How to smoke weed (125222 hits)
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Submitted by Razor <Jeremy_21117.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2002-12-31 14:08:54 EST
Recently, a friend who is very new to the smoking scene was asked to pack a bowl. He did so, and handed it to me. Being the conneseiur that I am, I immediately undid everything that he did and taught him how to do it properly. In the interest of public service, I hereby impart the lessons to you, gentle reader, in the hopes that your smoking sessions will be more enjoyable.
The first question to ask yourself is what kind of weed you have in your possession. If you have what is known in various parts of the country as schwag, mexican brown, or "north carolina's finest", here's what to do: Stop reading this article, go turn your Linkin Park back on, and do some homework so you don't fail out of high school.
Now, assuming that you have some decent bud, the first question to ask is "What form is this in?" There are two major subcategories for this issue: Seed count and packing density.
Most likely if you have kindbud the grower has helpfully picked out the seeds for you, or if you're smoking a cloned plant then there weren't any in the first place. However, if there are seeds, do everyone a favor: Remove them all. That includes breaking apart buds to get at hidden seeds within. Just jamming a bud into the bowl causes it to burn badly, giving poor hits, wasting bud, and damn it looks bad with the chicks when that popping noise occurs.
What you do from here onwards depends on what you're smoking out of. The first thing I will cover is packing bowls and bongs:
Hopefully you've got nice fluffy buds, but it's always possible that you've gotten your bud in brick form, which is unfortunate but survivable. If you've got a bag of shake, scroll back up and read about Linkin Park. Each kind of bud has a different procedure that you need to follow in order to get a decent bowl pack.
If your weed is in brick form, you're going to need to break it up. If you don't, you will end up with a dense wad in your bowl, air will have trouble passing through, and it will be hard to get a decent hit.
Even with nice fluffy buds, you want to do a **little** breaking up. The reason is the same as that listed above - air flow is crucial to a good hit. This is nowhere more true than with a gravity bong - if you don't get good air flow you'll completely waste the bowl pack.
And it's not just about air flow. Broken up shake lights more easily than a whole bud, and the heat generated by the burning shake will aloww the bud to catch fire more easily. If you want to get a nice glowing coal that stays lit as it's passed around, you have to do the same thing you do with a campfire: starter material. Would you try to get a campfire lit by tossing down a couple of big logs and holding a lighter under it until it gets going? Of course not, you've got to use kindling.
For fluffy bud, I reccomend the "orange peel" method. Take your bud, and just pull a little off the sides. Just enough to get nice starter fuel. If you break it apart completely, you'll end up with something that burns super fast and sears your lungs with its high temperature. You will actually get a bigger hit with a nicely burning coal than if you fire the whole thing at once.
The next step is to consider what you're smoking out of. Be aware that hot smoke is passing through the material and if the material has a low enough melting point small bits of it will go into your lungs. For that reason I do not reccommend plastic bongs or wooden hitters, although some people swear by the tokemaster series of bongs. The best material to smoke out of is glass, or metal if you drop stuff a lot. DO NOT EVER smoke out of a soda can. It does heat faster than you'd think, and aluminum intake has been shown to cause alzheimers. If you are in an emergency situation because there is no parephenalia to be had, don't panic: Get a potato and a screwdriver, and use your imagination. Don't forget to drill a carb if you're using a potato, and when buying a piece try to get one that has a carb.
For anyone who may be used to a different term, a carb is a hole somewhere on the piece that connects to the main chamber between the smoke intake and the inhaling point. You cover it with a finger while inhaling, and then right before you finish you let it go. As you remember from physics, air will follow the path of least resistance. Fresh air thus goes through the carb instead of through the place where the bud is, evacuating the smoking chamber and insuring that you get every bit of smoke. It has an additional value - there is no "stale smoke" left in the smoking chamber, one of the biggest party fouls imaginable. It also frees you from risking the mistake of trying to blow the smoke out through the mouthpiece, which can result in what is variously known as "backblow" or "volcano", when the bud and possibly bongwater comes spewing out of the bowlpiece. If that happens, people will never let you forget it. For bongs, I highly reccomend bowlpieces with carbs over the "pull slide" variety - I've seen too many people drop the pull sliders, and tragic events such as breakage can occur with glass... a glass bong is finished if gets broken even a little.
Now, for the final step: The actual packing. It's important to know the answers to these questions: Is there a screen? If not, how big is the entry hole? Nobody wants a bowl to shit in their mouth, so you have to be careful. Where is the hole located? The packing technique is different based on where it is - some have holes on the bottom, some in the back. I personally prefer bottom holed bowls, but this is a minor matter.
The important thing is that you get your main piece of bud positioned over the hole but not actually completely blocking it. If you want to go through the effort of breaking your bud into smaller buds, the absolute best way is to have a couple of small buds interlocking near the bottom, allowing air flow through the middle as well as on the sides. On top of your base, depending on the size of the bowlpiece, you may want to add more buds before adding the top layer of shake. My advice is to go about 75/25 bud/shake - you don't want it to burn up too fast - the goal is to get a nice coal burning. Remember, if you blocked up the passageway, all your shake will burn away, all you'll do to the buds is crisp the outside edges, you'll get a tiny hit, you'll feel like an ass, and you won't get laid that night.
The final step: Turn on some Pink Floyd and enjoy!
Now, on to smoking joints and blunts:
First of all, I don't know why the fuck people smoke weed this way - so much of it gets burned up unneccessarily (and that's the ONLY excuse for smoking schwag blunts), but people like it so here we go...
The number one mistake I see people make with these is that they don't break up the bud well enough. You want to SHRED it. If you don't, the damn thing burns unevenly - called "boating" in some circles. If it burns unevenly, you end up looking like a tool. Don't turn it into powder, but come close.
As far as material goes, the best blunts I've ever smoked were rolled into a tobacco leaf that a friend purchased at a cigar store. It was totally fresh, and you could create your own custom sizes. I actually saw one once that contained a quarter pound and was the size of my forearm, but I don't reccomend that unless you are dealing in pounds like he was (and he shot himself because he knew he was going to jail for life, so I don't reccomend dealing in pounds).
If tobacco leaves are too much effort, make sure that at the very least your blunt is fresh. If it is old and dry, it will crack and your endeavour is doomed to failure.
When I roll, I prefer to use 2/3 weed and 1/3 tobacco. I'm not talking about the European fashion of smoking where they mix them together. I'm saying that the third of the joint or blunt that is closest to the mouth end should be completely tobacco, so that you don't have to deal with the searing hot effects of a roach, both on your lungs and your fingers. When you start tasting tobacco, the joint is done.
Clever tip: tobacco burns a little more evenly than weed, so you can actually put some at the front of the joint and use that as starter material - not too much, but it helps to get an even burn.
