Glass on Glass = Unhealthy?

[sal a man-deer]

This guy makes a few good points.

I went and dug up my cheap GonG setup, did the tape test,* and sure enough got a pretty good amount of glass dust right away.

If you don't feel like watching the video, he basically just brings up the fact that the ground/unpolished surfaces produce glass dust, and that in other industries, that's a huge no-no.

The guy's got quite a uhh... personality, so don't judge by how much you dislike him - google "glass dust lawsuit" or similar terms, and you'll see that it's not just his opinion that inhaling the stuff is a bad thing.

I know water will capture most particles, but there are people out there hitting their pieces dry, or pieces with ground joints above the water, and even some dry GonG pieces...

*The tape test goes like this...
Pull your slide/other joint in and out a few times, and then touch some tape to the mating surfaces and see if you collect any powder/dust

 

[theJointedOne]

he makes good points

 

[abitavenger]

ehh. I'd be more interested in how much we actually ingest

 

[desant]

Hmmmmmmmm i doubt this is true and a health risk....

Been sing glass on glass for 10 years

U might as well we get harmufl dust from the windows

 

[desant]

And why he said GLASS ON GLASS??? Does he worry about joint area or the whole bong itself??
glass on glass is not a problem as far as i know...


Its liek saying, food wrapped in plastic collects harmful toxic chemicals in plastis wraps

 

[abitavenger]

And why he said GLASS ON GLASS??? Does he worry about joint area or the whole bong itself??
glass on glass is not a problem as far as i know...


Its liek saying, food wrapped in plastic collects harmful toxic chemicals in plastis wraps

not really. if you look at the tape he has evidence of the glass coming off of the joint in the bong. with your food wrapped plastic idea where is the evidence of anything coming off the plastic?

Like I said earlier, I wonder if this is actually an issue. It may produce ground up glass dust but how much do we ingest and what are the health risks. These are some things I would do some research on before making a youtube video saying glass on glass is bad look at this tape....

 

[Frozenguy]

It has its potential, but I think the water should take care of it because the glass particles should sink after it hits water.. Well maybe not, but either way, my bong is triple filtered so I cant imagine i'm getting any.

With that said, you DO NOT want glass particles in your lungs. You can get serious respiratory issues DOWN THE ROAD when you are older..

 

[BongCalledYoda]

Im sure the water catches all of the particles, as long as you change your water frequently and keep your piece clean( both of which you should be doing anyway) There is not much of a chance for glass dust to make it to your mouth much less your lungs.

 

[tonto]

QUOTE=desant;3350518]Hmmmmmmmm i doubt this is true and a health risk....

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did u watch the video

thats pretty scary, thanks for post

 

[Sir_Nugget]

I wouldnt put a plastic grommet near hot smoke.. how the hell is one supposed to smoke.. Egyptian hookahs!

 

[Prof Sublime]

Glass on glass is the best.. Its always something..

 

[Yes4Prop215]

yikes glad i stuck with my ghetto 80 dollar bong with the rubber seal...

i really need to step my bong game up though...shit

 

[mexicangreen420]

hmm, right after i clean my glass on glass beaker bong, i put a little warm surf wax on the ground surface, makes for an even better seal, it never sticks, and i don't grind glass.

 

[geopolitical]

I grease my joints just like I did when we used 'em in the lab. I tend to just use a drop of peanut oil. I have used beeswax, coconut oil, palm oil, & "real" joint grease before (it's generally a silicone grease). A dry joint is GOING to grind. Period. I don't care if it's in a saab or a roor, if it's a dry joint, it's going to produce grindings if you keep using it that way. Like mexicangreen420 up there says, it also prevents sticking.

The funnel i use for oil washing uses ground joints. I can't even imagine being able to use that thing without lubing it first.

Lube your joints, pass to the left on fridays, and always leave cookies for the trash guys.

 

[BongCalledYoda]

damn that sounds like a good idea mexicangreen420! I might have to try that one out....

 

[FatBlunt420]

i will still continue to use a glass on glass bong... but a friend has a roor steam roller, glass on glass 18mm slide. i probably wont hit that again since its a dry piece.

 

[sal a man-deer]

i will still continue to use a glass on glass bong... but a friend has a roor steam roller, glass on glass 18mm slide. i probably wont hit that again since its a dry piece.

That's not a steamroller, it's a steamroller-shaped pipe with a GonG joint in place of the bowl...

 

[FatBlunt420]

That's not a steamroller, it's a steamroller-shaped pipe with a GonG joint in place of the bowl...

haha, all i know is it looks like a penis pump, which sketches my out regardless.

 

[chuckyoufarley]

i worked in a glass factory for 13 yrs and we used to smash big carts full of scratched sheets of glass on the floor and then shovel it up into a dumpster,wonder how much glass i breathed in lol

 

[Prof Sublime]

Glass on Glass is the only way..