you sure have some stats on that, any numbers, any study ? .. ah ok not, just your opinion, thought so ...
and just fyi , heating a ti pad is also a combustion reaction
and very intresting that you will taste different (metal) tastes with a wooden mouth piece ...
so much about salvia and electrolytes ... lol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium
or maybe that :
lighters wont reach that temps, but torches sure will
this one is nice too
fyi info, human body has 20mg/kg si
this thread amuses me, becomes better with every post ... lol ... just hillarious !
keep em comin gurlz
and for me its more than just amusing how you are unable to use google, common sense, logic or even essential 5th grade school knowledge
but i know its more important to you to know how to inhale ti particles
Not worth it... all glass all the time
and for me its more than just amusing how you are unable to use google, common sense, logic or even essential 5th grade school knowledge
but i know its more important to you to know how to inhale ti particles
Note the bit about non-toxic, please. I believe it may be pertinent to the conversation. I assure you if you look through the rest of that section, you'll find nothing about "titanium nerve poisoning" Also, just below is the Precautions section, which you quoted a small portion of, to fit your desires. I'll post that whole paragraph in its entirety:Because it is biocompatible (non-toxic and is not rejected by the body), titanium is used in a gamut of medical applications including surgical implements and implants, such as hip balls and sockets (joint replacement) that can stay in place for up to 20 years.
You utilized the bit about titanium's "tendency to bio-accumulate in tissues that contain silica" but as you can plainly see, the article doesn't mention any ailments, diseases, nerve poisoning, or any side effects what-so-ever in relation to that fact, and to the contrary yet again confirms it's non-toxicity. You have not pointed to one scrap of evidence, or even a somewhat credible source that mentions "titanium nerve poisoning", because there's nothing out there to be found.Titanium is non-toxic even in large doses and does not play any natural role inside the human body.[28] An estimated 0.8 milligrams of titanium is ingested by humans each day but most passes through without being absorbed.[28] It does, however, have a tendency to bio-accumulate in tissues that contain silica. An unknown mechanism in plants may use titanium to stimulate the production of carbohydrates and encourage growth. This may explain why most plants contain about 1 part per million (ppm) of titanium, food plants have about 2 ppm, and horsetail and nettle contain up to 80 ppm.
For what its worth, I spent a couple of decades in the Titanium casting industry, where we made aerospace, defense, and medical parts. Titanium is selected for those applications because of its ~56.8% of the weight of steel, its ~277% yield compared to steel, and its chemical inertness.
As has been noted, Ti is inert enough to be used for medical prosthesis as an alternative to the Nickel Cobalt alloy, and which weighs more than steel.
After experimenting with quartz and Ti wands, I and the rest of the local skunk pharmers continue to use the CP (commercially pure) titanium wands that I had made up for the test.
What I noticed testing them, is that Borosilicate and Quartz definitely have a flavor profile, which they add to the taste. Ti even more so, in that the sharpness of the evaporated oil's individual flavors are more sharply defined.
My tastes, and the other pharmers tastes can be most easily measured by our feet, regardless of what may tumble out of our mouths. Forget what we might of said, what did we do? The answer is that every one of us'n's use the Ti wands that I had made up.
Sooooo, I can't remember passing on either choice, because you have to be into the subtle nuisances, to care about the differences.
Both add their own flavor profile. Quartz probably passes on the flavor more closely to the parent material, though it seems to bland it out, and Ti more sharply defines the individual vagrant and fleeting flavors that might otherwise have tasted like soup, vis a vis a defined soup ingredient.
If I were to have a serious heart burn or concern, it would be that Titanium is typically not found in Commercially Pure status, because it works so much better as an alloy with Aluminum and Vanadium. One of the most common alloys is 6AL4V, which flooded the market when the Soviet Union parted out their submarines, and made Titanium golf clubs affordable to the average American.
Because of the Aluminum and Vanadium, it would be a poor choice for a skillet, nail or wand. Beware of unscrupulous suppliers of evaporation ancillaries, whom can't also supply the certifications. Reputable suppliers should easily have those certs available.
Quartz on the other hand, is also available in leaded quartz. What can I say about that?
Sooooo, I suggest that a larger concern as to whether Quartz or Titanium is the better choice, is more of a concern of how pure they are. They add things to both ceramics and metals to make them more suitable for a specific purpose, but for vaporizing, less is better.
Given the often unscrupulous nature of some of the ostensibly "fine" folks that you meet, I would be most worried about finding a reputable supplier of either, whom you could trust.
We just made our own, but if you are buying them, I would pay extremely close attention to the supplier! Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We already voted but, We are using our ti nail right know.
i am too.
with G-13 liquid oxygen wax.
smooth....
I just saw some Titanium cookware for sale at the mall.
Heavy frying pans etc.
It must be safe
hey guys gotta question would a propane torch oxidize and fuck up a Ti nail like it dose a quarts or glass nail? appreciate any help stay dabbin-tnuggy