If you are not a good roller, it may help initially to buy a cigarette roller, but any true connesieur will learn to do it themselves. I don't know what the effects of adding a filter are, but I've tried it and it seemed to me that it was blocking out some of the THC - but maybe that was my imagination. Perhaps someone can enlighten me.
I tend to bunch the bud in the middle of a blunt a bit before I roll, because the hand motions I use tend to squeeze it to the outsides, just like when you bite off the end of a taco. I'm going to leave the motions up to you, suffice it to say that the end result should be tight, with little air space. It's hard but technically possible to get a joint or blunt so tight that you can't smoke through it, but if you're at that point you're good enough to loosen it up.
To get the ends of a blunt or joint together, you need to use some good old fashioned spit. Don't overdo it or you'll get the thing soggy, just moisten lightly and then seal it off.
Turn on some Bob Marley, and enjoy!
I've done my best to be accurate and complete in this analysis, and if I've left anything out feel free to add something or ask me a question.
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Submitted by fiona378 (user info) at 2010-08-11 15:05:09 EDT (#)
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You should post a rant on http://RantFoo.com sometimes.
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2010-03-15 21:24:10 EDT (#)
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The post itself is absolutely worthless but some of the comments are good.
Submitted by YourNameHere (user info) at 2010-03-15 17:59:03 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by BadCompany (user info) at 2009-05-08 10:06:31 EDT (#)
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It is bad if there are more sticks, stems, and seeds than green bud. Brick isn't optimal but doesn't mean it is necessarily bad . . . although the odds aren't great.
Submitted by sammissesengland (user info) at 2009-05-07 18:46:05 EDT (#)
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everyone was a beginner once and when ur not a beginner u should help them... please
i heard that if it was in brick it was bad is that true?
Submitted by BadCompany (user info) at 2009-05-07 16:59:39 EDT (#)
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Kinda old eh? Digdug . . . he didn't really say what kind of pounds he was dealing with . . . maybe it was pounds of weed, crack, heroin, meth, and cocaine. That is enough for life in prison.
Submitted by Dimenhydrinate (user info) at 2009-05-07 16:44:11 EDT (#)
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If you cannot figure out how to smoke pot, you shouldn't be smoking pot. This might have already been covered.
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2009-05-07 15:54:42 EDT (#)
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You gotta be fucking kidding me.
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Submitted by sammissesengland (user info) at 2009-05-07 14:35:17 EDT (#)
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i'm new to this stuff could someone help me?
i bought 20 euro worth of this dope, its cigar colored and is rectangular. how do i smoke it? do i shred it up?
help please
thanx
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-11-30 23:48:54 EST (#)
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five years old and back on the MRR? cool
although "aluminum intake has been shown to cause alzheimers" technically it's the aluminum oxide that's the result of long-term use of aluminum pipes that causes alzheimers. otherwise correct.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2007-11-30 23:32:51 EST (#)
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hahaha i'm not gonna pretend I'm sober enough to read this all but I'll get back here eventually. I remember when i thought it was important to add a 'deseeding ritual' in my schwag era. Even when it was streetweed- which I haven't smoked regularly in about 10 years- that lasted all of the first 3 bags. As you go, man..as you go.
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2007-11-30 23:00:00 EST (#)
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I don't need your tutelage, sir.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2006-01-04 15:55:06 EST (#)
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ooooh weed drama
Submitted by MichelleNJ (user info) at 2006-01-04 15:38:52 EST (#)
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*Reminisces of past pothead days*
For me, bongs are more fun to smoke out of, but that's about it. I prefer a blunt over a bong, and a bong over a joint. Joints are too small and go too quickly if you have a few people in your circle.
It's always fun and challenging to make a bong. I once had a boyfriend who made me a bong for my birthday out of a plastic vase, duct tape, a retractible car antenna and the plastic (maybe rubber) end cap off of a metal pipe. I loved that bong- it hit like a motherfucker... till someone stepped on it *moment of silence*.
Those days are long gone... time for a life of responsibilities :( Now I resort to just hanging with my family... which all smoke, therefore sharing with me :)
You definitely gave me some pointers that I would use, if I still bought weed. hopefully someone will actually use this info.
Submitted by SkinnyKenny (user info) at 2006-01-04 15:31:11 EST (#)
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Very informative and well written. Being an avid fan of the hobby myself, I already knew all oof this, but I could never have presented this "How To" as well as you have.
Well done, old chap!
Submitted by digdug (user info) at 2006-01-04 15:17:56 EST (#)
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"I actually saw one once that contained a quarter pound and was the size of my forearm, but I don't reccomend that unless you are dealing in pounds like he was (and he shot himself because he knew he was going to jail for life, so I don't reccomend dealing in pounds). "
You've lost all credibility. No one has gone to jail for life for dealing pounds. Unless maybe he shot someone else before he shot himself.
5 years, buddy.
Submitted by digdug (user info) at 2006-01-04 15:14:07 EST (#)
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I recommend buying a grinder from your local head shop to break the doje up more evenly. Also...
Submitted by Kellio (user info) at 2004-07-26 21:36:50 (#)
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In response to your question concerning filters, if you use normal cigarette filters in your joints, then you are missing out. A cigarette filter can remove like half or more of the THC when you inhale. Just roll up some cardboard into a roach instead.
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A Roach is the ass end of a joint sans-CRUTCH (rolled up cardboard [i personally tear off a corner from the zig-zag pack])
To be honest with you I've never seen anyone use a cigarette filter. Maybe thats because they know I would slap them. In the balls.
Submitted by mbstateside (user info) at 2006-01-04 15:08:09 EST (#)
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Sound advice but you really should try smoking the European way.
It's much smoother, allows you to take put in as much or as little cheeba as you like and also provudes hours of fun when getting wasted trying to outdo each other's efforts at Joint rolling.
I Once rolled a 2 ft joint and that was with king size rizla not rips. You couldn't take a toke on the thing for shit but it did look impressive.
Submitted by dude_sweet (user info) at 2006-01-04 14:41:36 EST (#)
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Wow thanks for the info im a new smoker and my friends tried to tell me how ot smoje but it didnt really work so i read this and now im smokin perfect bowls listenin to pink floyd and rollin awesome blunts.
Submitted by a_reader (user info) at 2005-12-21 05:47:55 EST (#)
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"The final step: Turn on some Pink Floyd and enjoy!"
+2
Although I do agree with the person below me.
Submitted by You fucking faggots at 2004-09-21 02:32:07 EDT (#)
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If you need this website to help you use illegal products then you are gay...
Submitted by Sinclair (user info) at 2004-07-30 16:42:30 EDT (#)
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I don't know if this has been covered because I didn't read all of the responses, but i take issue with your remarks on glass and metal. If you or your friends can't handle glassware then follow your own advice by turning off that Pink Floyd and putting your Linkin Park cd back on you poser. Anyone who goes to the trouble of paying for top shelf merchandise should know that the ONLY way it should be inhaled is through glass or with decent papers (or, if you want to celebrate American culture, the occasional blunt is fine based on the completely indecent level of intoxicant).
