it would actually effect the quality of the MJ or not?
     
  2. Smoking from aluminum will fuck you up.
     
  3. eww
    bro thats not guud fer them lungs at all,would recommend just going to a headshop nd getting a replacement slider piece
    happy tokeing:D
     
  4. When you burn that aluminum it burns away harsh shit that gets mixed in with your hit and fucks your lungs up. I personally think that it...alters your high a bit. I've smoked out of aluminum foil like 4 times and everytime i did, i felt way more out of it for some reason. I seriously think it had something to do with the aluminum. You should turn away from that shit. fosho.
     
  5. What a terrible misuse of Aluminum foil, it's suppose to go around your head.
     
  6. dont worry about it, there is toxic shit in foil but it is only released at way higher temps then any lighter can get to so its fine to use.
     
  7. What Is Known About Aluminum Foil

    Aluminum foil is very pure- in fact it is 99.9% pure, with the .1% being various residues from the manufacturing process that are burned off at low temperature and other impurities found within the material.

    Humans contact aluminum from various sources throughout their everyday routines. Common uses for aluminum are: food (naturally occurring) & food additives, antacids & other pharmaceuticals, cooking utensils, soil, drinking water, air, and electronics.

    Aluminum has a shiny and a dull side- there is no difference to the two sides, this is caused by the manufacturing of aluminum. The sheets are too thin to cut one at a time, so they cut two pieces at a time, causing a shiny and dull side.

    Average human intake of aluminum is around 3grams (a little higher inCanada because the drinking water is treated with higher concentrations of aluminum).

    Aluminum, at temperatures below melting point, does not give off gas or vapor.


    What Is Alzheimer's Disease?

    Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive disease that affects the brain- causing mental deterioration, disorientation, depression, memory lapses.


    When studies have been perform on patients with Alzheimer's Disease scientist have found that patients have high concentration (10-30 times the normal) of Aluminum in their systems.

    Studies were conducted in order to find out if people who drink water with high concentrations of aluminum had a higher risk at developing Alzheimer's Disease. These studies did show there was an increased risk- HOWEVER, studies have been done where individuals drank water without being treated with aluminum and found the same risk of developing Alzheimer's.

    These two test indicate that there may be genetic reasons why some individuals develop Alzheimer's.

    Studies performed on patients have not found a common factor in the development of Alzheimer's Disease

    Scientist do not know if Alzheimer's Disease causes higher concentrations of aluminum, or if it is caused by high concentrations of aluminum.


    Smoking Using Aluminum Foil

    Most brands of aluminum foil (Renoyld's Wrap with the anti-stick coating and similar brands being the exception), are untreated and remain 99.9% aluminum (again with the .1% being residues and other agents in the manufacturing process)

    In order to inhale aluminum it would have to be changed from a solid to a vapor. This requires a lot of heat. More heat than what it produced by a butane lighter. A butane lighter is not even capable of melting aluminum, if a lighter fails to melt the aluminum, it will not be able to change the aluminum into a vapor.


    Conclusion
    I put this together so individuals can make an educated decision on if they want to use aluminum foil for smoking marijuana.
     
  8. ^^^ and also I didn't write that
     
  9. i love wiki
     
  10. hmm i read it all though. i still wouldn't use aluminum foil.
     
  11. Semi off topic question. What about using aluminum foil with a hookah? I know it is pretty much standard, but whats so different that it's not harmful? Or is it?
     
  12. #12 NickC420, Mar 24, 2010
    Last edited by a moderator: Mar 24, 2010


    Well i guess if it was a bowl wrapped in aluminum foil from like a bong or a hookah then there wouldnt be a problem. i just don't feel comfortable with only a short length of space between me and a piece of burning aluminum foil out of a pipe. i dont know if there really is a difference since apparently the aluminum foil cant affect you unless burned at extremely high temperatures. i suppose it's all about personal preference.

    P.S. Every hookah i have smoked out of they keep the coals on aluminum foil, which now that i think about it, would be more harmful just because of the higher levels of heat. I dont personally think it would affect you if it were from a hookah.
     
  13. Aluminum foil does not cause immediate detectable harm to your body. Instead, it's just something you should rather not smoke out of. But smoking out of an aluminum foil bowl once in a while will not off and kill you.

    Back in the day when I smoked out of a aluminum foil bowl, the bowl never really got a lot of resin stuck to it and it never actually burned... So..
     

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