Merman
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Thinkin' about what constitutes the best bongwater fluid.....
These ICers tried out poweraide bongwater.... sounds tasty, but as they mention sticky. I'm gonna give it a try.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=42036&highlight=powerade
I'm looking for something that will keep all that tar and other lung toxins isolated from the good stuff so I give my lungs a break. I did get myself a double bubble tube and that's a huge improvement over pipes of any kind. I know you vape guys will give a shout. I like the vape, but I like the bong better.
So what is the healthiest (and still tastiest) fluid for bongwater?
1. H2O: So easy... except would RO have advantages or disadvantagers over tap? A zero PPM for RO might allow the smoke particles more molecule saturation points that water with PPM 300. However, I assume its possible that the electrolytes and minerals in the PPM 300 may act as 'magnets' for smoke particles or offer some other molecule bonding capacity...
1.5 Hot H2O: I can highly recommend this. I first tried it when I had a cold (I know I shouldn't smoke when I'm sick...). If you have glass tube, make sure to increase the heat under facet slowly to the maximum (or stove heated water), don't want to temperature stress that glass. Using very hot, steam water. The steam is very soothing on the throat and the water heat is really not noticeable. I actually think its the smoke particles that cause the pain and not so much the temperature of the smoke.
1.75 Cold H2O: Sorry to say I'm not a fan.... I know lots of folks who dig'em! Probably not as good a filter as room temp. or hot water, hot water cleans better...
2. H2O with additives? What could you dissolve in water that would deliver the good stuff and extract the bad stuff? Sea water? Salts certainly have good molecule bonding properties. This category would also include the poweraid, juices, tea, coffee, etc.
3. Ethanol: Out of the question....any alchohol based fluid will extract the good stuff into the solution. Okay if you want to do bong shots which can get you incredibly fr@*cked up!
4. Milk: Cow, goat, rice, soy...... Disgusting idea, but its non-toxic and ingestible! Probably a bad idea... the fats would pull out the good stuff (think buddah).
5. Any other non-toxic and ingestible fluid categories? Some kind of solvent? Liquid carbon?
Where's Bill Nye the Science Guy when you need him?
Thinkin' about what constitutes the best bongwater fluid.....
These ICers tried out poweraide bongwater.... sounds tasty, but as they mention sticky. I'm gonna give it a try.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=42036&highlight=powerade
I'm looking for something that will keep all that tar and other lung toxins isolated from the good stuff so I give my lungs a break. I did get myself a double bubble tube and that's a huge improvement over pipes of any kind. I know you vape guys will give a shout. I like the vape, but I like the bong better.
So what is the healthiest (and still tastiest) fluid for bongwater?
1. H2O: So easy... except would RO have advantages or disadvantagers over tap? A zero PPM for RO might allow the smoke particles more molecule saturation points that water with PPM 300. However, I assume its possible that the electrolytes and minerals in the PPM 300 may act as 'magnets' for smoke particles or offer some other molecule bonding capacity...
1.5 Hot H2O: I can highly recommend this. I first tried it when I had a cold (I know I shouldn't smoke when I'm sick...). If you have glass tube, make sure to increase the heat under facet slowly to the maximum (or stove heated water), don't want to temperature stress that glass. Using very hot, steam water. The steam is very soothing on the throat and the water heat is really not noticeable. I actually think its the smoke particles that cause the pain and not so much the temperature of the smoke.
1.75 Cold H2O: Sorry to say I'm not a fan.... I know lots of folks who dig'em! Probably not as good a filter as room temp. or hot water, hot water cleans better...
2. H2O with additives? What could you dissolve in water that would deliver the good stuff and extract the bad stuff? Sea water? Salts certainly have good molecule bonding properties. This category would also include the poweraid, juices, tea, coffee, etc.
3. Ethanol: Out of the question....any alchohol based fluid will extract the good stuff into the solution. Okay if you want to do bong shots which can get you incredibly fr@*cked up!
4. Milk: Cow, goat, rice, soy...... Disgusting idea, but its non-toxic and ingestible! Probably a bad idea... the fats would pull out the good stuff (think buddah).
5. Any other non-toxic and ingestible fluid categories? Some kind of solvent? Liquid carbon?
Where's Bill Nye the Science Guy when you need him?