Submitted by Kellio (user info) at 2004-07-26 21:36:50 EDT (#)
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In response to your question concerning filters, if you use normal cigarette filters in your joints, then you are missing out. A cigarette filter can remove like half or more of the THC when you inhale. Just roll up some cardboard into a roach instead.
Submitted by jewstinian (user info) at 2004-07-26 21:29:36 EDT (#)
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Not sure if someone has posted this yet (because I'm too lazy to read all the replies), but another good way to have odorless smoke is to get an old toilet-paper roll, stuff it with dryer sheets, and blow your hit through it. Instead of weed-smelling smoke, you end up with the fresh, clean smell of dryer sheets.
Submitted by sg11588 (user info) at 2004-07-26 21:18:14 EDT (#)
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Hah. I remember once me and my friend rolled a joint out of loose-leaf paper. It was pretty fucked up.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-07-26 21:08:07 EDT (#)
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Drugs kill your brain, make you smell funny, and make your dick go limp. But you probasbly didn't need any help on that last one.
Submitted by Kitaz (user info) at 2004-07-26 20:57:03 EDT (#)
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Well, about the joint rolling.. It doesnt really need to be tight.. i know it may help, but when i was forced to roll a joint ( i was with a friend, and niether of us had rolled a joint before) It was very poorly done, the weed wasnt really broken down properly, and it wasnt very tight.. but it got us just as high as i expected to get..
And then with the weed not covering the hole.. I was in a hotel in endmonton, and I had no other pot smoking device, so i took a pen, took out the ink holding part, and then cut off the other end so it was pretty much a tube.. I stuffed in weed so there was just a chunk sticking into the tube and the rest outside.. (all the air that was comming in would have to come in through the weed.. But when i tried smoking this way, I was able to get unbelievabley large hits, and i got unbelievabley high off just one bowl.
tip:
If you want to smoke weed in ur house, or a hotel room or something.. All you need to do is go in the bathroom, put a towl at the bottom of the door, turn on the shower and put it as hot as possible (same with the tap) and wait for the room to start to steam up, then toke! Its pretty much odourless, but if your paranoid just spray some of that spray Deoderant in there, and turn on the fan.
Submitted by disAbled (user info) at 2004-07-21 11:10:23 EDT (#)
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This post is ichibod. This is exactly the kind of patronizing crap you would expect from some overindulged preppy. There is no wrong weed to get and no wrong way to smoke it. If you get a hit and get high, you must be doing it right. Don't shit on any techniques, in fact, try them. Everyone knows it sucks to use a can, but it's still better than the alternative. 'Party Foul' is a dumb ass idea that should only be used in reference to a drinking party. There are only two things you can do wrong with Cannabis Oteba. Don't waste it or horde it.
One cool way to toke the shit: Get a metal pipe with an accessible resin collector. I had one with a collector in the stem that unscrewed. Stick a little bud in there for a month or more. The nug will collect a ton of resin from your smoke and will be dripping with THC. When you finally smoke this, it will taste like shit, but just a hit will get you high.
Oh, and for your post-smoking entertainments try out the album Dummy by Portishead.
Submitted by Ambas back <the bitch!> at 2004-07-21 10:18:54 EDT (#)
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i just had a very vulgar remark from this g'damn site. I just wanted to say that "reeeaaaaalllllyy" is not a word it is "really" and that i can type. Also, I may use ALL CAPS whenever the fuck i want to...so cheese and crackers bitch..I'm glad my comment meant so much to your shitty site! you fuckin weed smoker!
Submitted by Zoe (user info) at 2004-06-13 00:20:31 EDT (#)
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Hey, I'm a long time weed smoker, and I know the tricks of the trade fairly well. I managed to stumble across this site, and I read it, strictly for casual reasons, and I noticed how many people were angry because of what (s)he had written. Obviously the author has put this up merely as a humourous reference, and so slander is really no answer, and it's actually quite inappropriate. However, one of my values is freedom of speech. I was just giving everyone my two cents.
~Zoe
Submitted by Phillipfckt <Phillipfckt.at.netscape.net> at 2004-06-06 23:16:44 EDT (#)
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well I am just a casual weekend smoker still in highschool, but I believe that I have some advice worth giving for you. Ok, i agree with a couple of the comments made, but seriously you need to take smoking the herb a little LESS seriously. I mean dont be so cocky, just think..WWMD ( what would Marley do). I believe its supposed to be a fun social thing to do not a lifestyle. Even though I don't blame some people for having it as their lifestyle. Just don't go around ruining peoples highs like this. not cool, but some good suggestions.
-joints with a couple of good buddies-the best way to go
Submitted by Bobrthenutsucker <bob.at.aol.com> at 2004-05-29 05:36:16 EDT (#)
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Dude, that article was more awesome than beavis and butthead on meth, hjeheheheheheheheheh.
Ever smoke weed out of your bunghole?
The bunghole is not just for corn anymore.
Cheers
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2004-05-26 12:47:33 EDT (#)
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what an aragant fuck you really are. patronising cunt.
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Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2004-05-26 12:44:24 EDT (#)
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Turn on some Pink Floyd and enjoy!
Turn on some Bob Marley, and enjoy!
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Cypress Hill works too!
Submitted by ishouldbeworkingwhilstatwork (user info) at 2004-05-26 12:38:33 EDT (#)
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Brick Form? i sure as hell don't know who you get your weed from, but i like my skunk to come natural. Pluck, Place and Suck. Who cares about how you smoke it. You could be conventional and role a joint, Or maybe even a Nu-conventional (not a word, but you understand) and make funky joints. Or just be poor and try to get as high from the supply as possible smack that shit in bong.
Submitted by SPARTA_HOOL at 2004-05-26 12:24:34 EDT (#)
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dum American do you think that if some one wants to now how to smoke a Joint he will read this shit
SPARTAK VARNA ULTRA DEVISION
VIVA FOOTBAL HOOLIGANS
Submitted by TANK at 2004-05-18 16:04:12 EDT (#)
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Well, this guy is what i call " A Hater" smoker. He looks at people trying to learn * Turn on your linkin park* as newbies and not new friends to our part of the larger circle. Dude lighten up you had some points but you didnt say much that wasnt covered in any stoner movie dude. For someone with such * Heh, High* standards you dont much about shit. Your tobbaco technique was okay, but what about more deatils on actually good things to do when smoking, done smoking, procedure * you dont pass a bowl then the lighter, then tell them its empty then dont ash it* theres shit you gotta do like shakin after you piss stupid shit everyone does automaticly and knows how to do. Just chill lol. I read this the first time after i smoked outta my new Christened bowl Lil Tank, and we both agree when you post somethin we both like think it says somethin we dont know well give ya a good rating untill then, maybe you should turn on your linkin park and then you should switch to coke or seomthin man cause the best thing in the world you cant even do right.,
PeAcE , * Man invented beer, god made weed...... Whom do you trust more "
This psot was too biased for me to include my next line frankly im disgusted
Submitted by Randoney Smo0ke at 2004-05-16 18:16:18 EDT (#)
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Something that no one has mentioned yet.... FUCKING STEAM-ROLLERS!!!!
My favorite way to smoke that shwag ass shit.
If its burning the lungs, You know your getting high! But I have smoked out of alot of stupid shit. Toilet bowl rolls, Pop cans work okay (no alzhiemers yet). And I know poeple who smoke out of straight up Tin foil rolled into a pipe.
Hell, Some people even eat this fucking shit. We all know its not healthy to smoke in the first place. So fuck it if your way of smoking doesnt seem to be safe, it never was.
Dont descriminate the weed. Smoke it all.
Submitted by goucher187 <goucher187.at.yahoo.com> at 2004-05-16 02:22:54 EDT (#)
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DAMN! You are a stupid mutherfucker. ive lived in northwest montana, home of better bud than your ass has ever seen. your not a stoner, i mean what the fuck is the point of leaving some tobacco in the blunt or adding some to a joint? you smoke a blunt or a joint to smoke WEED stupid fuck.
Submitted by Spiral_Abraxis (user info) at 2004-05-11 22:19:57 EDT (#)
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Nice. Although I learned all that in a condensed version from my friends in about a minute.
Submitted by Freight_Train (user info) at 2004-05-11 22:15:31 EDT (#)
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for the effort
Submitted by pot (user info) at 2004-05-11 21:57:38 EDT (#)
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stick with me for a moment but instead of using the popular icewater in your bong run your faucet on hot for a few mnutes and get it insanely hot and steaming (being careful not to have a cold bong as this will result in a broken bong)then when you inhale you get this vapor and steam taste in your mouth and its a totally cool expierence
Submitted by MikeJGolde (user info) at 2004-04-29 01:52:35 EDT (#)
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300 bucks, 3 feet of glass and Jerome Baker...Thats how you get high....
Submitted by carrito <unicel01.at.verizon.net> at 2004-04-27 14:53:32 EDT (#)
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YADA YADA YADA what's with your relation between Linkin Park and schwag? Let me tell you something, you little poser. I'm from Mexico. Down there, we don't have any of the white-man's invention CHRONIC or any of that shit. People down there grow the weed out of the fucking field and sell it pretty much fresh. There's about 20 different kinds that I smoked down there and they were all good. Yeah, for most of my weed-smoking life I've smoked what you first-worlders call "schwag" but to us that's the normal fare. And no, I don't fucking listen to Linkin Park, not even Bob Marley. As a matter of fact what I listen to you probably never even heard about!
Submitted by crackergirl (user info) at 2004-04-22 23:11:22 EDT (#)
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I'm amazed that no one's mentioned the vaporizer. I'm not absolutely sure about the physics of it so I won't even try, but believe-you-me, it's nice.
Submitted by Pyro-187 (user info) at 2004-04-22 09:38:56 EDT (#)
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Uh bongs filter out THC because water cools stuff to below the vaporization temperature and it gets deposited in the water. I get much higher with half the weed from a bong in a joint.
Submitted by DiscoStu (user info) at 2004-04-20 14:43:22 EDT (#)
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Ozz, you're a dumbass. Essential smoking skills are necessary to truly enjoy a full marijuana smoking career.
Submitted by Ozz <wizard0fozz.at.aol.com> at 2004-04-13 02:08:01 EDT (#)
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Your all a bunch of dumb asses. Who gives a fuck as long as you get high? Isn't that the point of smoking weed in the first place? Just to get fuckin blazed. I don't smoke to argue about the RIGHT way to smoke. Just fuckin toke it up and be on your merry way you dumb fucks. Maybe if some of you were actually HIGH when writing your posts you would realize this. Who cares how you got high as long as you do. Peace.
Submitted by chiefster <kewlocol88.at.aol.com> at 2004-04-10 10:44:59 EDT (#)
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first off i do not condone or critize anyone ways of tokin up for the mere reason that this is not what a stoner does
second i dont know how posted that they use house screening for bowls but if you read this please make sure you preburn the the screens because they are coated inplastic and thats not healthy
third THC in not water soluable (some chemistry) so it does not disolve in water (thats why it stays in you system so long) so a bong does not filter out THC
Submitted by GeneralAnarchy (user info) at 2004-04-09 17:25:48 EDT (#)
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Smoking pot is the only thing that keeps me relatively sane and I've smoked for about 6 years or so.
1) Joints are the best way to smoke weed. They provide the best taste and if properly rolled burn for a real long time. Rolling a joint is one of the most soothing things I can think of.
2) I've smoked a shit load of blunts with my friends because they like them. The taste is usually terrible but you have the best thing in the world- The shotgun. The shotgun in my opinion is the only reason to smoke blunts.
3) Bongs are counterproductive for the most part. Th ewater filters out some of everything including THC. Then the water tastes like shit quickly.
4) I've made pipes out of everyting imaginable but they are only to be used when you have minimal amounts of pot. Tip Use a cinnamon stick for the mouthpiece it tastes great.
5) The almighty hookah is great but are too expensive for my taste.
6) the waterfall is a very efficient way to smoke and not have second hand smoke escape into the room.
Fill a two liter bottle with water poke a hole in the bottom, put a bowl in the top and light, pulls smoke through as water escapes. Works best with 3 or 4 people.
Instead of using the paper towel roll just put dryer sheets on the back of a fan. Room smells like fresh laundry and you don't have to worry about people being stupid and not blowing through the roll.
Submitted by TripinDayZ420 (user info) at 2004-04-09 16:48:59 EDT (#)
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Too bad you wished you never had posted this.
Thought it was well thought out, covered about every basic thing the novice would need to know, and duly impressed me with the campfire analogy.
Couldn't have said it better myself. <--Read my posts, that will be obvious.
Submitted by volklcess (user info) at 2004-04-09 16:45:52 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-04-07 03:31:56 (#)
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This guy has no clue. I have smoked for over 20 years
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There's something to be proud of.
Submitted by Chron Man <Cranlack.at.cox.net> at 2004-04-09 16:36:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Dumb fuck advice from a dumb fuck who has crappy knowledge about using dope. Also the comments made by other dumb fuckers makes me laugh. Stupid fucks. Yeah, that's you fucker.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-04-07 03:31:56 EDT (#)
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This guy has no clue. I have smoked for over 20 years and can honestly say that on most counts except the schwag advice this guy does not know his head from a sack of mexican dirt weed. Pull slide bongs are the best as the air flows from the bottom of the bong and evacuates the entire chamber. Secondly, glass is the only way to go, but you don't want to use a metal screen, they do sell glass screens for this reason. Thirdly, joints are a good way to smoke if you are at a party, concert, or driving down the road. A little advice about driving and smoking, roll enogh for everyone to have their own joint as this will stop the passing of the joint and reduce the likelyhood of getting pulled over. When rolling a blunt, DO NOT ADD TOBACCO, this will cause the blunt to become unnecessarily harsh, as the outside is already tobacco. When packing a bowl, break the weed up, DO NOT USE THE ORANGE PEEL METHOD this dumb@#$ describes, as this will cause waste because the weed burns poorly.
Submitted by foster (user info) at 2004-04-01 22:45:17 EST (#)
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yay weed.
Submitted by EvrenWasHere (user info) at 2004-03-30 21:16:07 EST (#)
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"As you remember from physics, air will follow the path of least resistance"
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Umm... since when have pot-heads paid attention during physics?
Submitted by Jo_of_the_golden_P (user info) at 2004-03-30 20:58:26 EST (#)
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I think the reviews on this were at least as good as the article...It's such an art form.
Submitted by Dead_0hi0_Sky (user info) at 2004-03-30 20:10:01 EST (#)
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weed? weed is for pussies. now CrAcK CoCaInE, that shit is mad
Submitted by JUHD 69 <juhd69.at.msn.com> at 2004-03-28 04:04:06 EST (#)
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pink floyd? Live Dead mother fucker!!!
Submitted by Marx740 (user info) at 2004-03-11 21:20:26 EST (#)
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Lungs. The best way to smoke.
Submitted by Insanethemind (user info) at 2004-03-11 20:47:55 EST (#)
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Ive honestly never seen kindbud in brick form!
Submitted by MaryG <maryg.at.yahoo.com> at 2004-03-11 20:10:23 EST (#)
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The difference between a joint and a blunt is:
joint - rolling papers
blunt - cigar papers (cut in 1/2 long ways and filled with weed)
In a blunt you use the whole bag and you are smoking tobacco. As stated earlier, I prefer to smoke my weed in a joint.
Submitted by MaryG <maryg.at.yahoo.com> at 2004-03-11 19:54:59 EST (#)
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I personnaly don't put tobacco in my weed because it messes up the flavor of the weed, and I don't smoke cigarettes, so I don't want to inhale it in my weed or any where else. Cigarettes are so bad for you. IMO, worse that the occassional bud. I have not researched it, but I know hundreds of thousands of people die from cigarettes, and not from marijuana. I wouldn't smoke a potato. I will eat one though afterwards, in the form of french fries. ;)
Submitted by Poo (user info) at 2004-03-09 11:21:06 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
fuck me you dont know much do ya
Submitted by blunt_captain (user info) at 2004-03-05 23:16:55 EST (#)
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AHAHAHA you're telling us how to smoke weed, yet you a)smoke weed w/ seeds, b)smoke shake bud, c)smoke out of a potato!!!
hahaha when you're ready check me out for some real sticky icky.
no stems no seeds baby!
Submitted by kgbpasha (user info) at 2004-03-05 18:11:39 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Bongs: ice cubes= clean and cool hits.
Blunts: just plain stupid...only cool I guess if you are black.
Joints: classic, paper/weed/match...done.
Pipes: prefer clay over any other material...but its for aesthetic
purposes...easy and fun to make.
Cans: gotta do what ya gotta do...aka "poorman's pipe".
Hookahs: overrated, expensive..here anyway.
Fruit: apple works well...mango not so well...potato in an irish pinch.
On a side note, I thank the Almighty for allowing me to live in an area
of the world known for it's killer green buds...The Emerald Triangle.
Humboldt/Trinity/Mendocino counties NorCal.
Submitted by Staci Nicole <cmpkllurslf.at.hotmail.com> at 2004-03-05 17:30:03 EST (#)
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Definately worth reading.
Good tips.
Don't forget: Icecubes in the bong water.
Submitted by Evilia (user info) at 2004-03-05 10:09:28 EST (#)
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Tobacco in my joint? BARF. Wonderful read though. (but the tobacco ruined it) My preference is my Chong Bong. Signed by the one and only.
Submitted by redhotdonnamama (user info) at 2004-03-05 10:06:21 EST (#)
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Very nice instructions, but a few topics were not covered. A vaporizor. This is a great way to get stoned and you don't feel like you are taking in any smoke. Girls like this.
Submitted by Soota_44 <broncos_fan03.at.hotmail.com> at 2004-03-05 09:49:21 EST (#)
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If you Ever rolled tobacco in a joint or blunt and gave it to me I'd fuckin shoot ur dumbass it ruins the excelent taste of the weed
Submitted by Soota_44 (user info) at 2004-03-04 13:21:06 EST (#)
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Man i thought u all were actually some real smokers. Everybody knows that the blunt is the most common and best way to smoke weed and for all you dumbfuck wanna be potheads out there who dont know how to roll a blunt then you need to learn how. Now i smoke everday day and all i smoke is blunts usually about 7 a day or more butyall really need to learn some things about smoking. Oh and by the way fuck a hookah they blow balls
Submitted by Razor (user info) at 2004-03-01 23:24:08 EST (#)
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God I wish I had never posted this.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2004-02-25 14:59:44 EST (#)
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I don't get the blunt thing either. I've smoked a few cigars in my day and I'm pretty sure that if I inhaled deeply enough to get any effect of the weed I would throw up resulting in a complete loss of all past, present, and future cool points.
Submitted by metro <pheul.at.hotmail.com> at 2004-02-25 14:44:50 EST (#)
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I'm suprised nobody's mentioned using a lung? Mind you, I'm pretty novice and there could very well be one reason or another nobodys mentioned it due to the large ammount of well seasoned smokers. Anyone mind fillin me in on the difference between a blunt and a joint. I've never smoked a blunt, and none of my well seasoned smoker friends do either. Generally we're more of a joint smokin circle of friends. Much more social way to smoke, and when you get a hawaiian hot box goin like that, well, that'll defiently get you good and baked. Plus, theres a certain art to rollin a good j. And you can smoke it pretty much anywhere. Ever try bring a pipe or a bong to the club? Just doesn't quite work.
Submitted by w00twhat (user info) at 2004-02-25 13:56:50 EST (#)
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we used to buy those popsicles that come in a two hundred pack of five flavors...Flavorite Popsicles! yeah. um anyway, we would freeze half way like five of the same kind, and use those in place of bong water...not only does it provide a flavor, it cools the smoke and makes an awesome hit.
Submitted by sharpie (user info) at 2004-02-21 13:44:34 EST (#)
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i hate you guys.
When I was in highschool I would smoke like that shit was going outta style. Now I can't, I have random piss screanings at work and I feel guilty just thinking about smoking pot again now that I have a child; a wife and a pretty decent job. Fucking weak. I am fucking jealous of you people who can partake in the fun whenever you want.
Lucky bastards.
The thing I miss most about weed: That fleeding second or two when you can feel soberiety(sp) slipping away, and it doesnt bother you a bit. Nothing does. I think that is about 14 seconds before the paranoia would hit me.
fuckers.
+2
-adam
Submitted by The Gun Show <gborsetti.at.yahoo.com> at 2004-02-15 01:00:06 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
this article was mint...funny as hell too. i made sure i sent it to a few of my amatuer pot head friends. the best way to smoke pot has to be a joint or blunt, altho i have always own a bowl since this summer. gotta love bong rips too tho nothing better for the first smoke of the day.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2004-02-06 11:24:27 EST (#)
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This is one of the reasons that none of us on here will ever hold public office.
Submitted by lemmywinks at 2004-02-06 11:15:07 EST (#)
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Fuck pot, stupid stoners.
Submitted by inflamed (user info) at 2004-02-06 08:45:32 EST (#)
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apologies for the double post. new around here.
Submitted by inflamed (user info) at 2004-02-06 08:41:12 EST (#)
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coming from a very conservative society, in an obscure part of the world that i doubt half of you would even know exist, I stand ever so surprised by the emphasis that you people place on weed-smoking. All this discussion, the scholastic application of physics in an activity like this. where I come from, I would say less than 10% of our kids have touched weed ever in their lives. From this post and other opportunities I have had to encounter your culture, it seems that weed-smoking is quite a common activity. trivial it may seem to you, but quite shocking nonetheless to me :)
Submitted by inflamed (user info) at 2004-02-06 08:40:36 EST (#)
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coming from a very conservative society, in an obscure part of the world that i doubt half of you would even know exist, I stand ever so surprised by the emphasis that you people place on weed-smoking. All this discussion, the scholastic application of physics in an activity like this. where I come from, I would say less than 10% of our kids have touched weed ever in their lives. From this post and other opportunities I have had to encounter your culture, it seems that weed-smoking is quite a common activity. trivial it may seem to you, but quite shocking nonetheless to me :)
Submitted by coco at 2004-02-05 09:43:24 EST (#)
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good instructions- ive tried smoking from bowls, and joints, but my favoirite way of smoking is using a cigarette as the paper- all you do is take 95% of the tobacco out and leave the remainder nearest to your mouth- then you fill the cig with the weed- very simple
Submitted by bob <me.at.privacy.net> at 2004-01-31 00:41:40 EST (#)
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Ducky: You're a dumbass. Do you inhale deodorant? I can rub coal on my skin for years without any ill effects. Now what if I tried to smoke it?
Submitted by andras (user info) at 2004-01-31 00:19:14 EST (#)
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JP - "Am I the only person on this site that doesn't smoke?"
I guess that makes two people on the site that don't smoke.
I don't have a problem when people smoke weed, but when it turns into a lifestyle or subculture for them (i.e. the people that always, always smoke at 4:20 in the afternoon, or listen to superjoint ritual just because of the name) then I fucking hate it.
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2004-01-30 23:55:03 EST (#)
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I'm up in British Columbia. For the most part, the weed is great (enough advertising). For breaking it up (or shredding it as you say), use a coffee grinder...just a small one, otherwise known as a bud buster. Works like a charm, and yeah, those cigarette filters are pretty detrimental (unless you feel like smoking the filter too...mmm...fiberglass). I don't think the aluminum can thing is too bad though. I mean avoid it if you can, but if you think about it, people expose themselves to that crap all the time. If you look on any anti-perspirant label(not deodorant, but anti-perspirant), you'll see aluminum...mother fucker'll get you one way or another. I really enjoyed this post.
Submitted by chipolatte (user info) at 2004-01-30 23:53:11 EST (#)
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Submitted by I_Have_a_Kristen_Fetish (user info) at 2004-01-15 21:25:02 (#)
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Since I'm not a user, I'm impressed with the validity of this post. A lot of thought, and good physics in there. Not at all what I expected. Oh and "north carolina's finest" is just hilarious.
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Haha, a "user", like it's heroin. Nice.
Submitted by chipolatte (user info) at 2004-01-30 23:51:32 EST (#)
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I agree with pretty much everything you say, and I'm glad to report that I made none of the mistakes you mentioned. Well, I break up the weed different, usually...just break it from the seeds and stems or such (only in Texas you get that, even in good stuff, never in Cali...) and then put all the green in a pile. Put a card on top and with those small little girl-scissors snip for a few seconds. You'll have big buds, small buds, and just a little bit of shake. It's a good system.
However, I do take somewhat of an issue with your mention of "party fouls". I've always thought that party fouls were bullshit and went against the spirit of smoking in the first place. Isn't the stoner supposed to have the mystique of "it's all good, do'nt worry about it" etc etc? Or maybe that's just me. Either way, if someone fucks up with a pipe or the weed, it's not a big deal. No such thing as party fouls with the guys I smoke with. We all just hang back and chill.
Floyd does the job nicely, but RHCP's "Californication" cd knocked me on my ass the first time I heard it stoned. I was fucking transported to some other, very high, world.
Submitted by Kale (user info) at 2004-01-30 23:13:43 EST (#)
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Dark Side of the Moon is the kicker of all ass... trips out the best of us
Submitted by mark at 2004-01-27 11:34:41 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
what an aragant fuck you really are. patronising cunt.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-01-18 18:37:04 EST (#)
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well shit...i've smoked once or twice outta an aluminum can and i got real sick. didn't know why at the time. cool.
Submitted by rabbidmonkey (user info) at 2004-01-15 22:17:44 EST (#)
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With blunts, there are blunt rides. I love those.
Submitted by theorist (user info) at 2004-01-15 21:59:49 EST (#)
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Personally I smoke weed any which way I can get it but, if I had to choose, I would prefer joints. Its the hands on feeling you get when you break it up, roll it up, light it up, and smoke. And paper filters are good too because they keep salad out of your mouth.
Bongs are good, but not when your out walking around, or at beach or some shit like that. Plus theres the whole maintenance thing.
Pipes are good too, but you have to keep them clean as well or else they clog.
So, learn how to roll a joint. By the way, who the fuck puts tobacco in their joints anyway? I mean, a philly blunt is good once in a while, but actually putting cigarette tobacco into a J is all sausage and meatholes. If I want tobacco, I'll smoke a Marlboro.
Submitted by I_Have_a_Kristen_Fetish (user info) at 2004-01-15 21:25:02 EST (#)
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Since I'm not a user, I'm impressed with the validity of this post. A lot of thought, and good physics in there. Not at all what I expected. Oh and "north carolina's finest" is just hilarious.
Submitted by Jimmiss at 2003-08-04 01:51:10 EDT (#)
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Filters don't block anything. I don't mean cigarette filters. I mean when you roll up a peice of paper in a spiral, and let it expand in the end of a joint. It works well and only makes it so you don't have to use roach clips.
Submitted by JohnWilkesBooth (user info) at 2003-08-04 01:36:35 EDT (#)
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Filters are great for keeping a joints shape/keeping the motherfucker from burning your face. They do block THC, but not enough for it to even matter.
but if you're really anal about getting all the bang for your buck, take a piece of steelwool (yes its safe) and put it in the metal part of a pencil eraser. Instant filter that doesnt block THC.
The best way to pack a bowl is to take really dense bud, and pack it into an aparatus with a hole on the bottom. Then take a safty pin and stab through the bud, making a hole in it for air to channel. This makes it impossible to overpack a pipe or bong, and it also provides some oxygen to get a good cherry going.
Never use a potato. Apples have built in bowls, the smoke tastes delicious, and you can eat the apple when you're done. This is good for two reasons, the apple is full of THC, and the apple is fucking delicious.
Submitted by dolphgr13 (user info) at 2003-08-04 00:51:42 EDT (#)
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nothing better than a good weed read.
No one has mentioned spots yet. Personally, I couldnt give a damn about joints or bongs - too much of a waste, and at the price I'm paying, I just can't afford to smoke through a bong, when a quarter of the weed spotted will do the same trick.
If anyone needs me to explain, I will, but I'm sure there's a lot of seasoned bud smokers here.....
Submitted by gbusman (user info) at 2003-07-17 16:30:00 EDT (#)
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Blunts and joints are for street trash.
Gravity bongs are for poor college kids.
A nice bong or water pipe will do in a pinch, but there's only one real way to smoke weed:
The Almighty Hookah.
Now the hookah has it's own set of methods and traditions, many of which I encourage each hookah owner to develop individually. But there are a few basics to hookah smoking that all should know.
1. The coal: NEVER expose your hookah to an open flame. If you don't have a coal, you don't smoke the hookah. The coal should be lit outside with a match while holding it with a pair of tongs. Hold the coal concave side down at a slight angle and light the bottom. Enjoy the display as the crackeling light travels across the surface of the coal (but this makes a lot of bad smelling smoke, so light it OUTSIDE.) If you can light it with a single match, it is going to be a good smoke indeed.
2. The screen: I was very fortunate to rent a house with a fucked up screen door. Every time we smoked we would just cut a new piece out of the screen door. The owners were old and never caught on.
3. The pack: Packing a hookah is slightly different than a normal bowl, because the coal sits on top of it. Break up any big lumps, then pack together a pile in the center of the bowl. Place the coal concave side down on top of the pile.
4. The wait: IMPORTANT - Hookah smoke should not come directly from the burned plant. It needs time to age. Leave the coal on the weed for several minutes. The weed burns, the smoke is caught under the concave coal, and then, being heavier than air, the smoke sinks down into the chamber of the hookah. Over the next few minutes, that chamber fills up with smoke, until it is all full. When that happens, you will see a little trail of smoke rise up from the bowl. Now it's ready.
5. The smoke: The great thing about a hookah is that you don't pass it and you don't hold a lighter to it. It's a very relaxing experience. There is no need to take huge drags. Just hold the hose and breath through it normally. Once you suck the initial air out of the system, it's 100% purified, perfectly matured, kinebudded enjoyment.
6. For a little something extra: try flavoring the water. I find Crystal Light tea to be quite enjoyable.
Once you Hookah, you'll except no substitutes. Enjoy
-Bus
Submitted by DavidAdventurer (user info) at 2003-07-16 13:22:50 EDT (#)
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But he never said he inhaled.
Submitted by carmex9 (user info) at 2003-07-16 13:08:25 EDT (#)
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hey you can use epoxy (which is a glue) to fix broken glass pieces (including bongs) so you don't have to say good bye! i dunno if someone already wrote this but, i figured why not
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2003-07-07 17:14:26 EDT (#)
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forget ever running for political office
Submitted by Loren1 (user info) at 2003-02-19 10:27:46 EST (#)
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JP - "Am I the only person on this site that doesn't smoke?"
Yes.
For the record - I prefer a bong. But for road trips, a joint or small bowl with an inner chamber makes a lot more sense.
Loren
Submitted by BudzJcB (user info) at 2003-02-19 05:16:36 EST (#)
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I thought it was a great little story...i did actualy learn a lot. But i am a Linkin Park fan and there for got a little pissed. Everyone has there own opinion.
Submitted by Rott (user info) at 2003-01-27 14:12:59 EST (#)
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ive been reading for a while, but first post
i like the fun of making a bong, and playing around with it, i especially like turbos on the front which create some of the foulest bongwater ever (that along w/shotty bongs). Buckets are stunning, as are hotknives which get you wasted in no time for some reason, unfortunately living in shithole, england means the weed isn't always the best, but we have to make do with what we have.
Joints are also good as they can be passed around for a more social stoning session, bongs are normally alot more individual
Submitted by slightlyditzy1 (user info) at 2003-01-09 21:51:49 EST (#)
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to anyone who is a stoner/ waster/ pothead (i prefer waster, it doesnt just keyhole you in to one area)... i think ye should take a look at this site http://www.buckets.2ya.com/
it has the quintessential bong, and a funny site too
Submitted by _JP (user info) at 2003-01-06 11:58:34 EST (#)
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Am I the only person on this site that doesn't smoke?
Submitted by Beer Bong <hey_look_an_elephant.at.yahoo.com> at 2003-01-06 08:01:05 EST (#)
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This is a good public service anouncement.
For all of you young smokers who dont want to get get caught, smoke into a freezer. Dont do this if your using a big ass bong, but if u have a small pipe or joint it gets you high while removing any smell.
Submitted by speed at 2003-01-04 19:30:47 EST (#)
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huh huh huh....you crazy weedheads.....theres no hope in dope....
HA..just fucking with ya....but doesn't piss the hell outta ya when people call stoners "weedheads" and "dopeheads" and anything-head except pothead.....even pothead is a fucking bullshit term...what with its negative connotation and all.....personally...i prefer stoner.....any thoughts?
Submitted by hendrixjrr at 2003-01-04 04:27:06 EST (#)
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I'm sure you all know by now that I'm also totally worthless. Roman might be a fucktard, but I'm worthless too!
Submitted by JustinCredible (user info) at 2003-01-03 23:25:51 EST (#)
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Worthless? Because you're a dumbass anti-pot fucktard that offers nothing but one word to bash something like this? Only one who's worthless around here is you.
Submitted by Roman (user info) at 2003-01-03 20:27:23 EST (#)
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Worthless.
Submitted by lodnem (user info) at 2003-01-02 20:13:26 EST (#)
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i thought i posted this, must've forgot to hit the button:
smoking from a bong that has cold water has two major benefits over smoking a joint.
1) it cools the smoke keeping your lungs from burning. i doubt there is much harm in hot lungs, but it does agitate.
2) it filters out particles and tar similiar to the filter on a cigarette.
i know you jest some, yidele, in your post about smoking a joint and while i agree that the 'dope' way to smoke is straight up inhaling on a fat joint, a bong is much better for you unless you take into account the danger of passing out and breaking the glass with your forehead.
Submitted by speed at 2003-01-02 14:16:05 EST (#)
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glass all the way....you can't beat a nice bowl packed fulla kind....anyhoo...an interesting fact....bongs are actually counter-productive.....despite the fact that they do filter out many of the pollutants in the smoke....at the same time they filter out about the same percentage of thc....thus to get as high...you have to smoke more...thereby negating any possible benifits to be derived from water filtration.....then again...they do make a damn smooth sound....and are fun to make....
Submitted by Razor (user info) at 2003-01-02 10:55:16 EST (#)
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Good points Yidele -
I agree that bongs are just nasty. Given the choice, I can and do use a glass pipe as the tool of my trade. I just think that a j burns away too much for no reason.
Also, if you're in a controlled smoke environment, you can blow the smoke from a pipe through a fumunga (a toilet paper roll stuffed with drier sheets) to mask the smell, whereas if you've got a jib, you're going to produce a ton of second hand smoke no matter what you try to do. In my particular situation, we have someone who is very unhealthy living with us, and while he is an ex-smoker, he can't be around it. The only complaints I've ever recieved were when we smoked with a j.
Submitted by yidele (user info) at 2003-01-02 10:13:07 EST (#)
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oh, I almost forgot - smoking is bad for you & smoking from a metal pipe can cause serious health/lung problems problems ( emphesema & bends ). While Razor mentioned ( quite rightly) that smoking form an aluminum can can potentially cause health problems, he forgot to mention that the supposed link between alzheimer's and smoking from various implements is aluminum - the same metal used in most commercialy produced bongs an pipes for bowls & stems. If you're going to smoke from a pipe NEVER, EVER use aluminum or copper screens which can produce poisonous fumes. Low copper brass or stainless steel are a safer bet.
Submitted by yidele (user info) at 2003-01-02 07:13:42 EST (#)
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Dear know-it-all:
I take issue with your very one sided & obviously predjudiced article. I'm not refering to the "bowl packers guide" here, as the basic elements of weed etiquettte & principles of bud manicuring are known to all & if they aren't, they should -- I am refering to your obvious anti-joint predjudice.
Contrary to popular dope-cheepskate's belief, the joint - NOT the bong OR the blunt - is the optimal way to smoke. The reasons for this are twofold - the excessive airflow and heat generated by the bong ( since the modern bong is designed to extract the maximum amount of smoke out minimal amounts of weed) and the adulterating influence of tobbacco. To put it bluntly, bongs are for kids on a budget. There are many reasons for smoking a bong - it is cleaner, easier to handle & for the uninitiated dopehead it may even hold some mystique as the ultimate paraphanelium - but pleasure in frangrant bud smoke is not one of those reasons. Even when treated with respect & cleaned regularly, your average pvc/ceramic/metal bong is a harsh mistress. I've seen a number of innovations which are supposed to alleviate this problem but none of them really answer the two basic flaws of bong design - forced aspiration & stale smoke. Pot smoke goes stale very quickly, even if ( as some do ) you change the water regularly & fill the bong with ice chunks for added filtration, which for obvious resons means that the optimal bong size is well below the pvc monsters advertised in hightimes magazine & sold at your local headshop. As regards forced aspiration, marijuana is a resinous plant which, if forced to burn quickly, produces acrid smoke especially towards the end of the bowl. Forced aspiration also means that large amounts of the valuable cannabianoids are destroyed by the temperature before they get a chance to enter your lungs. IMO bongs are at best unpleasant to smoke & at worst a waste of good weed.
To my knowledge, there has never been a greater misunderstanding & sacrilige of the holy herb than the blunt. Putting aside all the mtv imagery normally associated with the blunt, they are a vile habit whose original use stems from the desire of making a little go a long way & whose popularity is a result of brand name recognition. Tobacco isn't bud, and no amount of pretending will make it so. I have smoked various mixtures of tobbacco & bud after the european fashion as well as blunts & my informed opinion is that they are vile things, best left to corner crack enterpreneurs & gangsta-wannabees too cheap to buy an honest sack. In stark opposition to Razor's claim, I consider tobbacco to be very poor kindling which, aside from the fact that it burns evenly, has no redeeming value & no place whatsoever anywhere near the sweet leaf of mary jane. rolling a joint with a tobbacco "filter" as Razor suggests, will only result in having the clean taste of bud adulterated by R.J.Reynolds - not to mention the fact that tobbaco & bud are inhaled & smoked in a different fashion.
The reasons why a well rolled joint is always superior to the harsh smoke of a bong or the vile stench of a loaded stogie are obvious, but for some at least they bear repeating. The joint, properly rolled, will have the dimensions & consistency of an average cigarette. Properly manicuring the bud ( removing all stems & seeds, shredding the bud-meat) prior to rolling as well as using just enought to achieve a firm but no too tight a fit will ensure that no unsightly run or cherry mars your smoking pleasure. For this reason i think it wise to invest in a rolling machine or at least on of those rice-straw mats used for rolling cigarettes. A well rolled joint burns evenly & slowly enough to be passed; the temperature of the freely glowing tip ( around 800-900 deg.) is just sufficinet to turn the inactive & bound forms of cannabianol predominating in resin into the active THC we all know & love - the same cannabianols which are mostly burned by the high temperature of the bong. In addition, there is nothing between you and the bud, except a thin layer of mostly chemically inert paper - as opposed to any other method of smoking which always introduces adultrants.
Leave the bongs & stogies to the cheepskate amateurs that spawned them - for High quality flavour come to joint country.....remember - you are what you feed your head.
Submitted by Funny Name at 2002-12-31 14:48:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Sorry Razor, shouldn't have posted that last one before reading your article.
After reading the article you have pointed out a couple mistakes I have made myself.
If you keep some poor sap from doing the same thing then I guess this post is a success.
P.S. Hope I don't get alzheimers
I will give you a 2 to counteract the -2 (not that it matters much)
Submitted by streetpunk (user info) at 2002-12-31 14:48:12 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Good post, one thing though. I have smoked weed out of a filtered joint and filtered blunt. I got just as high as I would have with out it. Just think, it doesn't block out nicotine, just the tar. Same principles should apply. I like getting a swisher sweet cigar, with a wooden tip, and shaking all the tobbaco out of it, then stuffing it full of green, making the ultimate sideway cigar. That way, you can smoke it to the very end without burning your lips.
Submitted by Funny Name at 2002-12-31 14:21:26 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
On first sight this appears to be a worthless post, but then again we arn't supposed to judge a book by it's cover now are we...Oh yah, if there was some funny or interesting point burried in all that, sorry I didn't read it. If anyone needs to read this long ass article to know how to smoke weed, they are a re-tard. Hit your call button and Tommy will come back and hit you over the head with a tack hammer.